^ Yes, going to the Uber app directly always works after 7, regardless of the cruiser waiting time.
I think offering free Uber is one of the best things they have done to help kids stay safer at night - and they eat better too. 
I was at USC Explore and the Provost dropped a number that was hard to fathom.
USC pays for 41,000 Uber rides.
Every week.
Wow. Good for them.
Here’s a new insightful video of USC DPS Chief Thomas speaking to students recently in the campus discussion program “What Matters to Me and Why.” He talks mostly about his journey from a kid in south Central LA to UCLA, then LAPD, and finally USC. Its 45 minutes but well worth the time. It’s rare that a UCLA grad beams so proudly about USC and its role in the community.
https://youtu.be/dtyguGVeNpM