Regents end UC affirmative action policies By Phillip CarterSummer Bruin Staff SAN FRANCISCO – After a 12-hour meeting in which they were bullied by politicians, besieged by protesters, and evacuated by a bomb threat and a civil disturbance, the University of California Regents voted to stop admitting students, hiring professors, and awarding contracts on the basis of race and sex. Read more...

By Gil Hopenstandand Patrick KerkstraSummer Bruin Staff Emilia Galan’s mother-in-law owes a great deal to County-USC hospital. The uninsured North Hollywood resident underwent surgery there Wednesday ­ a procedure which she could not have afforded at another hospital. Read more...

By Patrick KerkstraSummer Bruin Staff In a decision that promises major consequences for Los Angeles’ artistic and educational communities, UCLA’s second-highest ranking official, Executive Vice Chancellor Andrea Rich, announced her resignation last week. Read more...

By Phillip CarterSummer Bruin Staff Eleven million dollars in cost overruns in the building of the new Anderson Graduate School of Management landed Chancellor Charles Young in hot water at this month’s University of California Board of Regents’ meeting. Read more...

By Phillip CarterSummer Bruin Staff The search process for a new University of California president imploded last week, as premature publicity forced the UC Regents’ pick, Ohio State University president E. Read more...

Professor redefines traditional readings Sundquist says American literature is not black or white By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff Redefining American literature has been Professor Eric Sundquist’s project for the past 10 years, culminating in his book, "To Wake the Nations: Race in the Making of American Literature." The UCLA English department chair’s efforts won him the Modern Language Association’s James Russell Lowell Prize, awarded each year to an author of an outstanding book. Read more...

Next Senate vice chair looks forward to new post Eclectic professor Dorr specializes in education, media By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff Next year’s Academic Senate vice chairperson and School of Education Professor Aimee Dorr wears a Sesame Street watch on her left wrist. Read more...