Author Archives: crank

(pdf) 8 May 2012 Dear Chancellor Katehi and Provost Hexter, The faculty of the Department of Asian American Studies is deeply troubled by the criminal charges filed against the Davis Dozen, who include eleven students and one faculty member, for … Continue reading →

Action at the UC Irvine campus Wells Fargo branch, in solidarity with UC Davis. UCI Wells Fargo Protest from Court of Appeal on Vimeo.

Today the Reynoso Report was released. The distribution of this report, initially due within two months of the pepper-spray incident of November 18, has been much delayed. But the timing of its release is opportune, because this is precisely the … Continue reading →

On April 9, two UC Davis law professors—one is an administrator and the other holds an endowed chair—published an article called “Defining the Boundaries of Free Speech in College Protests.” The article takes issue with the Davis Faculty Association’s call … Continue reading →

The successful bank blockade has sparked a lovers’ quarrel between US Bank and the UC administration over who cheated whom. US Bank blames the Regents (who are technically the bank’s landlord) for having “constructively evicted” the bank. What this means, … Continue reading →