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Why women rule the kitchen, but not the restaurant industry
It was 4 a.m. in Echo Park. Ryan Lagasse, the founder and operator of The Little Lamb Coffee + Clay mobile shop, was waiting for her delivery man to bring her pastries for her food truck. He would knock on her door, hand over the pastry boxes and wish her a good day. Then, he would turn around and close the door behind him. But this time it was different. He knew the door code to Lagasse’s building. He knew that she lives alone.
Opinion: Unveiling “Bama Rush”— A new max documentary on Alabama’s sorority recruitment process
This past Tuesday, media company Max came out with a new documentary called “Bama Rush”, which offered a behind-the-scenes look of the sorority recruitment process at the University of Alabama. The phrase “Bama Rush” gained traction on TikTok in the summer of 2021, as many women documented their experience of rushing to join sororities at Alabama. On the social media platform, the recruiting process appeared lighthearted and pleasurable.
Sydney Karmes-Wainer: College student with an eating disorder to health influencer
Serendipitous timing may have played a role in the success of the Sydney Karmes-Wainer’s French Squirrel snack business. But it was also her experience and insatiable desire to improve the health and wellness industry for herself, and others, that ultimately resulted in her achievements. Follow along this journey of how Sydney Karmes-Wainer rose from being a college student with an eating disorder to a health influencer and business entrepreneur.
The D.C. Penal Reform Law that Calls into Question the District’s Statehood
A penal reform law that was approved by the DC city council may be overturned by Congress in a vote today. If overturned, this will be the first time in 30 years Congress has nullified a local D.C law. This has brought up questions of Washington D.C’s statehood. We spoke to Monica Hopkins who is the executive director of The American Civil Liberties Union, also known as the ACLU. Her knowledge of the D.C. district presents the problem on how the D.C. legislation is practiced in its jurisdiction.
USG Election Results
Divya Jakatdar and Michelle Lu won the USC undergraduate student government presidential election. This year’s election was particularly competitive as there was a record 5 presidential candidates with their vice president counterparts that ran in the presidential race.The election results revealed that Jakatdar and Lu won with 38% of the vote. While their role does not officially begin yet, Jaktadar and Lu are already taking small steps to help improve USC.
The new proposed L.A. City ordinance upending restaurants
Covid upended all our lives but the one silver lining was the al-fresco program. USC School of Architecture professor, Valery Augustine explains. AUGUSTINE: There was a specific ordinance enacted that allowed restaurants to do dining outdoors. But now with Covid winding down, city officials are trying to figure out how to keep this pandemic program going. Recently, the LA City Council approved to keep the program but are proposing expensive and time-consuming requirements to maintain it.
Culver City bans homeless encampments
Living in his RV, Dallas wasn’t always this fortunate. He used to live on the street in a tent but now his home is a beat-up RV. DALLAS: I’m spending my little bit of money every month fixing it so I can take it on the road and drive. I don’t want to be stuck here. I like to travel around. Not everybody does. And not everybody can. More than 69,000 people are said to be homeless in LA county. And with the recent LA crackdown on homelessness encampments, many homeless people have nowhere to go.
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