A new UCLA study released Friday says drug offenders punished under Proposition 36 are more likely to be re-arrested for narcotics-related offenses than criminals rehabilitated through other programs. Sixty-one percent of California voters passed Proposition 36 in November 2000. Also known as the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act, Proposition 36 sends first- and second-time […]
Author Archives: Ari Bloomekatz
W. soccer: Adams’ speed sparks Bruins
COLUMBUS, Ohio “”mdash; Halftime could not have come quickly enough for Danesha Adams. A sluggish first half in which she didn’t generate many scoring opportunities left the freshman midfielder eager for a chance to redeem herself. And for the second time in this year’s playoffs, Adams did just that. She jump-started the Bruins’ lethargic offense […]
Lots 2 and 3 recent targets of burglaries
University police arrested a man last week suspected of committing many recent car burglaries in UCLA parking lots. Kenneth Domeier, 35, was approached by police in Lot 3 on the afternoon of Nov. 9 shortly after authorities received a call that someone had been acting suspiciously in the area. Domeier had stolen a parking access […]
LGBT deaths raise tough issues
Fourth-year world arts and culture student Kian Boolori returned from the funeral of one of his friends Thursday, only to find out a few hours later that another friend of his had died that evening. “My initial reaction when I heard about Mandy was complete shock and trying to simply comprehend what was going on,” […]
Students visit Tijuana orphanage
TIJUANA “”mdash; Twelve miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border, one of Tijuana’s many orphanages sits on a gradual hill, overlooking a landscape lush with beds of green grass and studded with patches of broken-down houses and tire yards. Many of the 47 children who live at Hogar, the name of the orphanage, surrounded a Spiderman […]
Students undress in protest
Shortly after students called on university regents to rethink fee increases and address minority enrollment Thursday, many removed their shirts as a symbolic protest. “We have nothing left to give but the shirts off our backs,” said Christopher Sweeten, a third-year student from UC San Diego. The University of California Student Association organized the protest […]
Rapes underreported
There were 12 reports of rape at UCLA in 2003, a 200 percent increase from four in 2002 and the highest number of rapes reported on campus in at least four years. But the statistics do not tell the entire story because rape is one of the most under-reported crimes and even when reported, arrests […]