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UCLA Names Track After Kingsburg Great Rafer Johnson and Wife

October 17, 2019

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 go...

Trump Backs Off Proposal to Cut Special Olympics

AP News

March 28, 2019

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 critici...

DeVos Criticized Over Plan to Cut Special Olympics Funding

AP News

March 27, 2019

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is facing sharp pushback over a proposal to cut federal funding to the Special Olympics. House Democrats grilled DeVos in a budget hearing Tuesday, with Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Ca...

Roe’s Video Pick: Sigma Tau Gamma’s Incredible Cheer Squad

Roe Borunda

October 16, 2017

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 ski...

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UCLA Names Track After Kingsburg Great Rafer Johnson and Wife

Trump Backs Off Proposal to Cut Special Olympics

DeVos Criticized Over Plan to Cut Special Olympics Funding

Roe’s Video Pick: Sigma Tau Gamma’s Incredible Cheer Squad

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