BRIEFLY : SENATORS, UC DEBATE VIP ADMISSIONS.SACRAMENTO - University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). officials sparred with state senators Monday over whether the nine-campus system operates a back-door admissions system for VIPs or simply maintains an elaborate system for keeping track of mail from important people. An internal UC investigation is supposed to resolve the question of whether politicians, big donors, alumni and members of the UC Board of Regents An independent governing body that oversees a state's public Colleges and Universities. All 50 states have governing bodies that oversee the administration of public education. have exerted special influence in winning admissions for friends and relatives. The results of that investigation are due next month. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , state Sen. Tom Hayden Thomas Emmett "Tom" Hayden (born December 11, 1939) is an American social and political activist and politician, most famous for his involvement in the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s. , D-Los Angeles, has begun holding hearings into the issue before his Senate Select Committee on Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . He held a hearing Friday in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and a second hearing in the Capitol on Monday. ``The inquiry is far from over,'' Hayden said. Hayden convened the hearings after newspaper disclosures about letters and phone calls from influential people trying to influence admissions at some UC campuses. SOURCE: - Scripps-McClatchy Western Service Northridge publisher named to committee Gov. Pete Wilson appointed a Northridge publisher and an Irvine bank vice president to the California Recreational Trails Committee, it was announced Monday. Richard Lague, 51, of Northridge is vice president and executive publisher for Petersen Publishing Co., which publishes several recreational magazines. He is a member of the Motorcycle Industry Council and the American Coalition of Recreational Publishers. Alice P. Sorenson, 46, of Irvine is vice president and division manager for the Bank of America, Los Angeles The Bank of America, Los Angeles was established in 1923 by Orra E. Monnette, emerging from a series of mergers between Los Angeles based banks between 1909 and 1923. It ultimately merged with the Bank of Italy (USA) to form the Bank of America. . Sorenson, an equestrian, is a member of the Orange County Trail Advisory Committee, Orange County Ranger Reserves, the Nature Conservancy and the city of Irvine Riding and Hiking Trail Committee. The state committee coordinates trail planning and development, and reviews records of land easements EASEMENTS, estates. An easement is defined to be a liberty privilege or advantage, which one man may have in the lands of another, without profit; it may arise by deed or prescription. Vide 1 Serg. & Rawle 298; 5 Barn. & Cr. 221; 3 Barn. & Cr. 339; 3 Bing. R. 118; 3 McCord, R. and other interests for recreational trail use. SOURCE: - City News Service Bradley listed in fair condition Former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley remained in fair condition Monday, recovering from open-heart surgery and a post-operative stroke, a hospital spokeswoman said. Bradley, 78, underwent triple-bypass heart surgery April 3 following a March 20 heart attack. He suffered a stroke less than 24 hours after surgery. Following the stroke, he lost some movement on his right side and the ability to speak. Roberta Tinajero, a spokeswoman for Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, said Bradley has been stable since the stroke and was walking with assistance. Bradley has been working with therapists to recover his speech. SOURCE: - City News Service |
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