Out-of-state and international students could help the public university system cushion cuts in funding, but could also keep out qualified local applicants.
By Larry Gordon
January 4, 2009

UCLA sophomore Ying Chen could have stayed at home in New Jersey for college, but instead she traveled cross-country, where she willingly pays about $20,000 a year more for her education than most of her classmates.Some UC officials think that increasing the number of students like Chen would be a smart way for the university system to bring in more revenue at a time when …