Author Archives: Adam Foxman

Despite the flurry of attention the Oct. 7 recall election attracted, only one percent more students voted than in the last gubernatorial election, according to a finalized Los Angeles Times exit poll. The low turnout of student voters was surprising in light of the interest the election generated, and may have been partially due to […]

The center for Policy Analysis for California Education released a report earlier this week that found Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger received the lion’s share of media coverage in the nine-week recall election, during which his support among voters more than doubled. The PACE study followed four newspapers ““ The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, […]

As Governor-Elect Arnold Schwarzenegger prepares to take office, it is clear that his campaign was successful even though he generally avoided public debates and faced a late-breaking scandal. Political analysts and students say the movie star was chosen because people wanted a change. “I think he got elected because he was an outsider,” said Leo […]

A $100 million development planned for a quiet corner of Westwood Village has generated bitter opposition in the local community. The project ““ called Palazzo Westwood ““ would be built by Casden-Glendon, a development firm headed by multi-millionaire developer Alan Casden. The project, which would be built on the southwest corner of Waverly Drive and […]

On the day of the controversial recall, UCLA professors are split on whether this could be a landmark in California politics, or just another four-digit date for future history students to memorize. The recall has been praised and damned constantly since it was certified on July 23, but its legacy is still unclear. Some, like […]

University of California President Richard Atkinson will be leaving office today, two years after catalyzing nationwide changes in standardized college entrance examinations. As a result of Atkinson’s recommendations, in 2005, students across the country will begin taking a drastically revamped version of the SAT. Like many in the academic community, President Atkinson had long been […]

The California Highway Patrol is currently investigating a cryptic text message ““ supposedly from a UCLA medical student ““ that led recipients to a recorded message stating that Gov. Gray Davis should be assassinated. The text message was received last week by cell phone and pager owners across California. The text message read, “Hi, it’s […]