University to hold memorial service for Ming Qu, Ying Wu
President C. L. Max Nikias and friends of Qu and Wu are expected to speak at the memorial.
U.S. Capital claims lack of transparency
U.S. Capital, a sports company, says it hasn’t been able to submit a formal proposal.
Heat escape
Gigi Shapiro (left), an administrative assistant in the Athletics Compliance Department, and Bernadette Santiago (right), executive assistant to the vice president for university advancement, enjoy lunch in the shade underneath a tent set up for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
City Council offers $75,000 reward for info
Michael L. Jackson said the reward confirms the city’s commitment to catching the suspect.
Cookbooks experience growth spurt
This time of year can be a rainy, awkward transitional period, one that comes months after winter holidays and months before the sunny, beach-filled days of summer. No distinct feature or holiday elicits universal happiness and celebration. But for whatever reason, now is a popular time for cookbook releases. A few weeks ago, this column […]
Goodbye First Love sheds light on loss, heartbreak
With emotive performances, Goodbye First Love beautifully captures the loss of a first love.
Blue Like Jazz tackles family upbringings
Blue Like Jazz, a new film from director and co-writer Steve Taylor, confronts the departure from adolescence and family ideologies.
Bike-share plan won’t convert Angelenos
On Sunday, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will reveal the details of a $16-million L.A. bike-share program. You don’t need to look far from USC to see compelling reasons for such a program. To the east lies the 110 Freeway — and all the traffic congestion it brings. Bicycles offer a cleaner, healthier alternative. Unfortunately, that alternative […]
High-speed rail funding must be stopped
If elected, Mitt Romney is expected to cut funding to the rail, thus doing California — and its precarious budget — a huge favor.
City offers $75,000 reward
The City of Los Angeles is offering a $75,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the shooter of Ming Qu and Ying Wu, two Viterbi School of Engineering graduate students fatally shot early Wednesday morning. Councilmember Bernard C. Parks introduced the reward motion to the city council in this morning’s […]