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The Caucus For Producers, Writers and Directors 36th Annual Caucus Awards Dinner
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The Caucus For Producers, Writers and Directors 36th Annual Caucus Awards Dinner

December 3, 2018

The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors’ 36th Annual Caucus Awards Dinner was a fabulous night at The Skirball Cultural Center. The full house of Hollywood’s elite enjoyed an enchanted evening of watching their peers receive honors in the television industry. Co-chairs Robert Papazian and Tanya Hart, along with Executive Producer Chuck Fries, Vice Chairs/Producers Vin Di Bona, Dennis Doty and Jim Hirsh, and Executive Director Deborah Leoni produced a memorable awards show. 2018 Caucus Award list of Winners:   Producer Of The Year Eric Overmyer Bosch   Writer Of The Year Bruce Miller The Handmaid’s Tale   Directors Of

USC School of Architecture Launches Dean Curry’s New CreativeTalks Series
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USC School of Architecture Launches Dean Curry’s New CreativeTalks Series

Lauren A. Jones, Contributing WriterNovember 1, 2018

In an auditorium at the University of Southern California’s School of Architecture, students, faculty and the general public listened and participated in an interdisciplinary conversation between the School’s first black Dean, Milton S.F. Curry and his longtime colleague, Jason Stanley, a Yale University Professor of Philosophy and award-winning author, on Friday evening. “The motto is Citizen Architects,” Stanley, the Dean’s first guest speaker for the Dean’s CreativeTalks series, shared with the L.A. Sentinel. “Especially in Los Angeles, you need someone who’s thinking about the relationship of people to places and populations, I think USC Architecture very

Tournament of Roses 2019 Royal Court Selected
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Tournament of Roses 2019 Royal Court Selected

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 12, 2018

The Tournament of Roses® announced the seven members of the 2019 Royal Court.  Applicants from 24 Pasadena area schools participated in the interview process. Volunteer members of the Tournament of Roses’ Queen and Court Committee made its selections based on a number of criteria including public speaking ability, academic achievement, youth leadership, and community and school involvement.

Wendy’s Window: “Hail to the Chief!”
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Wendy’s Window: “Hail to the Chief!”

Wendy GladneyAugust 16, 2018

The dynamics and demographics of Upland (like most small towns) has changed quite a bit since its founding.  It started primarily as a majority all White community.  Over time different cultures began to migrate to the area for different reasons and today, according to the census, it has close to a population of 78,000 people.

Two Sentenced to Prison for USC Graduate Student’s Beating Death
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Two Sentenced to Prison for USC Graduate Student’s Beating Death

Terri Vermeulen Keith, City News ServiceJuly 19, 2018

A 20-year-old woman was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for her role in the fatal beating of a USC graduate student from China who was attacked near campus while walking to his apartment after a study session, and the getaway driver was sentenced to 15 years to life behind bars.

Religion and homelessness intersect at USC Roundtable
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Religion and homelessness intersect at USC Roundtable

Sentinel News ServiceNovember 1, 2017

  Religion and homelessness intersected on October 18 at a high-level roundtable hosted by the University of Southern California. More than 50 religious and civic leaders, including Archbishop José H. Gómez and L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, gathered to share ideas regarding the homelessness crisis and how their communities can provide practical aid. The event was hosted by USC’s Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, Center for Religion and Culture, Office of Religious Life, Initiative to Eliminate Homelessness and the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. “In the Catholic faith, we have the commandment to loving God and loving one another,”

Russell Simmons Inspires L.A. Youth 
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Russell Simmons Inspires L.A. Youth 

Shaquille Woods, Contributing Writer August 3, 2017

Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons brought his RushCard’s Keep The Peace initiative to the University of Southern California campus on Tuesday, August 1.  Over seventy-five South L.A. youth filled the room.

CIT and USC Murray Center Launch Financial Literacy Program
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CIT and USC Murray Center Launch Financial Literacy Program

Sentinel News ServiceMarch 1, 2017

Company Makes Commitment to Promote Economic Development in South L.A.  CIT Bank, N.A., and its Southern California retail bank division, OneWest Bank will provide a $1.25 million grant over five years to the University of Southern California (USC) Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement. The grant, which was announced at a launch breakfast on Feb. 17, supports a new financial fitness program that will offer financial literacy training to community leaders with the goal of promoting economic development in low-to-moderate-income Los Angeles neighborhoods. Over the course of five years, the Murray Center will partner with churches to train 6,000 individuals