<p>SAN FRANCISCO - Students at the University of California may face a double-digit fee hike next year, as the state's budget crisis deepens.</p>
<p>UC administrators said Thursday the university should consider at least a 6.5 percent fee increase, but that the state's severe budget shortfall may well demand hikes of 10 percent or more to maintain educational quality. It would be the first fee increase in nine years.</p>