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Junior Seau's Brain to Be Checked for Damage

Matt Cantor — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:32:05 CDT

Doctors will inspect Junior Seau's brain for any evidence of injury from his football days, following an agreement with his family. Several early deaths among football players have pointed to brain injury, the Los Angeles Times notes. "The family was considering this almost from the beginning, but they didn't want...

2 USC Students Shot Dead Near Campus

Rob Quinn — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:21:43 CDT

Two Chinese graduate students at the University of Southern California were killed near the Los Angeles campus just after midnight yesterday. Ying Wu, 23, was shot in the chest as she sat in a BMW with Minq Qu, who would have turned 24 today. He was shot in the head,...

USC Students Stage Protest Over Sexist Frat Email

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:48:19 CDT

Almost a month after a sexist email surfaced advising "cocksmen" on the rites of pursuing "targets," dozens of USC students stalked out of class and staged a boisterous protest. The email is believed to have been penned by a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, and has gone viral, spawning...

USC Frat Email: Women Are 'Targets,' Not Actual People

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:09:31 CST

A fraternity email from a member of USC's Kappa Sigma chapter details how to be an effective "cocksman" and breach a woman's "pie"—vagina—or "gullet"—mouth and throat. "I will refer to females as 'targets," notes the author in his missive to his frat bros. "They aren't actual people...

Jury Deadlocked Over Guilt of Hamlet

Nick McMaster — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:14:24 CST

A modern-day attempt to resolve a criminal case from way back did not succeed—despite the involvement of a Supreme Court justice. Anthony Kennedy presided over a mock trial of Hamlet at the University of Southern California, reports AP . It was a sort of legal master class—noted Los Angeles...

America's Most Expensive Dorms

Emily Rauhala — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 08:02:38 CST

America's indebted students can expect to pay more for room and board this year. Prices increased 4.6% at public and 3.9% at private colleges, with average costs of $8,535 and $9,700 respectively, finds CampusGrotto . Here are some of the most expensive places to lay your weary...

USC Hit With 2-Year Bowl Ban

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:55:57 CDT

The NCAA threw the book at storied Southern California today with a two-year bowl ban, four years' probation, loss of scholarships and forfeits of an entire year's games for improper benefits to Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush dating to the Trojans' 2004 national championship.The report, following a four-year investigation,...

USC Prof Fights Terror Charge for Backing Kurds

Emily Rauhala — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:51:46 CST

A USC professor and human rights activist heads to the Supreme Court next week to fight terror charges for supporting Turkey's Kurdish minority. Ralph Fertig, 79, is a self-described pacifist who says he counseled local leaders on how to peacefully pursue their cause. Those leaders, however, may have been members...

13-Year-Old Quarterback Accepts USC Offer

Harry Kimball — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:51:02 CST

Unlike many 13-year-olds, David Sills knows exactly where he’ll be in 5 years: playing football for USC. The Delaware quarterback has made a verbal commitment to Lane Kiffin after the coach was wowed by a YouTube video of the phenom and offered him a scholarship. “His skill set is off...