Monday, April 6

Farmer’s Market organizer becomes burglary victim

The sweet atmosphere of the Farmer’s Market in Westwood turned sour after a burglary last week in which the organizer’s profits were stolen. According to Detective Lewis of the LAPD, Steve Whipple, assistant manager for the Market, was carrying approximately $4,000 earned from the Farmer’s Market in his vehicle when he pulled over after hearing a hissing sound. Read more...


Grad Division proposal addresses incompletes

Graduate students may have two additional quarters to complete their unfinished coursework come next academic year. The Graduate Division presented a proposal to extend the period for graduate students to clear academic incompletes and remove the corresponding Fs from their transcripts to the Graduate Council Committee on Degree Programs on Wednesday. Read more...


Columnist addresses corporate corruption

Syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington spoke Tuesday at the Anderson School on the relationship between corporate pigs, corrupt politicians and afflicted college students. As college students approach graduation, they are discovering that the business practices of “corporate pigs” are leaving many Americans jobless ““ college graduates included, she said. Read more...




UCLA hospitals given financial advice by

Four months after being hired for $1.9 million by UCLA Healthcare, the Hunter Group consulting firm presented their preliminary recommendations to a packed auditorium of medical faculty on on how to deal with the hospital’s current financial hardships. Read more...


Public figures use USAC experience in political arena

What do two state senators, a student government election adviser and a Westwood historian have in common? USAC. Many alumni who participated in the Undergraduate Students Association Council during their college years said their experiences on council gave them various skills that have helped throughout their professional careers. Read more...