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Erika Jordan Departs BU Alumni Engagement Office to Return to California
She takes position at University of Southern California, her alma mater and near where she grew up. Erika Jordan, who served for three years as Boston University’s vice president for alumni engagement and led a strategic expansion of alumni relations efforts worldwide, is leaving BU for California, her home state. Jordan was hired as associate senior vice president of alumni relations at University of Southern California, her alma mater and previous employer. She will start on August 6.
Lea Meyer Qualifies for the 2024 Olympics
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Returning to the national stage for the second time in her career, former University of San Francisco cross country and track and field student-athlete Lea Meyer has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics and will represent Germany in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase. Earning a place on the German National Team for the second-straight Summer Games, Meyer qualified for the Olympics after posting a fourth-place finish at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix on May 17. Her time of 9:22.51 came under the entry standard time of 9:23.00 needed to qualify. Most recently, Meyer competed at the...
Video game actors are going on strike. Here's why
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood's video game performers voted to go on strike Thursday after negotiations with game industry giants that began nearly two years ago came to a halt over artificial intelligence protections. Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have billed the...
AJU explores antisemitism on campuses
Kenneth Marcus joins American Jewish University on Tuesday, July 30, at noon to discuss how the legal system is used to fight antisemitism on campus. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, will join a conversation with the American Jewish University president Dr. Jeffrey Herbst.
3 arrested for allegedly robbing Secret Service agent during Biden California trip
LOS ANGELES - Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the robbery of a U.S. Secret Service agent during President Joe Biden's trip to California last month, according to the Tustin Police Department. The incident happened June 15 at the Tustin Fields I Residential community. Biden was in town...
Institute’s Ray Neutron Captures Timeless Elegance in New Spots for Dickel Whisky
LOS ANGELES -- (SPW) -- Production companyInstitute and director Ray Neutron recently teamed with ad agency Quaker City Mercantile to create two new spots showcasing the timeless appeal of Tennessee whisky brand George Dickel. “Bottled in Bond” and “Cascade Hollow” both highlight Dickel whisky as a centerpiece of community connection, illustrating the brand’s authentic Tennessee roots and approachable elegance.
Dog Door – Play Reading @ Westchester Playhouse
On Sunday, July 28 at 7pm at the Westchester Playhouse, there will be a reading of Grant Gottschall’s DOG DOOR, a funny, smart and ultimately moving play about radical acceptance and the power of telling your own story, reflecting on how canine behavior, needs and emotions intersect with our own.
Paul Finebaum Calls Out Prominent Head Coach For Being Afraid Of Competition
Some believe when head coach Lincoln Riley departed Oklahoma for USC it was because he wanted to avoid playing in arguably the toughest conference in college football with the school’s impending move to the SEC. If that accusation is true, things didn’t work out so well for Riley in that regard ...
LAPD officer pleads no contest to filing false reports
Los Angeles Police Department Officer Braxton Shaw pleaded no contest Thursday to six felony counts of filing a false report. The charges involved falsifying field interview cards to wrongfully enter individuals into a state gang database.
Los Angeles Hospital Seeks Community's Help to Identify John Doe Found Unresponsive
Los Angeles General Medical Center is making a public appeal for assistance in the unusual case of a John Doe, a man of about 60 years old who has been under their care since July 15th, according to hospital officials. After being discovered unresponsive outside the hospital premises, the patient was admitted without identification, and efforts to trace any relatives or acquaintances have thus far proven fruitless.
Yohan Ramirez’s Locker Removed From Dodger Stadium
Yohan Ramirez’s locker has been removed from the Dodger Stadium clubhouse, signaling that he has likely been designated for assignment. The Dodgers need to clear a 40-man and active roster spot for left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw on Thursday, and it appears Ramirez has been DFA’d to do just that. Ramirez, 29, made 27 appearances for …
Recently-Released Dodgers Pitcher Signs in KBO
The LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization announced that they have signed former Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Elieser Hernández, confirmed on X by Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net. The righty will make an annual salary of $440K for the rest of the season. The 29-year-old came up with the...
Edwin Castro, $2 Billion Powerball Winner, Chauffeured Around L.A. With New 24-Year-Old Model Girlfriend Payten Vincent
Edwin Castro, the winner of a $2 billion Powerball lottery, was spotted getting close his new girlfriend, Payten Vincent, on a date in Los Angeles. In Touch obtained photos of Edwin, 31, and Payten, 24, were seen being dropped off at a hiking trail in a chauffeured black SUV. The duo were joined by a couple other members of Edwin’s inner circle.
Matt Kemp Signing Contract To Retire With Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are hosting Alumni Weekend from Aug. 9-11, 2024, which will conclude with Matt Kemp Day for their series finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Fans in attendance will receive a Kemp bobblehead. Kemp is also signing a one-day contract to officially retire as a member of the Dodgers.
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