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Student honored by LAPD for saving life


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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 […]

Suspect named in hit-and-run of USC student


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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 […]

Letter to the editor


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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 […]

Repeal will increase student attendance


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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 […]

Letter to the editor


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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 […]

DPS, LAPD investigating body found on campus


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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 […]