Collision near campus shuts down traffic Friday night
A collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser and a civilian vehicle at the intersection of McClintock Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard shut down traffic in all directions shortly after 9 p.m. Friday. Ambulances were called to the scene for two police officers who sustained moderate injuries, according to the LAPD. They were taken to [...]
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The Los Angeles Police Department honored Christina Wilkerson, a student who helped save the life of a victim of a shooting, in a Wednesday ceremony honoring local heros. Wilkerson, a senior majoring in sociology, ended up at a party on the 1200 block of West 37th Place on Sept. 4, where a confrontation between a [...]
Read the rest of this article »Suspect named in hit-and-run of USC student
The Los Angeles Police Department announced Thursday it has identified the suspect in a hit-and-run incident that left a 21-year-old USC student in critical condition. The suspect, Jose Arevalo, was making a left turn at the intersection of Lexington and Vermont Avenues in East Hollywood on Tuesday when he struck a motorcycle being ridden by [...]
Read the rest of this article »Ticketing at excessive level Enough, that was the only word I could think of when I saw LAPD police officers last week ticketing students for biking violations. This is at least the third time this year I have seen dozens of bikers ticketed at the corner of Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue. How does punishing [...]
Read the rest of this article »Repeal will increase student attendance
The Los Angeles community’s voice has been heard. After a four-year community-led campaign, Los Angeles is removing a punitive anti-truancy policy that targets inner-city students. The policy essentially meant any child caught violating daytime curfew laws could be fined up to $250 by the Los Angeles Police Department. With the repeal of this law, attendance [...]
Read the rest of this article »Students react to bike enforcement on campus
Because officers have other duties, bike enforcement on and around campus can be inconsistent.
Read the rest of this article »Outrage at LAPD officers I am outraged and disappointed by the fact that LAPD officers station themselves outside USC for the sole purpose of waiting for students to cross the street while there is still time left on the clock and issuing them three-figure pedestrian tickets. On Figueroa Street and Exposition Boulevard, there will oftentimes [...]
Read the rest of this article »28-year-old male dies in fall from PSD
The body was identified as the son of a North Residential College faculty adviser.
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The Dept. of Public Safety and the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a body found on the University Park Campus early Wednesday morning, and have confirmed the incident is being investigated as a suspected suicide. The body found on the Figueroa Street side of Parking Structure D was identified as the 28-year-old son of [...]
Read the rest of this article »Bike rule enforcement slacks after rise in thefts
DPS said the increase in property theft led to putting fewer officers to watch pedestrian safety zones.
Read the rest of this article »Today I’m going to talk a bit about sound in film and video. Recording sound ...
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The classic theater production A Raisin in the Sun, written by the late Lorraine Hansberry, is running at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City. ...
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