Song Girls coach violated Title IX policies dailytrojan.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailytrojan.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Former Song Girls coach Lori Nelson fostered an inappropriate and harmful environment for nearly a decade, according to a Los Angeles Times subscriber-exclusive feature published Wednesday. The report includes accounts from 10 former Song Girls who described a toxic culture, often unchecked by USC, within the University’s famed dance team.
The Song Girls were first assembled in 1967 and have since become an icon almost inseparable from USC’s image. They not only appear at USC sporting events such as football and basketball games but also fundraisers, donor dinners, alumni gatherings and private engagements around the world.
Karl Aung Zin, a Burmese student, has participated in several anti-coup protests in Myanmar. (Photo Courtesy of Karl Aung Zin)
Su Lei Waddy, a student in Myanmar taking a full-time course load, used to attend her classes synchronously from Myanmar. Every day, she would log into Zoom at around 1:30 to 8:30 a.m. Rangoon time.
“I would participate in all class discussions live, and I was getting good at [being nocturnal],” said Waddy, a junior majoring in accounting and business administration.
Then the coup escalated.
On Feb. 1, Myanmar’s government was overtaken by the Burmese military, or the Tatmadaw, which claimed a fraudulent election against the National League for Democracy in Nov. 2020. The day before the newly elected officials were sworn in, Burmese armed forces detained President of Myanmar Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as ministers, deputies and members of Parliament. Since then, thousands of people have taken to the streets in massive
Trojan Council meeting addresses racial equity and inclusion efforts dailytrojan.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailytrojan.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Armand Dorian, MD, chief medical officer, can barely hide his enthusiasm at being vaccinated.
Keith Hobbs, CEO, hopes getting a vaccine himself helps staff feel comfortable doing the same.
Staff created an assembly line to efficiently vaccinate 475 health care workers over the next few days.
Edward Jones-Lopez, MD, infectious diseases; Peter Marshall, MD, pulmonary critical care; Noel Battle, MD, family medicine; Sara Troyer, patient care technician; Samuel Ware, RN; Dodgie Cortes, nursing supervisor; Addie Morgan, department of public safety; and Maria Saravia, environmental services, are the first to receive the vaccine at Keck Medicine of USC.
The first USC hospital staff have received the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. (Photos and image descriptions courtesy of Keck Medicine of USC)