"Affirmative Action and Civil Rights: A Discussion of Dilemmas and Solutions" is the subject of a daylong symposium Friday, March 10, at UC Davis. The event features the vice chair of the U.S. civil rights commission, the University of California regent challenging UC's affirmative-action policies, and the state assemblyman who has proposed a constitutional amendment to disallow race and gender preferences in hiring for state jobs and admitting students at state-run colleges are among participants. The Freeborn Hall public event includes a 10 a.m. historical overview of affirmative action by UC Davis law professor Martha West; 1:30 p.m. panel discussion with UC regent and affirmative-action critic Ward Connerly and UC regent Ralph Carmona, moderated by Los Angeles municipal court judge Veronica Simmons McBeth; 3 p.m. panel discussion with Assemblyman Bernie Richter, R-Chico, who has proposed a state constitutional amendment to disallow race and gender preferences; and U.S. civil rights commissioner and former California Supreme Court associate justice Cruz Reynoso, moderated by KRON-TV urban affairs specialist Belva Davis; and 4:30 p.m. concluding remarks by Assemblywoman Marguerite Archie-Hudson, D-Los Angeles, chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee.