Beartrap

Q: Who is Chuck Young?

A: “It’s the guy everything is named after. I think
he’s a former chancellor.” “”mdash;Carrie Joost,
fourth-year business economics and history student

A: “Charles Young. I know there’s a street named
after him and there’s a building. I’m guessing that he
was not a founder, but a major contributor.” “”mdash;Jerry
Pfohl, first-year political science student

A: “Can I have a hint? Did he build Young Hall or
something?” “”mdash;Bianca Morgan, pre-business economics
student

Charles “Chuck” E. Young served as UCLA’s
chancellor from 1968 to 1997.

Q: What is a provost?

A: “A made-up word. I never heard of that word
before.” “”mdash;Jahou Rubin, first-year economics student

A: “Isn’t a provost a position on the school
board?” “”mdash;Abraham Cruz, first-year English transfer
student

A: “It relates to UCLA.” “”mdash;Bianca Morgan,
second-year pre-business economics student

A: “Someone that’s in charge of school. Like a dean
almost.” “”mdash;Uriel Perez, first-year computer science
graduate student

A provost is a high-ranking administrative officer in a
college or university who deals in areas such as curriculum and
faculty appointments. Brian Copenhaver currently holds the position
at the College of Letters & Science, while Dr. Gerald Levey
serves as Provost and Dean of UCLA’s School of
Medicine.

Q: Who is Michael Dukakis?

A: “Did he run for governor of California?”
“”mdash;Mark Maisenbacher, second-year aerospace engineering
student

A: “He was a presidential candidate in 1988. A very nice
person.” “”mdash;Nat Elkins, third-year psychology student

A: “He ran for president against Reagan back in ’84.
I wanted to vote for him, but I was too young.”
“”mdash;Abraham Cruz, first-year English transfer student

Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis was the Democratic
candidate who ran unsuccessfully against George Bush in the 1988
presidential race and is currently a visiting professor at
UCLA.

Compiled by My Yen La, Daily Bruin Contributor.