Keira McNamara

Sep 26, 2024 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Luisa Tripoli-Krasnow |Keira McNamara

Four pugs zoom around the courtyard at the University Religious Center, ready for treats and love from students. This is the Hug-a-pug program, which offers students relief from their busy schedules. Event organizer Robin Mitchell Stroud works for the office of religious and spiritual life said the canines are all within the Trojan Family. And that’s what actually inspired the program.

Apr 16, 2024 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Keira McNamara |Eli Masket

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delivered her second annual State of the City address on Monday, where she discussed the Los Angeles homelessness crisis, the 2028 Olympics, the 2026 World Cup and more. Unhoused CrisisBass focused extensively on the homelessness crisis the city faces, acknowledging that 46,000 individuals in Los Angeles are currently unhoused. “For too long, Angelenos have been failed by quick fixes and unhoused people just being shuffled around,” Bass said.

Mar 26, 2024 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Hali Mecklin |Keira McNamara |Dylan Luden

At 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, Bovard Hall was teeming with people anxiously awaiting USC President Carol Folt’s annual State of the University Address. Amid political tensions, a recently announced and the reinstatement of the Academic Achievement Award, Folt’s speech gave the president a chance to address student body concerns that she had been criticized for ignoring in the past.

Feb 13, 2024 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Keira McNamara |Cordelia Weld |Dash Chaiyasen

After tagging 30 floors of the abandoned Oceanwide Plaza, Angelenos are now paragliding off its roof into the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, alarming city officials. The Oceanwide Plaza was slated to be one of the most luxurious building developments in Downtown L.A. However, developer Oceanwide Holdings deserted the over one billion dollar project after filing for bankruptcy in 2019, and two weeks ago graffiti artists claimed its windows as their new canvases.

Jan 30, 2024 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Keira McNamara |Kailee Bryant

Excitement was in the air Monday night when a team began the complex process of moving the NASA shuttle Endeavour into its vertical launch-ready position at the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. The shuttle was transferred from the Science Center in Exposition Park, only a couple hundred feet away from its new destination. Previously, the shuttle was displayed horizontally and was not attached to its iconic fuel tank and rocket boosters.