University of Houston students face off against administrators over how to spend student fees

Students hold up signs in protest during the University of Houston’s board of regents meeting at the Hilton University of Houston Hotel on Wednesday. (Credit: Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune)

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The chair of the University of Houston System Board of Regents sent school administrators and students back to the negotiating table Wednesday after both sides presented arguments about whether the university should reduce the amount of student fees it allocates toward the athletics department and shift it toward other student services.