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CLAREMONT — A small liberal arts college near Los Angeles is denouncing a Facebook post made by a black student who was seeking out a non-white roommate. The Claremont Independent reports Pitzer College student Kare Urena asked in the post that only people of color apply to live in her off-campus residence, adding that she didn’t “want to live with any white folks.” Pitzer President Melvin Oliver calls the post “inconsistent with our mission and values.” He says the college wants to engage “complex intercultural issues, not to isolate individuals on the basis of any protected status.” The Washington Post reports a roommate was found and the post has been removed, but Urena and another roomm...

A new global logistics program at Los Angeles Harbor College and Cal State Dominguez Hills will give those living in the shadow of the nation’s busiest seaport another pathway to a career in port-related industries and help the growing industry close a skills gap. The new program, one of several educational efforts in the region, is intended to train the next generation of workers to run the port and supporting industries. “Tapping into the expertise and knowledge of our local institutions of higher leaing makes perfect sense for helping us build that capacity,” Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, said in a statement. “To effectively compete in a global maritime indus...

While the U.S. men’s 4x100 relay team made headlines Sunday with its gold medal performance, Valencia’s Anthony Ervin was also key part of the story and one of the Rio Olympics’ unlikeliest gold medal wiers. Ervin helped the men’s team advance from the prelims Saturday, but didn’t swim the finals and wasn’t on the podium Sunday. Nonetheless, he received a gold, along with finals swimmers Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps, Ryan Held and Nathan Adrian. It was Phelps’ 19th gold medal and 23rd altogether, but Ervin’s story is as extraordinary. This spring, Ervin answered questions from Southe Califoia News Group columnist Tom Hoffarth about his...

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, president of Long Beach Community College District since 2007, will serve as the next chancellor of the Califoia Community College’s 113-school system. Geoffrey Baum, president of the system’s Board of Goveors, aounced Oakley’s hiring at the outset of a Monday board meeting, where members unanimously favored Oakley’s hiring. The move elevates the Long Beach college district’s current chief to the head of the country’s largest public college system. His chancellorship is scheduled to begin Dec. 19. Addressing the board, Oakley said the mission of the state system is not only improve its students’ economic prospects, but to educate Califoians to be better citizens during a ...

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, president of Long Beach Community College District since 2007, will serve as the next chancellor of the Califoia Community College’s 113-school system. Geoffrey Baum, president of the system’s Board of Goveors, aounced Oakley’s hiring at the outset of a Monday board meeting, where members unanimously favored Oakley’s hiring. The move elevates the Long Beach college district’s current chief to the head of the country’s largest public college system. His chancellorship is scheduled to begin Dec. 19. Addressing the board, Oakley said the mission of the state system is not only improve its students’ economic prospects, but to educate Califoians to be better citizens during a ...

KNOXVILLE, Te. >> Pat Summitt, the wiingest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women’s game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Teessee, died Tuesday moing. She was 64. With an icy glare on the sidelines, Summitt led the Lady Vols to eight national championships and prominence on a campus steeped in the traditions of the football-rich south until she retired in 2012. Her son, Tyler Summitt, issued a statement Tuesday moing saying his mother died peacefully at Sherrill Hill Senior Living in Knoxville surrounded by those who loved her most. • Photos: Pat Summitt, legendary women’s basketball coach dies at 64 “Since 2011, my mot...

KNOXVILLE, Te. >> Pat Summitt, the wiingest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women’s game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Teessee, died Tuesday moing. She was 64. With an icy glare on the sidelines, Summitt led the Lady Vols to eight national championships and prominence on a campus steeped in the traditions of the football-rich south until she retired in 2012. Her son, Tyler Summitt, issued a statement Tuesday moing saying his mother died peacefully at Sherrill Hill Senior Living in Knoxville surrounded by those who loved her most. “Since 2011, my mother has battled her toughest opponent, early onset dementia, ‘Alzheim...

In the biggest “name” hire for a Long Beach sports team since George Allen came to Cal State Long Beach a quarter century ago, Long Beach City College confirmed Thursday that the Vikings’ new director of volleyball operations will be three-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor. May-Treanor will start in the first week of July, and she will be the head coach for the women’s volleyball team as well as a newly created beach volleyball team. She will also oversee the defending state champion LBCC men’s volleyball team. “I really like the community college level,” said May-Treanor. “I love getting the players to move on to four-year schools; it’s rewarding.” May-Treanor’s Long Beach ties ...

In the biggest “name” hire for a Long Beach sports team since George Allen came to Long Beach State a quarter century ago, Long Beach City College confirmed on Thursday that the Vikings’ new director of volleyball operations will be three-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor. May-Treanor will start in the first week of July, and will be the head coach for the women’s volleyball team as well as a newly-created beach volleyball team. She will also oversee the defending state champion LBCC men’s volleyball team. “I really like the community college level,” said May-Treanor. “I love getting the players to move on to four-year schools, it’s rewarding.” May-Treanor’s Long Beach ties run d...

It’s not unusual for Lynda Cohen to cry. For one thing, she commutes from Coto de Caza to Mid-Wilshire every weekday. That will bring you enough tears to fill 10 Kleenex boxes right there. She and husband Steve also have three children involved on a fairly high level in emotional sports: a teis player, a figure skater and a catcher. It was the catcher, Sam, whom she was watching Sunday in Louisville, as he came off the UC Santa Barbara bench to pinch-hit in the bottom of the ninth iing with a chance to win an NCAA super regional. The Gauchos were trailing 3-0. They had beaten Louisville in Game 1, but now Louisville’s Zack Burdi was on the mound, three days after the White Sox had taken him...

More than 1,700 Long Beach City College students walked across the stage Thursday evening during graduation ceremonies, with about 414 students receiving their certificates and 1,307 receiving associate’s degrees. Still others are preparing to transfer to another leaing institution. Press-Telegram columnist Tim Grobaty was also honored at the 4 p.m. ceremony, receiving an honorary associate’s degree after attending the college from 1973 to 1976, then working at the newspaper for 40 years. He is also a member of the LBCC Hall of Fame. LBCC President Eloy Ortiz Oakley said in a statement that all students have worked hard to ea their degrees and certificates. “Long Beach City College is very ...