Bruins Suspend Two for Criminal Activity : UCLA: Bruce Walker cannot play until next season; Jamir Miller must skip the opening game against Cal.

Bruce Walker, a UCLA nose guard, was suspended for a year, and linebacker Jamir Miller must skip the Bruins’ season-opener Sept. 4 against California because of recent criminal problems, school officials announced Monday.

Walker, who has one year of eligibility remaining, will be allowed to redshirt and return for the 1994 football season if he stays out of trouble, UCLA Coach Terry Donahue said. Miller, who led the team in sacks last season and tied for the lead in 1991, is expected to begin practicing today.

Walker was sentenced to three years of probation and 100 hours of community service last week in Superior Court in Santa Monica after pleading no contest to one felony count of receiving stolen property.

Miller, Walker and Raul Martinez, a UCLA student, were arrested last April and charged with possession of $15,000 worth of stereo and computer equipment that was stolen from a UCLA dormitory last winter.

Miller was placed on three years probation and must perform 100 hours of community service after pleading no contest to two misdemeanor counts. Walker and Miller also were ordered to reimburse the school.

Raymond Goldstone, UCLA dean of students, said Miller received a lighter suspension because evidence brought out in court showed he was “less culpable.”

Although Walker is banned from playing football this season, he will attend classes on scholarship.

“Whether or not he ever plays football here is secondary to the importance of turning his life around,” Donahue said of Walker.

Walker and Miller issued apologizes, saying they were remorseful for their actions.

UCLA also placed Walker and Miller on disciplinary probation and prohibited them from coming within 50 yards of any on-campus housing facility. They could be suspended or dismissed from school for violating any condition of probation.

Walker, a 6-foot-3 1/2, 318-pound senior from Compton, has been a starter since he was a freshman. UCLA’s strongest player, he led the defensive line in tackles last season and earned All-Pacific 10 Conference honorable mention.

Miller, a 6-4, 233-pound junior from El Cerrito, Calif., led the team in quarterback sacks and tackles for loss last season despite missing three games with an injury.