No verdict has been reached in the preliminary trial of a man who allegedly posed as a UCLA student, with the court instead opting to continue the trial on Feb. 15. Mark Sheldon Ross was charged with probation violation in Los Angeles Superior Court on Feb. 1. Ross’ attorney, Public Defender Pedro Cortes, declined to […]
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Man, 36, allegedly posed as student
After allegedly posing as a UCLA student for at least two years, Sheldon Ross, 36, was arrested on Dec. 31, 2006 for burglary and illegally accessing university computers and will be tried on Thursday for identity fraud, university officials said. Karen Gentilucci, a university police detective, said this is the third time UCPD officers have […]
Greenhouse lacks nutritional data
Though Greenhouse, the new restaurant in Ackerman Union, is advertised as offering health food, there are currently no nutritional facts available to its patrons. Roy Champawat, Associated Students UCLA student union director, said ASUCLA does not have the software to “spit out nutritional information” for the new Greenhouse items. He said ASUCLA has not had […]
On-campus Greenhouse offers organic options
Students now have a new and healthy food alternative on campus. Greenhouse, a health food bar, opened in Ackerman Union on Dec. 11. The restaurant offers organic dining options including a greens station, international foods, a potato bar, pasta and bread choices as well as specialty salads. Roy Champawat, associate director of Associated Students UCLA […]
Civil Rights Project moves to UCLA
The Civil Rights Project, a leading racial inequality and civil rights research center in the nation, is moving to UCLA from Harvard University in January 2007. The project was established at Harvard in 1996 and will “continue its established mission of research and advocacy for multicultural civil rights issues,” according to a UCLA statement. Gary […]
A Closer Look: Continuing students’ enrollment on the rise
On college campuses, teenagers and young adults are the perceived norm in undergraduate classes ““ students coming from the dining halls or their dorm rooms to campus. But students like Elizabeth Tracy, 52, and Mike Johnson, 50, are something of an exception to the rule. Tracy has already taught at the university level and is […]
Water purification advances
UCLA researchers say they have developed a new way to convert salt water to fresh water that will be more cost-efficient than current methods. Eric Hoek, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and his team of researchers at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences announced Nov. 5 that they have developed […]