This isn't about new media art, but it is about the cultural use of
technology. I couldn't resist forwarding it. I'm very tempted to dial the
telephone number…..
>Hello everyone,
>
>Here is the URL for the UCLA alumni association targeting liberlal/left
>professors:
>
>http://www.uclaprofs.com/profs/profsindex.html
>
>They are clearly a spin-off former Ramparts editor now neo-con David
>Horowitz's group, Students for Academic Freedom. He has sponsored an
>Academic Bill of Rights in up to 20 state legislatures whose purpose is
>regulate what is taught in university classrooms.
>
>Here is also a list of targeted profs. at UCLA and some quotes from the
>group's website:
>
>>
>>> PROFESSORS ALREADY PROFILED…
>>> :
>>> Philip Agre - Information Studies
>>> Walter Allen - Education
>>> Edward Alpers - History
>> Eric Avila - History
>>> Maylei Blackwell - Chicano Studies
>>> Sue-Ellen Case - Theater
>>> Mary Corey - History
>>> Alicia Gaspar de Alba - Chicano Studies
>>> Raul Hinojosa - Chicano Studies
>>> Darnell Hunt - Sociology
>>> Arthur Little - English
>>> Reynaldo Macias - Chicano Studies
>>> Ruth Milkman - Sociology
>>> Chon Noriega - Film and Television
>>> Victor Narro - Labor Studies
>>> Jeannie Oakes - Education
>>> Jonathan F. S. Post - English
>>> Jorja Prover - Social Welfare
>>> William Rubenstein - Law
>>> Otto Santa Ana - Chicano Studies
>>> Miriam Silverberg - History
>>> Clyde Spillenger - Law
>>> Stephen Yenser - English
>>> Maurice Zeitlin - Sociology
>>
>> from dossier on Eric Avila: "But for any self-respecting student not
>> eager to have his intelligence and (depending on ethnic affiliation)
>> race insulted, students would do well to avoid Avila?s Whiteness
>> Studies course. That is, until the time that the Chicano Studies
>> Department is dissolved, or at least brought into some semblance of
>> order. " http://www.uclaprofs.com/profs/avila.html
>>>
>>> ************************************
>>> Dear ,
>>>
>>> As you may have already heard, Rob Watson, Rafael
>>> Perez-Torres and I are currently listed on the website of
>>> UCLAprofs.com,
>>> a venture of the Bruin Alumni Association, on whose board serve, among
>>> others, CA State Senator Bill Morrow (who introduced SB5, the
>>> so-called
>>> student bill of rights, into the CA Senate) and our erstwhile
>>> colleague
>>> Leila Beckwith.Rob andRafael will have to check for themselves, of
>>> course, but my "dossier" at this organization includes utterly false,
>>> misleading, distorted as well as libelous claims (e.g., that I am a
>>> "vicious
>>> anti-Semite.").
>>>
>>> The organization actively encourages UCLA students to spy on the
>>> currently
>>> blacklisted faculty, as well as on a separate list of "targeted
>>> faculty"
>>> which includes Arthur Little, Stephen Yenser and Jonathan Post.They
>>> offer, for example, cash for recordings of class lectures, lecture
>>> notes,
>>> etc.See below.
>>>
>>> I'm writing to see if there'sanything that can be done to protect
>>> what
>>> remains of academic freedom at our university.
>>>
>
> From the website:
>
>>>
>>> UCLA students:
>>>
>>> Do you have a professor who just can't stop talking about
>>> President Bush, about the war in Iraq, about the Republican
>>> Party, or any other ideological issue that has nothing to do with
>>> the class subject matter?It doesn't matter whether this is a
>>> past class, or your class for this coming winter quarter.
>>>
>>> If you help UCLAProfs.com expose theprofessor, we'll pay you
>>> foryour work.
>>>
>>> To see if we need information on the professors you've already
>>> taken, or will be taking this winter quarter, call 310-210-6735,
>>> or
>>>
>>> email [email protected] today, and you could be paid
>>> tomorrow.
>>>
>>> The following are materials we need for past or ongoing
>>> classes,along with rates of compensation. Full, detailed lecture
>>> notes, allprofessor-distributed materials, and full tape
>>> recordings of every class session, for one class: $100
>>>
>>> (Note: lecture notes must make particular note of audience
>>> reactions, comments, and other details that will properly
>>> contextualize the professor's ideological comments.If the class
>>> in question is ongoing or upcoming, UCLAProfs.com will provide
>>> (if needed) all necessary taping equipment and materials.)
>>>
>>> Full, detailed lecture notes and all professor-distributed
>>> materials, for one class: $50
>>>
>>> (Advisory: without tape recordings, detailed note-taking is
>>> crucial.Particular care must be taken in transcribing the
>>> professor'snon-pertinent ideological comments as closely as
>>> possible to direct quotes.)
>>>
>>>
>>> Advisory and all professor-distributed materials: $10
>>>
>>> Even if you didn't take detailed notes or attend class regularly,
>>> you can still help UCLAProfs.com by alerting us to a problem
>>> professor not already in our database or target list (below).
>>> This is a particularly attractive option for students wanting to
>>> report past classes in which their notes and attendance did not
>>> match UCLAProfs.com's high record-keeping standards.
>>>
>>> Simply provide us thename, your notes from the class (or
>>> substitute your currentrecollections), and any other materials
>>> you still retain, and we'll pay you $10 for the tip.
>>>
>>> NOTE: The foregoing advertised rates for future, ongoing or past
>>> classes are contingent upon Bruin Alumni Association approval of
>>> boththe particular professor, and student materials.
>>>
>>> For ongoing classes, payment will be tendered only upon timely
>>> delivery of all needed material.
>>>
>>> All payments are contingent upon Bruin Alumni Association
>>> pre-approval, and all decisions are final.Email
>>> bruinalumni AT bruinalumni.com for full details.
>>>
>>>
>>> Targeted Professors
>>>
>>> UCLAProfs has a special interest in the notes and/or
>>> voice-recordings for upcoming or recently taught
>>> classes by the following professors:
>>>
>>> <http://www.uclaprofs.com/profs/profsindex.html>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
Surveillance of UCLA Professors
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Type: discussion
Comments
This isn't about new media art, but it is about the cultural use of
technology. I couldn't resist forwarding it. I'm very tempted to dial the
telephone number…..
>Hello everyone,
>
>Here is the URL for the UCLA alumni association targeting liberlal/left
>professors:
>
>http://www.uclaprofs.com/profs/profsindex.html
>
>They are clearly a spin-off former Ramparts editor now neo-con David
>Horowitz's group, Students for Academic Freedom. He has sponsored an
>Academic Bill of Rights in up to 20 state legislatures whose purpose is
>regulate what is taught in university classrooms.
>
>Here is also a list of targeted profs. at UCLA and some quotes from the
>group's website:
>
>>
>>> PROFESSORS ALREADY PROFILED…
>>> :
>>> Philip Agre - Information Studies
>>> Walter Allen - Education
>>> Edward Alpers - History
>> Eric Avila - History
>>> Maylei Blackwell - Chicano Studies
>>> Sue-Ellen Case - Theater
>>> Mary Corey - History
>>> Alicia Gaspar de Alba - Chicano Studies
>>> Raul Hinojosa - Chicano Studies
>>> Darnell Hunt - Sociology
>>> Arthur Little - English
>>> Reynaldo Macias - Chicano Studies
>>> Ruth Milkman - Sociology
>>> Chon Noriega - Film and Television
>>> Victor Narro - Labor Studies
>>> Jeannie Oakes - Education
>>> Jonathan F. S. Post - English
>>> Jorja Prover - Social Welfare
>>> William Rubenstein - Law
>>> Otto Santa Ana - Chicano Studies
>>> Miriam Silverberg - History
>>> Clyde Spillenger - Law
>>> Stephen Yenser - English
>>> Maurice Zeitlin - Sociology
>>
>> from dossier on Eric Avila: "But for any self-respecting student not
>> eager to have his intelligence and (depending on ethnic affiliation)
>> race insulted, students would do well to avoid Avila?s Whiteness
>> Studies course. That is, until the time that the Chicano Studies
>> Department is dissolved, or at least brought into some semblance of
>> order. " http://www.uclaprofs.com/profs/avila.html
>>>
>>> ************************************
>>> Dear ,
>>>
>>> As you may have already heard, Rob Watson, Rafael
>>> Perez-Torres and I are currently listed on the website of
>>> UCLAprofs.com,
>>> a venture of the Bruin Alumni Association, on whose board serve, among
>>> others, CA State Senator Bill Morrow (who introduced SB5, the
>>> so-called
>>> student bill of rights, into the CA Senate) and our erstwhile
>>> colleague
>>> Leila Beckwith.Rob andRafael will have to check for themselves, of
>>> course, but my "dossier" at this organization includes utterly false,
>>> misleading, distorted as well as libelous claims (e.g., that I am a
>>> "vicious
>>> anti-Semite.").
>>>
>>> The organization actively encourages UCLA students to spy on the
>>> currently
>>> blacklisted faculty, as well as on a separate list of "targeted
>>> faculty"
>>> which includes Arthur Little, Stephen Yenser and Jonathan Post.They
>>> offer, for example, cash for recordings of class lectures, lecture
>>> notes,
>>> etc.See below.
>>>
>>> I'm writing to see if there'sanything that can be done to protect
>>> what
>>> remains of academic freedom at our university.
>>>
>
> From the website:
>
>>>
>>> UCLA students:
>>>
>>> Do you have a professor who just can't stop talking about
>>> President Bush, about the war in Iraq, about the Republican
>>> Party, or any other ideological issue that has nothing to do with
>>> the class subject matter?It doesn't matter whether this is a
>>> past class, or your class for this coming winter quarter.
>>>
>>> If you help UCLAProfs.com expose theprofessor, we'll pay you
>>> foryour work.
>>>
>>> To see if we need information on the professors you've already
>>> taken, or will be taking this winter quarter, call 310-210-6735,
>>> or
>>>
>>> email [email protected] today, and you could be paid
>>> tomorrow.
>>>
>>> The following are materials we need for past or ongoing
>>> classes,along with rates of compensation. Full, detailed lecture
>>> notes, allprofessor-distributed materials, and full tape
>>> recordings of every class session, for one class: $100
>>>
>>> (Note: lecture notes must make particular note of audience
>>> reactions, comments, and other details that will properly
>>> contextualize the professor's ideological comments.If the class
>>> in question is ongoing or upcoming, UCLAProfs.com will provide
>>> (if needed) all necessary taping equipment and materials.)
>>>
>>> Full, detailed lecture notes and all professor-distributed
>>> materials, for one class: $50
>>>
>>> (Advisory: without tape recordings, detailed note-taking is
>>> crucial.Particular care must be taken in transcribing the
>>> professor'snon-pertinent ideological comments as closely as
>>> possible to direct quotes.)
>>>
>>>
>>> Advisory and all professor-distributed materials: $10
>>>
>>> Even if you didn't take detailed notes or attend class regularly,
>>> you can still help UCLAProfs.com by alerting us to a problem
>>> professor not already in our database or target list (below).
>>> This is a particularly attractive option for students wanting to
>>> report past classes in which their notes and attendance did not
>>> match UCLAProfs.com's high record-keeping standards.
>>>
>>> Simply provide us thename, your notes from the class (or
>>> substitute your currentrecollections), and any other materials
>>> you still retain, and we'll pay you $10 for the tip.
>>>
>>> NOTE: The foregoing advertised rates for future, ongoing or past
>>> classes are contingent upon Bruin Alumni Association approval of
>>> boththe particular professor, and student materials.
>>>
>>> For ongoing classes, payment will be tendered only upon timely
>>> delivery of all needed material.
>>>
>>> All payments are contingent upon Bruin Alumni Association
>>> pre-approval, and all decisions are final.Email
>>> bruinalumni AT bruinalumni.com for full details.
>>>
>>>
>>> Targeted Professors
>>>
>>> UCLAProfs has a special interest in the notes and/or
>>> voice-recordings for upcoming or recently taught
>>> classes by the following professors:
>>>
>>> <http://www.uclaprofs.com/profs/profsindex.html>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
No surprise, but just look at their "non political" advisory board.
http://www.bruinalumni.com/advisoryboard/advisoryboard.html
here's a sample:
Linda Chavez:
Chavez was enrolled from 1970-71 in UCLA
Marisa Olson wrote:
> This isn't about new media art, but it is about the cultural use of
> technology. I couldn't resist forwarding it. I'm very tempted to dial
> the
> telephone number…..
>
Hi Marisa,
just a citation from wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootlegging
"
> …The illegal sale of many consumer products other than alcohol is often termed Bootlegging as well. Goods such as compact discs, DVDs and OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY are considered to be "bootleg" if they are replicated without permission of the copyright holder. Unofficial audio recordings of live performances in particular are often called bootlegs.
"
..may be these guys just forgot about that….
nad