Author Archives: Andrew Edwards

Two repressive dictatorships with histories of aggression may have weapons of mass destruction. The Bush administration has threatened Iraq with a war that may erupt within days, but the president’s stance on North Korea is much less clear cut. With the nation facing a growing crisis on the Korean peninsula, several scholars, including UCLA Chancellor […]

As the world anxiously watches the unfolding confrontation between the United States and Iraq, several students gathered Tuesday night at a forum on a region suffering from one of the world’s most volatile, yet lesser-known conflicts ““ Kashmir. The event featured Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, a Kashmiri activist and a travel writer with […]

He started out as a teacher in China and spent his final years as a grandfather in the United States. But for most of life, Wang Pei Chen fought the forces of communism and imperialism, crossing paths with some of the twentieth century’s most famous and infamous leaders. Wang, who passed away Thursday at the […]

The chairman of the University of California Board of Regents plans to step down from his position as head of a troubled software firm. Regent John Moores will resign as chairman of San Diego-based Peregrine Systems on Saturday, pending court approval of an agreement reached with creditors toward the settlement of Peregrine’s bankruptcy case. The […]

By Andrew Edwards DAILY BRUIN STAFF aedwards@media.ucla.edu Many students at universities around the world proclaim their support for the defense of human rights, but very few end up in jail for expressing their beliefs. Wang Dan ““ who was a student at Bejing University and is now studying Chinese history at Harvard ““ was put […]

One of the authors of the 1996 state initiative that banned the consideration of race in state hiring will ask members of the California Republican Party on Saturday not to endorse a controversial initiative that would prohibit most state agencies from collecting racial data. Thomas Wood, president of Americans Against Discrimination and Preferences and co-writer […]

According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, student fees do not need to be raised as high as levels planned by Gov. Gray Davis, but the University of California cautions new recommendations may not be in the best interests of the UC. In addition to new recommendations on student fees, a report released Wednesday by legislative […]