LOS ANGELES — UCLA will honor Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson and his wife Betsy by naming the track at Drake Stadium for the couple. The dedication ceremony is Oct. 25. Gold and Silver Medalist in Olympic Decathlon Johnson won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1960 Rome...
Trump Backs Off Proposal to Cut Special Olympics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was backing off a budget request to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, reversing course after his administration weathered days of criticism for the proposed cut. Speaking to reporters as he left the White House for a rally in Michigan, Trump...
DeVos Criticized Over Plan to Cut Special Olympics Funding
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is facing sharp pushback over a proposal to cut federal funding to the Special Olympics. Celebrities, politicians and activists have taken to social media to rebuke DeVos for her plan to cut funding for the group as part of $7 billion in reductions in 2020. The...
Roe's Video Pick: Sigma Tau Gamma's Incredible Cheer Squad
I remember this short-lived extra-curricular activity I did in my sophomore year at Sunnyside High School. It was cheerleading. It was not my most highlighted talent. But I tried it to fulfill my mother's dream of blossoming into a beauty queen who wore skirts and dresses and wanted to shop for make-up...
Roe's Video Pick: Sigma Tau Gamma's Incredible Cheer Squad
I remember this short-lived extra-curricular activity I did in my sophomore year at Sunnyside High School. It was cheerleading. It was not my most highlighted talent. But I tried it to fulfill my mother's dream of blossoming into a beauty queen who wore skirts and dresses and wanted to shop for make-up...