Author Archives: Charles Proctor

Laying the foundation for an expansion of its state capitol internship program, the University of California has purchased an office building in downtown Sacramento. Although plans are in the works, officials say it will probably take at least two years for any noticeable changes to take effect. The building, located on Sacramento’s K Street Mall, […]

Senator Dianne Feinstein has called for a congressional hearing to investigate alleged “significant misuses of FBI power” on UC campuses since the 1960s. An investigative series published by the San Francisco Chronicle last June exposed FBI involvement against former UC president Clark Kerr and student activist groups on UC campuses, especially UC Berkeley. The articles […]

Taking part in the growing national debate on Iraq, Chancellor Albert Carnesale, UCLA’s resident expert in national security, said in an interview Tuesday that the United States should not go to war with Iraq with the sole objective of removing Saddam Hussein from power. A former advisor to both the Department of Defense and the […]

With the rich call of a ceremonial ram’s horn, Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller proclaimed the new Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center at UCLA open for business. “I hope that I can say that this building is a gateway,” Seidler-Feller said before a gathering of 500 students and members of the community on Sunday afternoon. “You enter this […]

When most students think of Santa Monica, they think of cool, palm tree-lined avenues, white beaches, the Pier, dinner and shopping on the boulevard. But beneath this bustling vibe is a changing city caught between its liberal roots and a burgeoning commercialism, and students are trapped in the middle. Rising rents, chain stores, luxury cars […]