College campus... or fortress?
Tomo Chien
December 05, 2024
Good morning. It’s Thursday, and I’d love if you’d fill out this feedback survey for the chance to win free Morning, Trojan laptop stickers. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.
1.
USC is completely surrounded by permanent fencing for the first time ever, thanks to the installation of a gate at the McClintock Avenue entrance last month. A university official described it as an effort to “modernize,” adding that “security on campus remains our top priority.”
2.
Restaurants in the Village are offering a host of seasonal specials and discounts — except they all kind of suck. Bruxie is serving $9 candy cane milkshakes. Terra Mia Pizzeria is offering 10% off everything… except pizza slices. And Yoboseyo Superette has a somewhat uninspiring buy-10-get-one-free deal on drinks.
3.
Two kindergartners were left gravely injured when a gunman fired on a parochial school in rural Northern California. Butte County authorities said they believe the gunman, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, targeted the school for its religious affiliation.
4.
A woman who went viral for a racist rant on an LAX shuttle where she said an Indian family was “tandoori stinky ass” and “not American” blamed a brain injury for her outburst. The 64-year-old realtor also claimed the family called her a “white trash bitch,” and that “most people know me as a very kind, calm person.”
5.
Great news for the country: A California raw milk producer whose product has been contaminated with bird flu and salmonella several times said RFK Jr. encouraged him to work at the FDA. If tapped for the position, Mark McAfee said he wants to make it harder for consumers to sue if they’re sickened by contaminated products.
