Orange County Visionaries 2024 – Trends, Updates and Visionaries
Rochon currently serves as president of the University of Southern Indiana
California
The 23-campus Cal State University system is shifting its goalpost. Four-year degrees are still important but so are good jobs as consumers question the value of college.
USC Sports
Juju Watkins finished with 23 points but got plenty of help from her teammates as USC crushed Cal State Fullerton 93-44 to improve to 9-0 on the season.
Fifty-five years ago, a student encampment stood on the very spot at Cal State L.A. where pro-Palestinian students have set up tents now. Their asks were different, their spirits the same.
Climate & Environment
JPL hires Cal State Los Angeles civil engineering students with NASA grant. The interns can do research for NASA and learn about connections between astrobiology and science here on Earth.
Last week’s election is a reminder that there are shades of blue (and red) among the electorate — and partisanship has its limits at the ballot box.
Fullerton police said Monday that a 27-year-old Brea man they killed last month appeared to provoke the incident in an effort to die.
Letters to the Editor
Cal State L.A.’s president never should have allowed a protest encampment at all, a professor says. Now, the campus has been vandalized.
Dozens of officers in riot gear arrived at Cal State L.A. on Monday to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment. No arrests were reported.
Questions about police response after pro-Palestinian protesters took over and barricaded the Cal State Los Angeles student services building.