Ron Holmes, the father of former UCLA basketball player Shabazz Muhammad, was sentenced to 37 months in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit fraud in December.
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UCPD recovers stolen goods, returns them to Westwood residents
University police arrested two men early Sunday morning in connection with the burglary of a Westwood apartment. Police officers on foot patrol spotted Michael Bender, 19, and Christian Bridges, 18, walking in the North Village at about 1:30 a.m., carrying large backpacks, said Nancy Greenstein, spokeswoman for UCPD. The officers made eye contact with Bridges […]
New initiative aims to strengthen UC-Mexico relations
University of California President Janet Napolitano recently announced a new initiative to strengthen research ties between the UC and Mexico. Napolitano announced the initiative March 6 at a symposium UC San Diego hosted and dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The initiative will mainly include research exchanges, which have […]
Editorial: Crop of commencement speakers lacks diversity
Since the UCLA College of Letters and Science reinstated a college-wide commencement in 2002, the crop of commencement speakers has lacked the diversity that UCLA administration touts as one of the university’s top priorities. Only four out of 13 were people of color. Seven of the past 13 speakers were white males. Only two were […]
Faculty continues push for diversity-related GE requirement
Some faculty members are trying to decide how to shape a proposal for a new diversity-related general education requirement, though none have publicly started writing a formal proposition. Last week, Chancellor Gene Block sent an email statement to the campus community calling for faculty to establish a diversity-related GE requirement by the end of 2014. […]
Editorial: UC SHIP should extend coverage term for students
The University of California demands that all enrolled students be covered by a health insurance plan, either by a private insurer or by the system’s own UC Student Health Insurance Plan. But as it stands, the UC not only drops that requirement as soon as a student is not enrolled in classes, but it also […]
USAC to form review committee after meeting on divestment resolution
UCLA’s undergraduate student government decided to form a committee Tuesday to review last week’s meeting regarding a divestment resolution and make suggestions for the best procedures the council should follow if faced with such a controversial vote again. The committee would discuss councilmember concerns, including how to handle outside media organizations, how long public comments […]