'Mass Arrest' Takes Place In Downtown L.A.
Comments (0) | assembly, Downtown, Downtown LA, failure to disperse, ferguson, lapd, Los Angeles, march, mass arrest, Protesters, Protests, unlawful, unlawful assembly
Ani Ucar, Max Schwartz
News Director, Editor-at-Large

Police stop protesters in downtown L.A. (Ani Ucar/Neon Tommy)

Bail is set at $500. 



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Ferguson Is 'A Human Issue,' USC Rally Organizer Says

Comments (0) | ferguson, Ferguson Decision, Ferguson response, National, Police Brutality, race relations, racial discrimination, USC activism
Michelle Toh, Ani Ucar, Belinda Cai
Editor-at-Large, News Director, Web Producer

Students lie down in four and a half minutes of silence to honor Michael Brown. (Rebecca Gibian/Neon Tommy)

AUDIO/VIDEO: How some USC students are trying to start a dialogue.



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L.A. Reaction To Ferguson Grand Jury Decision
Comments (0) | ferguson, Grand Jury Decision, Los Angeles, Los Angeles rallies, michael brown, Officer wilson, Protests
Faith Miller, Emily Thornburg, Heidi Carreon, Rebecca Gibian, Ani Ucar
Staff Reporters

(Charlie MacGovern/Neon Tommy)

Dozens gathered in Leimert Park to show support for Michael Brown and Ferguson protesters.



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Woman Fatally Stabbed Near USC
Comments (1) | fatal, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, stabbing, USC
Rebecca Gibian, Ani Ucar, Benjamin Dunn
Staff Reporters

(Paolo Uggetti/Neon Tommy)

The stabbing happened blocks from campus near Budlong Avenue and 36th Place.



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The Armenian Genocide: The Road To 100
Comments (5) | Armenian Genocide, Armenian Genocide Commemoration, Congressman Adam Schiff, Los Angeles and Region, Mayor Zareh Sinanyan, Turkish Consulate, U.N. United Nations, USC Shoah Foundation
Ani Ucar
Contributor

Silent protest outside the Turkish Consulate on the 99th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide (Ani Ucar//NeonTommy)

VIDEO: The power of a word that has divided two countries for nearly a century.



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Removing The Ink: An Inmate Erases Her Past
Comments (5) | Education Based Incarceration, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Medical Services Bureau, Tattoo Removal Program, Twin Towers Correctional Facility
Ani Ucar
Contributor

Kristine Roush, Inmate at Twin Towers Correctional Facility (Ani Ucar//Neon Tommy)

VIDEO: Inmates are getting the chance to erase their history ... literally.



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USC Student Creates Mobile Tutoring Application
Comments (2) | App, dental school, dental student, Heung Yoo, homework, Homework Picture, HwPic, Lawrence Mansour, Mobile Tutoring, Ryan Simone, Technology, Tiklat Issa, Tom Johnson, tutoring, USC, USC Ostrow School of Dentistry
Ani Ucar
Contributor

Mid-prep Issa responds to questions.

VIDEO: Send a photo of your question through your phone, and a tutor will solve it.



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Cyberbullying: L.A. Schools Work To End Student Harassment
Comments (7) | Anti-bullying, Champions Against Bullying, Congress, cyber bullying, cyberbullying, National, Pasadena High School, Pasadena Police Department
Ani Ucar
Contributor

Ahvonne Hawthorne, Senior at Pasadena High School

VIDEO: School bullies are now entering the house, through the computer.



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Los Angeles Hopes To Be 'No Kill' By 2017

Comments (0) | adoption, animal shelter, Euthanasia, L.A. animal shelters, La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles Animal Services, NKLA, NKLA Adoption Weekend, No Kill Los Angeles, pet adoption
Ani Ucar
Contributor

Marzen was at the event looking for a home (Ani Ucar).

Roughly one in four animals that enter L.A. city shelters are killed. 



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