Term Is Up for Affirmative Action Foe (AP)

BERKELEY, Calif. – Ward Connerly ââ?¬â? reviled as an Uncle Tom, hailed as a man of principle and unflinching courage ââ?¬â? is moving on to another battlefield. Connerly’s term as a member of the University of California Board of Regents is drawing to a close after 12 turbulent years in which he led the university, and then the state of California, to drop affirmative action.