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The USC furor signals a pivotal moment for the American college fraternity system, as more Greek members and student coalitions mount protests against an often toxic culture.
USC President Carol Folt acknowledged a "troubling delay" in warning the campus community about allegations of drugging and sexual assault by a fraternity last month
Fingerpointing, outrage after Trump pardons Miami developer charged in college admission scandal Updated Jan 21, 2021; Posted Jan 21, 2021 Thomas Barrack chaired President Trump's inaugural committee. He has enjoyed a direct line to Washington and beyond after years of doing favors and deals. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)TNS Facebook Share Federal prosecutors had accused Robert Zangrillo, a Miami developer, of a costly and criminal effort to secure his daughter’s entry to the University of Southern California. In 2017, Zangrillo hired associates of Newport Beach consultant R...
From left: Robert Zangrillo, Geoff Palmer, Tom Barrack and President Donald Trump (Getty, iStock) Donald Trump’s White House claimed developer Geoff Palmer lobbied the former president to pardon Miami developer Robert Zangrillo, whom federal prosecutors had charged in the college admissions scandal. The Trump administration said the pardon was also supported by Colony Capital chairman Tom Barrack, but Barrack denied that, according to the Los Angeles Times. Trump granted the pardon in his final hours as president. Palmer is an active political donor and a longtime supporter of Trump. As of ...