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Sunday Buzz: Real Portrayal Of USC
It’s typical posting like this from Scott that has contributed to the demise of his third-rate blog. Here’s the pathetic part, the limp dics on this blog lack the dexterity to even play a video game. Just look at MG, the freak got knocked out by his heavy bag.Slo cal needs help changing his Depend. Don’t even get me started with PT, a total mess.
Former LACC Professor Who Was Husband’s Main Caregiver Sues for Discrimination
A former faculty professor is suing the Los Angeles Community College District, alleging she was forced to resign earlier this year because her supervisors would not accommodate her with a schedule allowing her to care for her seriously ill husband at the family home in Ohio. Darlene Levy-Potter’s Los Angeles...
OC boys basketball teams battle in competitive Sunny Hills summer tournament
Fountain Valley captured the championship at the Sunny Hills tournament. (Photo courtesy Sunny Hills basketball). Some talented Orange County high school boys basketball teams competed in the Summer Series Varsity Tournament at Sunny Hills High School last weekend. Fountain Valley, coached by Brendan Holmes, defeated Yorba Linda 66-62 in the...
L.A. officials to celebrate early childhood education program
City officials will celebrate an early childhood education program, launched in 2021 under former Mayor Eric Garcetti’s administration, with a commencement ceremony Tuesday at Los Angeles Trade Technical-College.
Duo lofts 5 dingers apiece to share High School HR Derby crown
ARLINGTON, Texas -- On a night full of head-turning moments, the prep stars might have had the most unique one. Jacob Parker hit a buzzer-beater to tie Josiah Hartshorn with five homers apiece in the 2024 All-Star High School Home Run Derby Final, which took place between rounds of MLB’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby on Monday at Globe Life Field.
Claire Cahen, Occidental College – Selling Student Futures
Claire Cahen, assistant professor of urban and environmental policy, determines it might not be spread evenly. Claire Cahen (she/ her/ hers) is an urbanist, researcher and educator living and working in Los Angeles. She researches and writes about municipal austerity and public sector union renewal—how workers are responding to decades of cuts to public services, how they are forming new labor-community alliances in the process, and the relationship between inequality and the privatization of public goods, especially public education. She holds a PhD in Environmental Psychology from The Graduate Center at the City University of New York. She is an Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy at Occidental College.
Mission Viejo Wins Gold at the Battle at the Beach; Charter Oak Takes Silver
(Huntington Beach) – Mission Viejo beat St. John Bosco 26-25 in the Final of the Gold Bracket to win the championship Saturday at the Battle of the Beach 7 on 7 passing tournament at Edison High School in Huntington Beach. St. John Bosco beat Edison 27-21 in the Semi-Finals...
Occidental faculty featured on NPR's Academic Minute
Eagle Rock -- Five Occidental College faculty members will be featured on NPR's The Academic Minute, according to a college announcement. The program that showcases academic research from around the world presents a different expert each day and will be broadcast on more than 70 NPR stations across the U.S. and Canada. They will also be shared on the Academic Minute, the NPR website, and Inside Higher Ed website.
GVJCI Announces 2024 Scholarship Recipients
The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute announced the 2024 GVJCI Scholarship Fund recipients during the opening of the annual Matsuri on June 29. Gary Hori Memorial Scholarship: Brady Tamanaha of North High School. He will be attending Chapman University. GVJACL Scholarship: Leila Tani Butler of Redondo Union High School. She...
$70 million upgrade will add classrooms, kitchen facilities to Los Angeles elementary
Construction crews are working on a $70 million project at Ivanhoe Elementary School in Los Angeles that will result in a new two-story building housing 15 permanent classrooms. The Eastsider reports that when crews complete construction in 2026, the new building will also provide the school with a new kitchen...
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