UCLA

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 7 2011

New softball team beats out USC and UCLA

LANCASTER, Calif.—It’s only been September since the women’s softball team of the University of Antelope Valley has been practicing together. But even in that short time, they’ve seen some lows but also some unexpected victories.

Apr 5 2011

1965 UCLA Championship

WESTWOOD, Calif.—A funeral will be held Friday for Edgar Lacey, a starting forward on UCLA's 1965 NCAA championship team who quit the squad in 1968 after being benched during a landmark game against Houston.

Lacey died last week at the age of 66, said UCLA Sports Information Director Marc Dellins, who did not have further details.

The funeral will be held 10 a.m. Friday at Calvary Chapel in Downey, located at 12808 Woodruff Ave.

Mar 17 2011

Its students are among the top in the nation

In the business of boarding schools, results matter. Most boarding schools compete for rankings that distinguish their offerings and grab the attention of parents of potential students. At The Piney Woods School, 20 miles south of Jackson, Miss., striving for results is the rule, but the results themselves are exceptional.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Mar 17 2011

Real stories featured

Members of the Bus Riders Union last week performed a street theater production near the Crenshaw mall, “Death Seeking Francisca on the Bus,” which included real-life stories about how riders from South and East Los Angeles will be impacted by currently proposed cuts in service. One student, Yanelle Marin, now takes one bus from her home near Manchester and Central avenues to UCLA. If the proposed changes eliminate her bus, Line 305, she will be forced to take four buses, and she believes this will further hamper her access to the high-quality education UCLA offers.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Mar 17 2011
Panel of young experts

Students from Locke High School, shown above making their presentation on developing organic leaders, were part of a panel of young experts presenting original research on inner city education.

Called the Council of Youth Research, the program is operated by UCLA’S Institute for Democracy, Education and Access, and gives high school students the training and opportunity to produce university-level research. Locke was joined by teams from Crenshaw, Manual Arts, Roosevelt and Wilson.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”