Bear Trap

Q: Who is Ward Connerly?

A: “He sounds like he’s the cousin of Montgomery
Ward.”

““David Favre, second-year physiology
student

A: “He’s like the superintendent of UCLA or
something like that.”

““Jocelyn Chiu, first-year undeclared
student

A: “A California political leader and right-wing
extremist.”

““Greg Owens, chemistry graduate
student

Ward Connerly is a UC regent who is best known for spearheading
the repeal of affirmative action in university admissions and
hiring.

Q: What is CoGens?

A: “It’s a sex shop in Westwood.”

““Mike Regalado, fifth-year psychology
student

A: “A genetics facility on South campus where they do all
sorts of weird experiments.”

““Johnny Hwang, second-year chemistry
student

A: “It’s a restaurant. No wait ““ it’s a
drug like Prozac or something like that.”

““Rafael Morrison, fifth-year English and
sociology student

CoGens is the facility on South campus that produces energy for
the university.

Q: What is tenure?

A: “It’s given to teachers so that they can mooch in
an office all day.”

““David Favre, second-year physiology
student

A: “It’s this special position that professors get
where they can’t get fired and they can do whatever they
want.”

““Emily Ross, first-year psychology
student

A: “Something that a lot of professors want, but just
can’t get.”

““Kathy Macias, fourth-year American
literature student

Tenure is a status granted to professors after after they have
been teaching for a certain period of time that gives protection
from being fired.

Compiled by Lisa Klassen, Daily Bruin Contributor.