University of California, San Diego

USC’s purchase of Verdugo Hills Hospital Located in the heart of Los Angeles in Southern California lies the home of the USC Trojans. In the year eighteen eighty the city of Los Angeles opened the doors of its first university to a total of fifty three students. USC began its journey in a city just as underdeveloped as the university itself. Since then they have blossomed into a nationally known institution and have graduated hundreds of thousands of students who have gone on to make a huge…

Long Beach City College hosted their annual State of the College Address on Feb. 3 to discuss changes in education programs, additions of funding and construction projects with the surrounding communities of Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill, Avalon and Hawaiian Gardens. The address was given by Acting Superintendent-President, Ann-Marie Gabel, who thanked the surrounding communities for helping pass the $850 million construction bond measure that would go to upgrading and improving the LBCC…

the missions was significantly in part to convert the Indians to Catholicism and teach them about the European traditions. The secularization of the California missions was a steady and elongated process. In the readings, the California Departmental Legislature, wrote the “Provisional Ordinance for the Secularization of the Missions of Upper California”, and in this document the Congress of Mexico established laws that would cause closure to the missions. Some of the…

USC’s motto, PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT, means “let whoever earns the palm bear it.” This motto asserts virtues of dedication, honor, and achievement which reverberate in the work ethic of every student. As a Human Biology (B.S.) major aspiring to pursue the Applied Physiology tract, USC offers a thorough curriculum for me to develop a comprehensive knowledge on the subject material with ethical principles intertwined. USC’s major and minor combinations promotes a holistic education to help me…

The best and most recommended place to be a recreational therapist happens to be in California. In California, there are more job opening and get paid higher than other states. The job projections for a recreational therapist increase faster than average, at 12%. The number of job availability changes but right now it lingers around 19,000. A benefit…

King Library, the main library of San Jose State University, one can hear loud, upbeat music playing, and if one were to look for the location of the music they would notice a group of 3-10 people rhythmically moving to the music or loudly chattering. After spotting this same activity, the group always consisting of what seemed like different people yet always in the same location, I realized that it was not a coincidence, these people were a subgroup of the university that had claimed this spot…

“Real good,” screams Staff Sergeant Baker, “Real stinkin’ good, Guaman. Just take the easy way out and fucking die.” Recruit Guaman’s arms shake in the front leaning rest position over a puddle of his sweat on the quarterdeck. There’s nothing restful about that position. “Mountain climbers,” screams the drill instructor as his fists rest on his green duty belt, “in cadence, exercise: one-two-three.” Guaman limply lifts his left foot from the floor. The muscles in Staff Sergeant Baker’s…

Art Buchwalk, 81, passed away in his son’s home in Washington D.C, this Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2017. The famous humorist lost his battle to kidney dialysis. Born in Mt. Vernon, NY, Buchwald enrolled at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles on the G.I. bill, despite not graduating high school. After joining the college newspaper, the Daily Trojan, Buchwald found his passion and pursed overseas in Paris, interviewing Elvis Presley along the way. In 1939-1945, Buchwald served in the…

“Don 't you dare come any closer!” said a corpulent man, holding a broken piece of glass that was on the floor. Adam Corcuera and Steven Blackwell were the first paramedics to the KFC and were trying to tend to the stab victim on the floor but this bellicose individual would not let them. So the paramedics had no choice but to wait for the police to show up. While they were waiting Adam was staring at the stab victim and knew he only had minutes to live if he did not get immediate medical…

Ms. Martin is a twenty-one year old Caucasian female, single has no children was referred to Evolutions Treatment facility for her Substance abuse usage. She reported being born in Staten Island, New York and raised in Jackson, New Jersey. She was primarily raised by her biological parents. She stated she relocated to Port St. Lucia, Florida one and half years ago for her substance abuse problems. Ms. Martin resides in West Palm Beach, Florida with her boyfriend. The client described her…