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USC STUDENT FROM ARCADIA COMPETES IN ‘JEOPARDY!’ COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP Xiaoke Ying, a sophomore at the University of Southern California (USC) from Arcadia, will compete in the JEOPARDY! College Championship Monday, April 6. Fifteen of America’s sharpest students will compete for a $100,000 grand prize and a berth in the next edition of the Tournament of Champions. Here are the 2020 JEOPARDY! College Championship contestants, in alphabetical order: - Sophie Casarico, a junior at Florida State University (Tallahassee, Fla.) from St. Augustine, Fla. - Joe Coker, a junior at Hendrix College (Conway, Ark.) from Conway, Ark. Tyler Combs, a senior at Indiana University (Bloomington, Ind.) from Greenfield, Ind. - Marshall Comeaux, a sophomore at the University of Texas (Austin, Texas) from Dallas, Texas. - Emma Farrell, a senior at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pa.) from Telford, Pa. Alistair Gray, a sophomore at the University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, Calif.) from Sunnyvale, Calif. - Sirad Hassan, a senior at Princeton University (Princeton, N.J.) from Frederick, Md. - Natalie Hathcote, a junior at Liberty University (Lynchburg, Va.) from Parker, Colo. Kayla Kalhor, a sophomore at the University of Florida (Gainesville, Fla.) from Longwood, Fla.
Panel discusses climate change at Climate Action Forum. – Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
Pasadena Students, Youth Activists Host Inaugural Climate Action Forum - Beni Keown, a freshman at Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) from Evanston, Ill. - Londyn Lorenz, a sophomore at the University of Mississippi (Oxford, Miss.) from Perryville, Mo. - Nathaniel Miller, a sophomore at Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) from Miami, Fla. Nibir Sarma, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minn.) from Eden Prairie, Minn. - Kylie Weaver, a senior at Penn State (State College, Pa.) from McLean, Va. Xiaoke Ying, a sophomore at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Calif.) from Arcadia, Calif.
USC student from Arcadia gets on major game show. - Courtesy photo
Three candidates for mayor and council candidates answer climate questions from students Terry MILLER
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n Tuesday evening, approximately 200 Pasadena voters gathered at Jackie Robinson Recreation Center to attend the inaugural youth-led Climate Action Forum, spearheaded by a student at Sequoyah High School. One candidate for mayor, businessman Major Williams, was a no show due to illness leaving Mayor
Terry Tornek, Jason Hardin and Victor Gordo to answer some tough questions from the students. While all agreed that climate change was a serious issue none said it would be a priority in their administration. Candidate Gordo took a gentle jab at Mayor Tornek when asked about the importance of housing. Gordo said we need to focus more on housing than massive developments that have encroached the city in recent years.
“Pasadena is in a unique position to be a leader on the climate crisis, and cities like ours have a responsibility to lead during a period of federal inaction,” said Ozzy Simpson, a senior at Sequoyah School and co-organizer of the Pasadena Climate Action Forum. Read More at, PasadenaIndependent.com under News
