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    Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Student had 110-round drum magazines, plotted to 'give them hell'

    A University of Central Florida student who was plotting an apparent massacre at his dorm managed to amass guns, explosives and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, with his roommates oblivious to his plans, police said Tuesday.
    A University of Central Florida student who was plotting an apparent massacre at his dorm managed to amass guns, explosives and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, with his roommates oblivious to his plans, police said Tuesday. James Oliver Seevakumaran's...

    Tags: Gun Control, Newspaper and Magazine, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Media Industry

    2. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Florida student may have plotted dorm massacre before suicide

    A student at the <a id="OREDU0000150" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="University of Central Florida" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/education/colleges-universities/university-of-central-florida-OREDU0000150.topic">University of Central Florida</a> may have aborted his plan to massacre fellow students at his dorm and decided instead to kill himself, officials said Monday.
    A student at the University of Central Florida may have aborted his plan to massacre fellow students at his dorm and decided instead to kill himself, officials said Monday. Authorities identified the dead man as James Oliver Seevakumara, 30, of Lake...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities

    3. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Weapons, explosives found in dorm on Florida college campus

    ORLANDO, Fla. -- Authorities investigating an apparent suicide discovered weapons and explosive devices in a dorm on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando early Monday, and hundreds of students were evacuated, though the school said there...

    Tags: Firearms, Frank Brogan, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, John Hitt

    4. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. UCF student found dead in Orlando dorm; explosives discovered

    HOUSTON -- An undergraduate student at the University of Central Florida apparently&nbsp; committed suicide in his dorm room, and campus evacuations were ordered after explosives, an assault rifle and a handgun were found in the residence, officials told The Times on Monday.
    HOUSTON -- An undergraduate student at the University of Central Florida apparently  committed suicide in his dorm room, and campus evacuations were ordered after explosives, an assault rifle and a handgun were found in the residence, officials told The...

    Tags: Media Industry, Health and Safety at School, Emergency Incidents, Students, Colleges and Universities

    5. Dec 10, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  5. More global trade means more forest pests

    Greenspace
    Along with U.S. manufacturing jobs, you can count another victim of global trade: American trees. The most destructive forest pests from abroad are arriving at an accelerated pace, according to a new study. Between 1990 and 2006, new ones were......
    6. Nov 24, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Princesses aside, many young girls worry they are fat

    Booster Shots
    Parents who worry their young daughters may be overexposed to princess images on television and in movies and videos can take a small measure of satisfaction from a new study showing girls age 3 to 6 don't suffer body-image problems......
    7. Apr 29, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Building blocks of life are found on asteroid

    Greenspace
    For the first time, scientists have discovered evidence of water ice, as well as organic compounds, on an asteroid — findings that bolster a leading theory for the origins of life on Earth. "Up until now there was no sign......
    8. May 4, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Question of the day: What should Major League Baseball do about the 2011 All-Star Game in Arizona? [Updated]

    The Fabulous Forum
    Check back throughout the day as reporters from the Tribune Co. weigh in on the question as it relates to Arizona's new illegal immigrant law. And feel free to leave your opinion as well. Bill Kline, The Morning Call Let’s......
    9. Jul 7, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Sports Legend Revealed: Did Eric Gordon of the Clippers play Michael Jordan's son in 'Space Jam'?

    The Fabulous Forum
    BASKETBALL LEGEND: Clippers guard Eric Gordon played Michael Jordan's son in the film Space Jam. STATUS: False. Michael Jordan's youngest son, Marcus, made the wrong kind of headlines when the college sophomore called out Kobe Bryant on Twitter in the.......
    10. Jan 27, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  10. First Lady Michelle Obama's State of the Union guests -- list here

    Top of the Ticket
    Every president since Ronald Reagan has used the State of the Union address to showcase heroes of the past year -- and convey a sense that they are still connected to the voters and the issues that propelled them to......
    11. Mar 4, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. The warden of Fallouja

    Mike Carlson served as the officer in charge of the Camp Fallouja Regional Detention Facility from March 2006 to October. He is now a graduate student in creative writing at the University of Central Florida.
    [ 1 ] They're not prisoners, they're "detainees." It sounds better, as if they're merely inconvenienced rather than shoehorned into cinderblock cells, thumbing their military-issued Korans and waiting to be interrogated. One-third are innocents caught...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment, Anna Nicole Smith, Wars and Interventions, NASCAR

    12. Oct 7, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. El Pital a Latin revelation nestled in El Salvador

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    El Pital, El Salvador In the dark days of the early 1980s, anyone brave or foolhardy enough to ascend the majestic peak of El Pital would have been accompanied by a hellish soundtrack of mortar fire and army helicopters. But as I strolled recently...

    Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, U.S. Embassy, Family, Crimes, Wars and Interventions

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