DPS and LAPD Could Learn Something from Tokyo

Bruce Wallace - Los Angeles Times Staff Writer's Bike was stolen. The peace officers arrested the thief. I do not know of any people in the SC area getting arrested for stealing student’s bikes. Like Tokyo, USC has a large number of students who also use bicycles as there main source of transportation around campus and the local community. Maybe bike stealers should start getting arrested to create deterrence for the petty theft that continues every semester.

More Money Equals More Black Student Enrollment

I agree Daniel that more young people will be afforded the opportunity to attend a university if more scholarships are provided. I have a black friend who got accepted to USC and was not able to go because he could not afford the tuition.

Why Harships and not Race?

I agree that economic hardship should be a factor in the decisions that are made for the acceptance committee. However, why do you feel that race should not be a factor?

Does UCLA really want to increase African American freshmen enrollment? (I think not)

UCLA has made "positive" changes in the way they admit incoming freshman, but this change doesn't imply there will be an increase in Black student enrollment. According to the Los Angeles Times, "The change was made after figures, released last summer, showed that only about 100 African American students (out of 4,500 accepted), or about 2% of the freshman class, would enroll at UCLA for the current academic year. The number, the lowest in more than 30 years, prompted UCLA leaders to declare an admissions crisis and push for the new system. But under Proposition 209, the state's 1996 voter-approved ban on affirmative action, the university cannot consider race in its admissions decisions". The change to the way students are admitted to UCLA was to increase the number of Black students, however, this will be unlikely because the school refers to proposition 209 to not take race into consideration. Are they just trying to keep the Black people to a minimum? It seems like the only Black people they are concerned about getting admitted to their school are the ones that are bringing in the big bucks from winning games that take them to the final four. Does it just seem as if the only Black people who are at major university schools are the ones that play for the team?

Happy Birthday Daniel Paul Ferguson

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Just Answer the Question

I just got home from the Magic Johnson Theatre that premiered “I Think I Love My Wife” staring comedian Chris Rock. The story takes place in New York and highlights how married couples, over time, can get comfortable with one another and forget about what’s really important in a marriage – Sex. Chris Rock complained to the marriage counselor that they were not having sex and his wife explained that she was too tired because she had to work, clean, cook, and take care of their two little children. As a result, of his wife’s hard work, at the end of the day she did not have enough energy to get intimate with her husband. However, Chris Rock was spending his time with an attractive, seductive, trifling, “old friend” who tried to jeopardize his marriage. Rock should have spent time at his house helping his wife do some of the chores around the house, so that she was not too tired to sleep with him at the end of the day. At the end of the movie, the star of the show Chris Rock and the owner of the Theatre, Magic Johnson were present to answer questions from the guest. I asked Rock if he felt that the movie provided people who are married an example of how negative communication can have an impact on a marriage and the importance for continual communication through the marriage. He said he was not Dr. Phil and it was just a movie. Ok, that’s fine, but he never answered the question. I would not go see the movie again, however, if you’re looking for a good laugh the movie comes out March 16. Just answer the question.