USC taps new police chief during break
Former Chief Carey Drayton assumes a new position after his seven-year tenure.
New safety policies take effect
The Dept. of Public Safety took many steps to increase security checkpoints on campus.
LAPD search campus for narcotics suspect
Police officers pursuing a narcotics suspect on Saturday searched Heritage Hall after receiving reports that the suspect might have entered the building, but did not detain the suspect on campus, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers attempted to detain the suspect in the University Village after seeing him toss narcotics, said Lieutenant Vargas […]
University announces new safety policies for spring semester
The Dept. of Public Safety, along with Student Affairs, plans to implement new security measures related to entering the University Park Campus and residential halls, effective the beginning of the 2013 spring semester. Though the Halloween shooting on campus that left four people injured sped up the implementation of these new measures, the departments had […]
City council approves $1 billion plan to build The Village
After more than a decade of planning, USC’s $1 billion plan to turn the University Village into The Village at USC was approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles City Council. The $1 billion project is expected to create approximately 4,000 new construction jobs and 8,000 permanent jobs, with a 30 percent local hiring promise. The […]
Roundup
The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety incident report summary between Monday, Dec. 3, and Tuesday, Dec. 4. Crimes against property at 2:54 p.m. on Dec. 4, a suspect smashed a bedroom window and climbed through it to gain entry to 1041 24th Street. The suspect then removed two video […]
Students react to Measure J
Had Measure J passed, the city would have extended a half-cent tax for transportation.
Fullman will study at Oxford as Marshall scholar
The Blackstonians’ president plans to attend law school after studying in England.
Expo Line ridership is increasing
LA Metro says that ridership increases by about 8,000 riders for USC football gamedays.
Food fight
Students order food from the Gravy Truck in Alumni Park on Thursday as part of the annual “USC Food Truck War,” hosted by the USC Interfraternity and Panhellenic Council. The proceeds from the event, which lasted from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., benefit Troy Camp.