Articles from the March 15, 2018 edition


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  • Girls Basketball Lose in Championship Round

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Mar 15, 2018

    Alas, after 32 games the 2017-18 basketball season Culver City High girls left everything on the court. The Centaurs lost 57-45 to Carson High on Wednesday, March 7 in the first round of the California State Division 3 Championship tournament. Their staunch defensive effort kept the game close. Unfortunately, the offense suffered late in the game after a valiant comeback. For the Culver girls it was their second consecutive loss in this postseason. They lost their CIF Playoff semifinal contest,...

  • Walk with a Doc on Saturday

    Mar 15, 2018

    Join local residents as they Walk with a Doc Culver City this Saturday March 17 at the Veteran’s Park. Dr. Sarah Carpenter will discuss turmeric studies. Turmeric has been used in Asia for thousands of years and is a major part of Ayurveda, Siddha medicine, Unani, and traditional Chinese medicine. It was originally used as a dye, and then later for its medicinal properties. The Doctors Talk is at 8:45 AM, followed by a warm up 8:50, the walk begins at 9am. Veteran’s Park is located at 4117 Overland Avenue in Culver City WWAD is at: www...

  • Learn Something New at Any Age

    Sandra Coopersmith, Observer Columnist|Mar 15, 2018
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    Want to know how to create a positive catalyst for change? Try combining life experience and wisdom with fresh, youthful perspectives over six Wednesday morning sessions of creative and thoughtful interchanges between the sixth-graders of Culver City's Turning Point School and senior citizen volunteers. "The Intergenerational Writers Workshop is always a highlight of my year," said Jill Thomsen, the Parks, Recreation & Community Services Specialist at the Culver City Senior Center who...

  • Human Rights Campaign Gala through the Eyes of Culver Student

    Mailee Johnson, Kid Scoop Media Correspondent|Mar 15, 2018

    Mailee Johnson age 11 Culver City Middle School Kids Scoop Media On Saturday, March 10th, the HRC-Los Angeles (Human Rights Campaign), held their yearly gala. I attended, hoping to meet some of the great people who are a part of the LGBT+ community, or support it. HRC is America's largest organization working for equality. Their vision is a fair and equal world starting with the basics of daily life- family, work and the community. There are over 2 million members and supporters who work very...

  • Culver Students Walkout

    Mar 15, 2018

    Culver City High and Middle School joined thousands of schools across the county to remember the 17 victims of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School that took 17 lives of students and teachers....

  • Los Angeles Football Club Inaugural Season Kickoff

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Mar 15, 2018

    Goooooaaal! There's a brand new team painting the town black and gold. The Los Angeles Football Club has kicked off its inaugural season with two solid wins behind a shining young star in the making. It's the kind of Hollywood start Major League Soccer was looking for when it awarded the city a second franchise in 2014. Los Angeles FC is surprisingly tied for first place in MLS's Western Conference after it completely overwhelmed Real Salt Lake, 5-1, on Saturday afternoon, March 10 at Rio Tinto...

  • Culver City Teacher's Pensions From Transparent Calif

    Neil Rubenstein, Observer Columnist|Mar 15, 2018

    Let me share an email from Representative Karen Bass. Representative Bass: “This egregious and unprecedented action carried out by the President’s henchmen to ultimately cast doubt on Robert Mueller’s investigation could set the stage for the worst abuse of governmental oversight in this country’s history. Somewhere Putin is laughing at us as Speaker Ryan and Devin Nunes receive a slap on the back and a “job well done” from President Trump in the Oval Office.” Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif,) re...

  • The Problem with The CCUSD Walkout

    Letters|Mar 15, 2018
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    We all want the same thing; to feel safe at school. Today, March 14, 2018, the nation is walking out of school to show their support for the 17 victims who tragically died in the Parkland shooting. We completely support more gun control. There is solid evidence that less gun control will cause more homicides, suicides, and gun deaths. So, this walkout seems great, right? It’s a place where students can protest our current, ineffective gun laws in a safe manner, and express our political o...

  • Clippers Stay in The Race and Lakers are Improving

    Steve Finley, Sports Reporter|Mar 15, 2018

    The NBA in Los Angeles is getting interesting. Despite not having any super stars in town the Clippers are battling for a playoff position and the Lakers are starting to play winning and entertaining basketball. Last weekend LeBron James and Cleveland visited the Staples Center to play the Clippers on Friday and the Lakers on Sunday. Both of the Los Angeles teams beat the Cavaliers in convincing fashion and both teams are playing well without big name players in the lineups. "Guys are defiantly...

  • UCLA goes to the Senior Prom and USC Plays in the Junior Prom

    Steve Finley, Sports Reporter|Mar 15, 2018

    The NCAA is at it again. USC men’s basketball team takes second place in the Pac-12 regular season and second place in the one and done Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas last week and that’s not good enough to make the NCAA Tournament. The Trojans finished the regular season 23-11 despite losing one of their best players before the season started due to an FBI investigation. They played the season with several players in and out of the lineup because of injuries and they still advanced to the Pac...