Author Archives: Charles Proctor

Once again, the University of California Board of Regents will come to the table to debate increasing student fees. And some students are hoping this time the board will put its foot down and say: “Enough is enough.” Though in his proposed budget Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger anticipated the UC would raise undergraduate student fees by […]

The director of UCLA Hillel, who reportedly assaulted a woman on Oct. 21, confirmed that he has taken an administrative leave of absence from the organization. Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller took a voluntary leave of absence from Hillel after the Los Angeles Hillel Council announced it was launching an internal investigation into the incidents of Oct. […]

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s solution for balancing California’s beleaguered budget includes raising student fees, cutting access to higher education for new students, and slashing into UC funding. The governor’s plan also calls for billions of dollars in cuts to health care and welfare programs and a $1.3 billion shift in property taxes from local governments. “Everyone […]

The University of California must continue to try to increase diversity through outreach even though state budget cuts could eliminate funding for outreach altogether, said Chancellor Albert Carnesale. UCLA, particularly, has a strong commitment to outreach programs, Carnesale said in an interview with the Daily Bruin on Friday. Outreach tries to increase awareness of opportunities […]

College students monitored by the FBI. Government agents leafing through library records. University professors and officials being questioned ““ and fired ““ for their political leanings. Such activities were commonplace when Clark Kerr was fired from his post as president of the University of California for not cracking down on student activists during the peak […]

For opponents of Ward Connerly, one year isn’t soon enough. Connerly, whose term on the University of California Board of Regents ends in January 2005, weathered a day of student protests geared in part toward getting him thrown off the university’s governing body ““ efforts he says he will ignore. Connerly is a long-time opponent […]

First days can be tough. Robert Dynes, attending his first University of California Board of Regents meeting as UC president, sat down with reporters during his afternoon break to discuss the poor budget the university will likely face this year. With the shouts of hundreds of student protesters echoing outside, Dynes, who took office Oct. […]