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LOS ANGELES — The guy seems relatively calm from a distance. Young and thin, with dark-rimmed glasses and a flop of bleached hair, he sits straight-backed in his seat, occasionally rocking from side to side, eyes fixed on a computer monitor before him.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 3, 2022

UC housing crisis forces students into multiple jobs to pay rent, sleeping bags and stress

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Chin couldn't wait to dive into the life of a UC Santa Cruz college student after the loneliness of online learning. But instead, he is missing out on the camaraderie of roommates, dorm life and full slate of campus activities he had hoped to embrace.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 28, 2022

Rep. Katie Porter lives in a home she bought on the UC Irvine campus. Now she's facing criticism

LOS ANGELES — The high cost of housing in Orange County created an obstacle for the University of California, Irvine when it sought to recruit talented faculty and administrators. So state university leaders created a nonprofit that built a sprawling suburban development, dubbed University Hills, laced with nature trails, swept…

Los Angeles Times · Sep 14, 2022

Rams estimate nearly 100,000 fans attended training camp across 10 days

The Rams got an outstanding fan turnout at training camp this year, with nearly 100,000 fans attending practices at UC Irvine

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 11, 2022

How Rams' Super Bowl title has fanned flames of red-hot commodity in L.A.

LOS ANGELES — Six years ago, upon their return to Los Angeles after a two-decade absence, the stands at UC Irvine for Rams training camp were a sea of other NFL teams' jerseys. The Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, then-Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers seemed omnipresent.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 10, 2022

How colleges are preparing for a new public health threat: monkeypox

The risk of contracting monkeypox is still low in the U.S., but colleges are already seeing cases.

WEKU · Aug 6, 2022

Even at 31, Rams’ chiseled Aaron Donald flexes his body of work at training camp

LOS ANGELES — Aaron Donald’s training camp regimen includes scheduled days off, a perk the three-time NFL defensive player of the year earned with play that will guarantee him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 6, 2022

Dissecting Sean McVay’s latest update on Matthew Stafford’s arm: Cause for concern?

Matthew Stafford won't throw in team drills during camp. Sean McVay maintains that he isn't worried. Is there cause for concern?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022

Best photos from Rams’ first practices of training camp

Check out some of the best photos from the Rams' first four days of training camp, which were closed to the public.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 29, 2022

California forests are vanishing as wildfires burn larger and more intensely

GREENVILLE, Calif. — A burn scar in Northern California offers an unsettling glimpse into what forests across the Sierra Nevada could become. Bare tree carcasses are strewn across the dun-colored hills. Rock outcroppings jut out like bones.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 21, 2022