Author Archives: Charles Proctor

There has been talk of monkey wrenches thrown into the gears of the recall election, of grand crusades to ensure voter equality, and of liberal judges on a mission to thwart the will of 1.6 million voters. However you want to describe it, the gubernatorial recall has taken enough twists and turns to put the […]

SAN FRANCISCO ““ While September’s UC Board of Regents meeting was the last one for outgoing president Richard Atkinson, it was the first for regents Dolores Huerta and Jodi Anderson, the two most recently appointed board members. Gov. Gray Davis appointed Huerta, a well-known activist who worked alongside César Chávez in advocating for farmer’s rights, […]

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The incoming president of the University of California came out against a controversial ballot initiative on Wednesday that would prevent the state from collecting information on an individual’s race or ethnicity. The initiative was authored by Regent Ward Connerly. UC San Diego chancellor and president-elect Robert Dynes announced his opposition to Proposition […]

Dolores Huerta, a nationally renowned labor and women’s rights activist who worked alongside César Chávez to unionize California farm workers, was nominated by Gov. Gray Davis on Sept. 9 to be the newest member of the University of California Board of Regents. Huerta, 73, will fill a five-month vacancy on the board left by Norman […]

A UCLA undergraduate has been chosen to head the systemwide organization of student governments and lobbyers, representing the interests of over 190,000 University of California students to university and state officials. Matt Kaczmarek, who is also external vice president of the Undergraduate Student Association Council ““ UCLA’s undergraduate student government ““ was selected by student […]

The election to recall the governor inched closer to becoming a narrower race over the weekend, with the exit of one high-profile candidate and the release of a poll that contrasted the popular support of the Republican front-runner. GOP hopeful Bill Simon dropped out of the race on Saturday, citing the need for his party […]

A slightly more humble but nonetheless aggressive Gov. Gray Davis came to UCLA on Tuesday in one of his first major campaign stops against the recall, defending his record on policy and the economy but neglecting to mention his performance with higher education. The move comes seven weeks before the Oct. 7 recall election date […]