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Reed Saxon Associated Press California State University faculty members and others protest outside a regents' meeting Tuesday in Long Beach over executive pay and other issues. A Board of Regents committee on Tuesday approved a plan to ask campus foundations to pay for raises of up to 10 percent for incoming campus presidents so that taxpayers don't have to pay for them, the Associated Press reported. The measure is aimed at addressing criticism from faculty, students and lawmakers who say CSU shouldn't be giving pay raises to executives when it's hiking tuition, freezing employee pay and restricting student enrollment. The full board will vote on the policy change today. Meanwhile, the latest round of negotiations between California State University and its faculty union over a new contract has broken down, with no new talks scheduled.

Quran Mahammed Jones - the 20-year-old student accused of fatally beating his roommate to death in a California State University, Sacramento, dorm room in October - has been booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail, booking records show. Credit: Sacramento Police Department

Students and others opposed to maximum compensation for two university presidents stand and shout at a meeting of the trustees of the California State University at district headquarters in Long Beach, Calif., Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The California State University approved 10 percent pay hikes for two campus presidents Tuesday, despite objections from critics who say CSU administrators are overpaid. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Students and others applaud a speaker who opposed cuts at a meeting of the trustees of the California State University at district headquarters in Long Beach, Calif., Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The California State University approved 10 percent pay hikes for two campus presidents Tuesday, despite objections from critics who say CSU administrators are overpaid.