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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

The Weingart Center For The Homeless: A New Type Of Investment

Comments (0) | careers, city officials, community-based organizations, Downtown L.A., Education, enforcement, ex-convicts, federal government, government funds, Homelessness, housing costs, income, jobs, la county, local government, mental health, nonprofit organization, Opinion, permanent supportive housing, recession, Senator Kevin Murray, Skid Row, Substance Abuse, taxpayer dollars, Venice, veterans, Weingart Center for the Homeless, women

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Marina Peña
Contributor

L.A. officials must do more to support innovative solutions to homelessness.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

South L.A. Man's Fight Against Homelessness Highlights Deficits In Affordable Housing

Comments (0) | affordable housing, children, city council, Downtown LA, Elvis Summers, families, gofundme, homeless, Homelessness, Irene McGhee, jobs, la county, Los Angeles, los angeles times, marginalization, mayor, mental illness, officials, Opinion, opinion, poverty, Skid Row, social issues, South LA, Substance Abuse, unemployment, United States, Venice

Irene McGhee, "Smokie", and I in front of her mobile home. (Omar Peña)

Marina Peña
Columnist

Why do our elected leaders continue to ignore the needs of the homeless? 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Rice, Gordon Suspensions Show Flaws In NFL Disciplinary Policy

Comments (0) | football, Josh Gordon, marijuana, NFL, NFL, Ray Rice, Roger Goodell, Sports, Substance Abuse

Ben Albert
Staff Writer

The NFL has started domestic violence reform, but still penalizes marijuana use. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Skid Row Career Fair Gives New Hope

Comments (0) | career fair, dtla, jobs, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Skid Row, Substance Abuse, unemployment

Nearly a hundred hopeful job seekers lined up at Los Angeles Mission to find steady work in L.A. (Cassie Paton/Neon Tommy)

Cassie Paton
Staff Reporter

Nearly a hundred hopeful job seekers lined up at Los Angeles Mission to find steady work in L.A.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

What's The Point Of Legalizing Weed?

Comments (2) | addiction, California, California Narcotics Officer Association, chronic illness, Colorado, controlled substances, Drugs, high, John Lovell, legislation, marijuana, marijuana debate, medical marijuana, Opinion, pot, Rights, society, Substance Abuse, THC, toke, Washington, Weed, youth

Victor Figueroa
Contributor

Legalizing recreational marijuana fundamentally doesn't help society function better.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Sober Up, USC

Comments (331) | Alcohol, alcohol abuse, beer, binge drinking, college, College drinking, drinking culture, Greek Life, Greek row, Opinion, parties, party schools, Roy Kyaw, sobriety, student life, Substance Abuse, Thu Yain “Roy” Kyaw, underage drinking, university of southern california, USC, USC student death

It's not easy being orange./via Flickr Creative Commons

Gigi Gastevich
Contributor

Most of USC’s popular activities involve some kind of heavy boozing.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Is 90 Days Of Jail Time Really What Lindsay Lohan Needs?

Comments (0) | Alcohol, Celebrities, Drugs, Lindsay Lohan, Pop Culture, Pop Culture, Substance Abuse

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Nicole Shoohed
Staff Reporter

And even so, why do we care? 

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