Pre-trial hearing postponed for suspected USC shooter



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Dr Herbert Baker

Dr. Herbert Baker defending shooting suspect Brandon Spencer

On Halloween night, USC students were confronted with the grim reality that violence could penetrate their beloved campus.

The shooting at a party in the heart of campus forced a complete lockdown for hours. Olivia Heinle, an Executive Producer at Annenberg TV News, was one of the first on the scene to cover the incident.

“It was very eerie because there was a giant group of people that was at the party but they were all quiet and just a ton of cop cars everywhere,” Heinle said. [Read more…]

Standing out through science



California State Science Fair

California State Science Fair at the Science Center in Expo Park. (Photo by Emilie Mateu)

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The California Science Center hosted the 42nd Annual State Fair today, where students proved just how talented their generation of young scientists really is.

American writer Pearl Buck once said: “The young do not know enough to be prudent. They attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation.”

Today, more than 1,000 students tried to explain the impossible through science at the 42nd Annual State Science Fair in Exposition Park. [Read more…]