LEFT-WING UCLA PROFESSORS TARGETED BY ALUMNI GROUP: OPEN PHONES; THE LA TIMES EXAMINES THE UNITED FARM WORKERS; ROBERT HILBURN
LEFT-WING UCLA PROFESSORS TARGETED BY ALUMNI GROUP: OPEN PHONES
An alumni group is offering students up to $100 per class to supply tapes and notes exposing professors who allegedly express extreme left-wing political views at the University of California, Los Angeles. The year-old Bruin Alumni Association says it is concerned about professors who use lecture time to press positions against President Bush, the military and multinational corporations, among other things. Its Web site has a list of what it calls the college's 30 most radical professors. One of the professors has called it McCarthyism. At least one of the association's 20-plus advisory board members has resigned in protest. Larry Mantle takes your calls.
THE LA TIMES EXAMINES THE UNITED FARM WORKERS
Larry Mantle talks with Los Angeles Times staff writer Miriam Pawel about her 4-part series on the United Farm Workers union.
ROBERT HILBURN
Larry Mantle talks with Los Angeles Times Pop Music Critic Robert Hilburn whose last full-time day at the L.A. Times was January 16th. Hilburn will be staying on to do high-profile stories for the Times, but will now be working on book projects. Hilburn has worked for the L.A. Times for over 35 years. Larry discusses his long career with the L.A. Times and about some of his most memorable moments as a pop music critic.