Regents Criticized Over UC Arrogance on Affirmative Action
Dean Andai reports on UC Regent Roy Brophy lashing at Regent Ward Connerly’s 1997 plan to end affirmative action quotas. Brophy defends chancellors and ignores taxpayers, while Connerly’s proposal moves UC closer to public opinion. Editor notes Andal is on the State Board of Equalization.
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University of California
Roy Brophy
Board of Regents
U.C. San Francisco
Laurel Heights
U.C
Brophy
Ward Connerly
California
Connerly
Jack Peltason
Regent Brophy
Regent Connerly
of California
Andal
State Board of Equalization
Patrick's Profiles on California Capitol Portraits and Nevada Buffets
Roy Patrick recalls a Capitol visit to Sacramento with reflections on governors Jerry Brown and Ronald Reagan. Brown’s unconventional portrait sparked controversy while Reagan’s faced vandalism and protection. The piece also notes a Nevada buffet tour and a brief account of weight gain and loss after vacation indulgence.
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California
Nevada
Sacramento
State Capitol
Capitol
Jerry Brown
Ronald Reagan
Brown
Edmund Brown
Plymouth
Reagan
Are bones the missing link or just dead ends
By Herb Peters a philosophical note ponders if recent bone discoveries signal humanity’s ancestral link or merely relate to African apes. The essay contrasts self awareness and moral knowledge with animal limits, cites Genesis questions, and imagines bones' evasive replies about nakedness and clothes.
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Leaky
Africa
Adam
Eve
Bones
The argument for Pete Wilson for president
A synthesis of supporters claims Pete Wilson would succeed nationally by adopting California positions on immigration and crime. He led California in three strikes style sentencing and advocates state sovereignty, federal cost reductions, and welfare reform while challenging affirmative action and boosting immigration controls.
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California
Kathleen Brown
Clinton
Pete
Dole
Gramm
Haley Barbour
Bob Dole
Phil Gramm
Lamar Alexander
Pat Buchanan
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