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Former USC Dean Sentenced in Mark Ridley-Thomas Bribery Case

LOS ANGELES—Marilyn Flynn, an 84-year-old former dean of the University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Social Work—who admitted to bribing longtime Los Angeles politician Mark Ridley-Thomas while he served on the county Board of Supervisors—was sentenced on July 24 to three years probation and ordered to pay a $150,000 fine. U.S. District Judge Dale…


Kliff Kingsbury Joins USC Staff as Senior Offensive Analyst

LOS ANGELES—Kliff Kingsbury is joining Lincoln Riley’s coaching staff at Southern California as a senior offensive analyst. USC announced the addition Tuesday of Kingsbury, who was fired by the Arizona Cardinals in January after four seasons as their head coach. Kingsbury went 28–37–1 at Arizona, making one playoff appearance. Before that, he spent six seasons…


Explosion at USC Science Building Prompts Evacuation

LOS ANGELES—An explosion of unknown size and origin occurred Jan. 26 in a three-story science building on the USC campus, and one person was taken to a hospital for unspecified injuries. The blast was reported at about 4 p.m. in the Neely Petroleum Building at 923 Bloom Walk, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department…


USC Removes the Word ‘Field’ in Class Because of Implied Connotations to Racism and Slavery

The University of Southern California’s (USC) Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work will no longer use the word “field” in its curriculum, as it may have racist “connotations” related to slavery. The word “may have connotations for descendants of slavery and immigrant workers that are not benign,” according to a letter from the department on Jan. 9….


Leader of College Cheating Scandal Gets 3.5 Years in Federal Prison

LOS ANGELES—A former Newport Beach college admissions consultant who orchestrated a $25 million nationwide bribery scheme to get children of wealthy parents into USC, UCLA, and other top colleges was sentenced Wednesday to 3.5 years behind bars for his role as mastermind of the “Varsity Blues” scandal that ensnared coaches, business executives, and Hollywood celebrities….


USC Security Guard Killed at Student Housing Complex

LOS ANGELES —A man suspected of fatally shooting a security guard at an upscale off-campus student housing complex near the University of Southern California (USC) is in police custody Dec. 28. The shooting was reported just before 12:47 a.m. at 23rd and Flower streets approximately half a mile from USC. Upon their arrival, Los Angeles…


Security Guard Killed at USC Student Housing Complex

LOS ANGELES—A security guard was fatally shot early Dec. 28 at a private student housing complex near the University of Southern California (USC), and a suspect was taken into custody. The shooting was reported just before 12:47 a.m. at the Lorenzo complex at 23rd and Flower streets, about a half-mile from the main USC campus….


3,400 USC Academic Workers File Petition to Unionize

About 3,400 graduate student workers at the University of Southern California (USC) filed a petition to form a union with the National Labor Relations Board. The Graduate Student Workers Organizing Committee said in a Dec. 14 statement they are unionizing because they hope to negotiate higher pay and improve working conditions in the future. “Graduate…


No. 4 USC Falls to Utah in Pac-12 , Damaging Playoff Hopes

LAS VEGAS—No. 12 Utah pounded a limping, bloodied Caleb Williams and roared past No. 4 Southern California 47-24 on Friday night to win the Pac-12 Championship and put USC’s College Football Playoff hopes in doubt. The loss by the Trojans (11-2) could open the way for Ohio State (11-1) to take their spot in the…


UC Regents Delay Decision on Intervening in UCLA Move to Big Ten Conference

LOS ANGELES—The University of California Board of Regents Nov. 17 delayed a decision on whether it might try to halt UCLA’s planned jump to the Big Ten athletic conference, but the university’s chancellor defended the move, saying he believes it will benefit athletes and the school. Speaking to the regents at the board’s meeting in…