The two USC students who were accused of stealing more than $1,000 worth of NFL Draft jerseys had their criminal charges dropped by Missouri prosecutors. The students — Eric Lambkins II and Jude Ocanas — will perform 40 hours of community service in Southern California. Lambkins told the L.A. Times he didn’t know why prosecutors dropped the charges but the students offered to work with … Continue reading Charges Dropped Against USC Students Accused Of Stealing NFL Jerseys

The Brentwood home where Marilyn Monroe lived before she died has been temporarily saved from demolition as the Los Angeles City Council passed a motion on Friday to designate it a historic site. The motion, introduced by Councilwoman Traci Park, recommends that the city’s Cultural Heritage Commission or the director of planning review the 2,900-square-foot Spanish colonial-style home to determine if can be listed among the … Continue reading USC Notes: And In Some Non-Football News

Talk about tone deaf. This is an amazing bit of scheduling by the USC Alumni Assn. An event in New York City on 9/11? Hmmm. Maybe they could find like any other night of the year. I can’t help but think this is the result of the university taking over control of alumni clubs and disbanding the local groups. No one living in New York … Continue reading USC Notes: A Massively Tone-Deaf Decision

Jen Cohen has a $1 million buyout in her Washington contract, which shows you how much Carol Folt wanted her. That would have been a poison pill for some universities but not USC, where money is not an issue when it really wants something. I’ve heard USC severed ties with Mike Bohn on pretty reasonable terms but there’s still a lot of money being thrown … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Don’t Worry It’s Only Money

The Jen Cohen press conference was a testament to bureaucracy. You had the following people speak at the podium: Joel Curran, chief communications officer Carol Folt, university president Jen Cohen, athletic director Suzanne Nora Johnson, chair of the Board of Trustees Andrew Guzman, provost Alan Green, faculty athletic representative The only thing missing were Shecky Greene and Slappy White. Who wanted to hear any of … Continue reading The Longest USC Press Conference Lineup