Elite prospect Everson Griffen recentely committed to USC (see note in Q's summary below). However, the big news in this story was not the commitment, but Everson's mom's description of the USC campus.
“People were telling us it’s a ghetto area, but it’s not at all like a ghetto. They were telling me as soon as you walk out the gate, it’s ghetto. It’s a lovely campus and I loved it."
Okay, ummm, Mrs. Griffen? I'm sure you're a lovely lady and I wish your son the best of luck with all his football playing up until he plays ND (at which point I wish him the worst luck EVER), but, uh, yeah. It's a FREAKING GHETTO.
I live in LA. I have been to that campus several times. The campus itself, I would say is so-so at best. It's a bit old and dilapidated. It's crowded and things are falling apart, but it's not horrid. The neighborhood it sits in? Ghet-to!
It actually amazes me that anyone not from LA would ever want to go to USC, when UCLA sits just up the street with immaculately manicured lawns, rolling quads and brand new buildings.
So Mrs. Griffen, we are happy you're happy. And we'll be glad to watch your son lose to ND regularly in the future. But, we're sorry to say, he will be living in the ghetto. Warn him for us to watch out for those crackheads. They get crazy on Friday nights and you never know what they gonna do.
The pretty campus community, in pictures:
Julie is a Sophomore Arts History major. "I love our campus. Sleeping under the stars...well, my tarp, is great."
By tim December 21, 2006 - 5:36 pm
I agree. I am an ND fan who went to both schools. And I am from LA. Either Ms Griffen was steered away from the scary areas or she just didn’t want to know. Off campus at USC is as serious a crime area as any in the LA area. Plus, security on campus is extremely tight and aggressive. 20 years ago there was so much on campus crime including assaults from off campus persons. The only way the administration changed that was by adopting extensive security measures including getting LAPD to practically live on campus. And it is really safe on campus now. But you can feel the security presence. And you know the farther you stray from the campus the more dangerous it is.
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By Trey December 22, 2006 - 1:36 am
I guess it’s all about perspective. Im sure anyone stupid enough to get duped to actually attend that cheating scam university would consider USuCk an upgrade from wherever theyre from. Take JD Boot-ay for example. Grows up in a mosquito infested swamp, USC looks like the frikken Taj Mahal to him.
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By The Biscuit December 22, 2006 - 1:03 pm
what seems to confuse me, though, is that UCLA is just up the street, it’s as good as or better in terms of academics, it’s in a nice neighborhood with a great campus and it’s a state school which means WAY less tuition. other than the USC film school, i cannot understand why anyone that wants to go to school in LA would ever choose USC (other than legacies, huge fans, blah blah). football player or no. confounds me.
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By gwzimm December 22, 2006 - 3:50 pm
University of Spoiled Children
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