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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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Buzz

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.

 

It’s About Human Support: Defining The 10,000 Strong Initiative In L.A.

Comments (0) | 10000 strong, 10K Strong, California, homeless veterans, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, veterans

Mahima Verma / Neon Tommy.

Mahima Verma
Staff Reporter

L.A. addresses veteran employment at the 2015 Veteran Career Summit.

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Buzz

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.

 

When Veterans Serve... Behind Bars

Comments (0) | California, California, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, incarceration, jail, prison, ptsd, san diego, Self Improvement, veterans, Vista, war, yoga

Veteran inmates practicing yoga (Margaux Farrell/Neon Tommy)

Margaux Farrell
Staff Reporter

Prison and yoga may seem an unlikely fit, but in the Vista Detention Center yoga is changing the lives of several veterans.

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Buzz

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.

 

Vets Helping Vets On Art Walk

Comments (0) | Art Walk, arts district, Arts+Culture, Homelessness, LA Art Walk, Skid Row, veterans

Ron Crockett stands on South Main Street handing out food to the homeless and telling people about homeless veterans. (Cameron Q

Cameron Quon
Staff Reporter/Video Producer

Two previously homeless men promote awareness for veterans' rights at the Art Walk. 

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Buzz

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 Concert For Valor: A Review

Comments (0) | Air Force, army, Arts+Culture, concert, family, honor, Military, national mall, navy, service, Troops, United States, veterans, Veterans Day, Washington DC

Emma Shepardson
Staff Reporter

Bands, stars, and artists gathered to honor the Veterans and their families.

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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.

 

U.S. VETS Now Providing Veteran Services at Patriotic Hall

Comments (0) | Bob Hope Patriotic Hall, Los Angeles, US VETS, veterans, Veterans Day

Ruth Wong and supporters at a press conference announcing U.S. VETS and Patriotic Hall's collaboration (Maritza Moulite/Neon Tom

Maritza Moulite
Staff Reporter

U.S. VETS is officially moved in and operating at Bob Hope Patriotic Hall. 

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Buzz

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.

 

Extended Delays In Veteran Health Care Lead To Massive Lay-Offs

Comments (0) | delays, firing, health care, lay-offs, National, Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veteran Affairs, VA, Veteran Affairs, veterans

New Chief of the VA will begin lay-offs following years of delays in veteran health care. (DVIDSHUB/Flickr)

Arielle Samuelson
Web Producer

Robert McDonald will restructure the department following an investigation that revealed vets wait months or years for health care.

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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.

 

Kentucky Senate Race Heats Up After Debate

Comments (0) | Advocating for Woman and Families, Allison Lundergan Grimes, Anti-coal organizations, Combating War on Coal, democrat, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, economic growth, Education, energy, healthcare reform, kentucky, Kentucky state senate, Mitch McConnell, National, Pro-Coal Plan, Protecting Social Security and Medicare, Republican, veterans

Caricatures of Mitch McConnell and Alison Lundergan Grimes in light of election season. (DonkeyHotey /Flickr)

Celeste Alvarez
Staff Reporter

Race for the Kentucky state senate is heats up between senator and challenger.

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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.

 

Events To Look Out For: The Concert For Valor

Comments (0) | army, Arts+Culture, Capitol Building, concert, families, love, Military, Music, national mall, navy, support, the mall, veterans, Washington DC, Washington Monument

Emma Shepardson
Staff Reporter

Watch out for The Concert for Valor this upcoming Veterans Day. 

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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.

 

Transfer Students: The University's Middle Child

Comments (5) | college, community, Community college, connection, event planning, higher education, inclusion, networking, non-traditional student, Opinion, social, social cohesion, student, student life, student organization, transfer student, Trojan, Trojan family, university, university of southern california, USC, veteran student, veterans

With lack of events and opportunities to connect, transfer students struggle to feel a part of the family.

Marisa Zocco
Contributor

I feel an undeniable void due to my status as a non-traditional student.

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