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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 […]
Students express mixed feelings about UV renovations
By ISHA KAWATRA AND CHELSEA STONE
17 Comments/in Featured, News
Many students says additional housing and retail could benefit the university, but others feel the plan could harm the community.
University plan neglects local businesses
By FRANCESCA BESSEY
4 Comments/in Columns, Featured, Opinion
The Village at USC project might have cleared its final major hurdle last Wednesday when it was officially approved by a Los Angeles City Council committee. The University Village redevelopment project, however, still represents the bare minimum effort put forward by the university to accommodate community interests. At a public hearing last August, the City […]
Stakeholders debate USC master plan
By YASMEEN SERHAN
6 Comments/in News
Arguments were presented concerning USC’s $1.1 billion proposal to renovate the University Village.
Amid concerns, master plan vote delayed
By RACHEL BRACKER
11 Comments/in News
The Planning, Land Use and Management panel will vote on the project in November.
Community’s concerns about Village at USC must be heard
By FRANCESCA BESSEY
3 Comments/in Columns, Opinion
New cardinal and gold flower beds, lampposts and a beautiful fountain are evidence of another season of successful summer construction at USC. One of the university’s upcoming projects, however, has come to a screeching halt.
USC neighbors complain about off-campus parties
By RACHEL BRACKER AND AMIN JAZAYERI
9 Comments/in News
Plans for The Village include the addition of 4,200 beds in university residential housing.
Fresh & Easy leaves out local community
By MELLISSA LINTON - COUNTERPOINT
12 Comments/in Columns, Opinion
At some point, we have all made the unbearable trek from Superior Grocers to our place of residence. As a resident of Cardinal Gardens, I make this trek frequently, and I admit I’ve cursed the distance and wished for either a car or more hands many times. But there is something special about Superior. As […]
New village to provide more housing
By AUSTIN BYRON
5 Comments/in Housing, News
Cardinal Gardens, Century Apartments and La Sabonne Apartments will also be torn down.
Remodeling the Village harms local culture
By ALAN WONG
10 Comments/in Columns, Featured, Opinion
Residents expressed mixed opinions about USC’s plan for The Village at an open house at the Galen Center last Thursday. Though The Village will certainly offer a notably nicer face of USC and its surrounding community, the plans for construction lack consideration for the history and significance of the area. Inherent in any efforts at […]