Responding to the dismal numbers of African Americans enrolling at UCLA for the freshman class for Fall 2006 – only 96 students, the lowest number since the 1970's - the Alliance for Equal Opportunity in Education (AEOE), a historic collaboration between community-based organizations, students, alumni, faculty, support staff, and city and state representatives, meet weekly for the past year in order to apply pressure to UCLA and the UC Regents.