Loyola Marymount University has named Robbie Williams as chief of Public Safety to lead a multifaceted, 24/7/365 operation, that includes patrols, investigations, and dispatch. Chief Williams will be responsible for the physical safety and security of LMU’s campuses, students, employees, and visitors.
Big sports stories during an unprecedented year
The Women of Troy started their season on a high note with an 85-55 win over the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) Lions. USC shot at 46.3 percent and capitalized off of 20 LMU turnovers.
While Gathers’ basketball prowess was unmistakable, his energy and charisma were infectious, as evidenced by Saturday’s sizeable crowd. The unveiling coincided with LMU’s Family Weekend, it’s celebration of Black History Month, and its commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the 1989-1990 Men’s Basketball Team, which advanced to the Elite Eight of the 1990 NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43rd District) delivered the keynote speech and was named the second recipient of the University’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Social Justice before a capacity crowd during a ceremony held in the campus’ Saint Robert’s Auditorium this past Thursday, January 23.
Program participants articulated a great deal of confidence, excitement, and overall gratitude regarding their experience.
Local youth got a chance to learn basketball fundamentals in the #RyseUpNow Youth Basketball Clinic, the Ryse Williams Charitable Foundation created the event to further the legacy of a stand out athlete in which the foundation is named after. Ryse was an integral member of the Redondo Union boys’ basketball team and was set to attend Loyola Marymount University. After his senior season was over, he was diagnosed with Renal Medullary Carcinoma (R.M.C.) and passed away one day before his graduation in 2017. His father, O’Bray Williams, brings awareness to R.M.C. through the foundation. The #RyseUpNow Youth Basketball Clinic is
Woman, Two Others Charged in Connection with Hit-and-Run Fatal Crash in Playa Vista
The agreement will enable students attending the district’s nine community colleges access to guaranteed fall admission to LMU once they meet specific enrollment requirements.
SENTINEL ENDORSES CHARITY CHANDLER-COLOR FOR CITY OF GARDENA COUNCILMEMBER
The Compton Community College District (CCCD) Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Nicole J. Jones as a provisional board of trustee member for Trustee Area 2.
The controversy over female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female circumcision, has long been met with cringe-worthy cries of human rights violations, moral degradation and abuse.
But there’s another side to the controversial topic, one that burgeoning filmmaker and LMU graduate student Solomon Onita, Jr. chose to illuminate in his short film ‘Joy,’ which will premiere on HBO, HBO GO and Cinemax in February.