Los Angeles , California ( CNN ) -- Demonstrators entered their third day of a building takeover at UC Santa Cruz on Saturday in protest of a tuition increase , an undertaking that a school spokesman called futile . The occupation of Kerr Hall is just one of several demonstrations across University of California campuses this week after the regent 's board approved a 32 percent increase in tuition Thursday . University officials said the $ 505 million to be raised by the tuition increases is needed to prevent even deeper cuts than those already made due to California 's persistent financial crisis . Protesting students said the increase will hurt working and middle-class students who benefit from state-funded education . On the Santa Cruz campus , where building occupations began last week with a library sit-in , about 100 students staged a sit-in in the second-floor lobby of Kerr Hall soon after hearing that the tuition increase had been approved , according to UC Santa Cruz Provost David Kliger . The students made a list of 20 `` demands '' detailing how they want the administration to increase funding , spokesman Barry Shiller said . But the school has no plans to negotiate the demands with the student body , he said . The school just does n't have the money , he added . School officials hope the students realize that their demonstration is `` not accomplishing anything '' and is `` just a disruption '' to administrative duties on campus , he said . The administration will continue to wait out the takeover , but Shiller said he is unsure of how long it will last . The school hopes the students will leave voluntarily , he said . Are you there ? Share your story , video . Meanwhile , uprisings on other campuses have quieted since earlier mass demonstrations . At UC Berkeley on Friday night , 41 protesters occupying a building were arrested . Authorities decided to cite them for trespassing and release them rather than take them to jail , per an agreement with student leaders , school spokeswoman Claire Holmes said . Three students were arrested there Friday morning . Fifty-two students were arrested at UC Davis late Thursday after they refused to vacate the school 's administration building . And UCLA 's Campbell Hall was occupied for several hours Thursday evening . The angry students are condemning a nearly $ 2,000 tuition increase . The first change , which takes effect in January , will raise undergraduate tuition to $ 8,373 . The second increase kicks in next fall , raising tuition to $ 10,302 , university spokeswoman Leslie Sepuka said . Students who live on campus could pay an estimated $ 17,200 in additional fees that include the annual cost of books and housing , according to the system 's July 2008 finance guide . The January increase of about 15 percent is more than double the average public university tuition increase last year . On average , tuition and fees at four-year public universities nationwide increased 6.5 percent , or to $ 7,020 , since the previous school year , according to data from College Board . Students eligible for financial aid and whose families make less than $ 70,000 will have their tuition covered , the university said .
Students continue to occupy UC-Santa Cruz hall in protest of fee increases . Score: 6 Students issue demands to administration ; official says there will be no negotiations .