The college admissions cheating scandal that exploded last week — in which wealthy parents are accused of paying bribes to get their children into elite universities — speaks to a larger obsession about admission into big-name schools. The fraudulent operation was run by William “Rick” Singer of…
FULLERTON — A woman suspected of driving under the influence crashed her car into an apartment complex in Fullerton on Sunday, but no one was injured, according to police. DUI Suspect Crashes Into Apartment Complex in Fullerton; No Injuries Reported https://t.co/xoYZMtJEUv pic.twitter.com/SU0MOfYtv2 — KTLA (@KTLA) March 17, 2019 The woman slammed her vehicle into a…
Far from the California epicenter of the massive college cheating scandal, Matt McGann has followed the news with more than casual concern. McGann is dean of admission and financial aid at Amherst College, which has a $2 billion endowment and a 13% admission rate. The western Massachusetts campus,…
On Saturday morning at the Boyle Heights Beat, a student-run journalism operation, the hot topic was the college entrance cheating scandal and how to craft stories about it for the group’s newspaper and radio show. Andrea Galdámez apologized for arriving a few minutes late. She said that on weekends,…
The year was 1972. In a high school classroom in Northern California, a student asked his teacher a timely question: What is the women’s movement? Shirley Chisholm had just made history as the first African American to seek a presidential nomination from a major party. Title IX, the federal law…
Desperate Lake Elsinore officials, saying the city has been overrun by “Disneyland-sized crowds” viewing the prolific California poppy bloom, said on Saturday, March 16, that there is a “public safety crisis” and urged visitors to reschedule their pilgrimages to the colorful attraction. “The city has expended all available resources to address the #SuperBloom,” officials said…
A massive multi-agency search in the High Sierra mountains has not turned up any evidence of a missing infantry Marine officer from Camp Pendleton, officials said Saturday, March 16. The Marine, 1st Lt. Matthew Kraft, who is serving with the 1st Battalion/7th Marines at Twentynine Palms and is based out of the 1st Marine Division…
The college admissions cheating scandal that was revealed this week is shaping up to have long-term ramifications for both the parents accused in the scheme and the large world of getting into college. • Some of the parents who are accused of cheating to get their children into elite schools are…
A brush fire burned a quarter acre in Bommer Canyon on Saturday before firefighters made quick work of the blaze. The fire was reported at 3:55 p.m. in Bommer Canyon, near Shady Canyon Drive in Irvine. Ground fire crews and one helicopter with the Orange County Fire Authority quickly extinguished the flames, stopping it at…
Students at St. CatherineÕs Academy crack up as they watch alumni perform drills during the 130th anniversary celebration in Anaheim on Saturday, March 16, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Ramiro Nunez, 9, watches his classmates perform in the band at St. Catherine’s Academy in Anaheim on Saturday, March 16, 2019. It was…
