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Junior center Joshua Smith leaves UCLA basketball program

For the second time in less than a week, the UCLA men’s basketball team has announced that one of its players is leaving the program.

Junior center Joshua Smith left the program and was granted an immediate release from UCLA.

“Joshua is a fine young man who has meant a lot to this program,” said UCLA coach Ben Howland.

USAC Meeting Roundup ““ Nov. 27

Agenda

  • The council unanimously approved weekly contingency allocations.
  • Councilmembers decided to work on drafting a poll that will ask students how they would like to see USAC discretionary funds used.
  • USAC members discussed ways to educate students about the vandalism found on a Vietnamese Student Union sign outside the student organization’s office in Kerckhoff Hall Tuesday, as well as other incidents of campus climate.

Letter to the Editor: _UCLA honor societies beneficial for members, community_

In response to Serli Polatoglu’s column “Students should only join honor societies if they plan on participating,” I would like to say that joining the Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma national honor society was one of the most beneficial decisions I made during my freshman year at UCLA.

PRIME: The A-train

A common college adage warns against living with one’s best friends, but four Levering Heights residents defy conventional wisdom.
Meet Alanah, Amanda, Allie and Anne. The four girls are seniors, members of the UCLA marching band, Kappa Kappa Psi sisters, close friends and roommates.
Their alliterative names have earned the quartet as collective nickname: “The A-Train.”
In this photo essay, we follow the A-Train through a weekend of practice, performance, flag football, food and friendship.