Entries by Matt Lemas

USC professor killed on campus has been identified

The USC faculty member fatally stabbed Friday has been identified by the University as Bosco Tjan, a professor of psychology. In a letter sent out to the campus community, USC President C. L. Max Nikias mourned Tjans’ loss while also commending the quick response of the Department of Public Safety and the on-scene university counselors. The […]

Doheny Library evacuated after students sprayed with fire extinguisher

A man wielding a fire extinguisher sprayed students and damaged property in Doheny Library Friday evening before being taken into custody by police. The event is not related to a fatal stabbing on campus only an hour and a half prior. According to the LAPD dispatch, officers responded to reports of a man moving through […]

USC professor stabbed and killed on campus by student

A USC psychology professor was fatally stabbed on campus by a student Friday evening and the suspect has been taken into custody, authorities said. The Department of Public Safety  responded at 4:35 pm on the 3600 block of McClintock Avenue to a call of the stabbing. The suspect was described as male, white with lacerations to his palms.  The […]

Doheny library evacuated after suspect flees inside

A suspect fled from police after engaging in lewd behavior in Doheny Memorial Library Saturday afternoon, prompting the building’s evacuation and a two hour attempt to apprehend the suspect inside. Police reported around 3:35 p.m, a female called on an emergency line saying someone had attacked her. The victim was reportedly a Japanese international student. […]

USC student found dead in fraternity house

A USC student was found dead at approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday at the Gamma Epsilon Omega fraternity house, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Though the individual’s name will not be released until the next of kin have been notified, LAPD said that he is believed to have been a member of the […]

Annenberg hosts talk on role of journalism in presidential election

Students, faculty and staff discussed the next steps facing America following the results of the presidential election at a public forum Tuesday afternoon in Wallis Annenberg Hall. “The 2016 Presidential Election: Where Do We Go From Here?” was hosted by the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and was moderated by Dean Ernest J. Wilson […]

Local high school and middle school students protest Trump victory on campus

Several hundred middle and high schoolers from the 32nd Street School gathered on campus Thursday afternoon to protest Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. They were joined by USC students and faculty as they marched down Trousdale, eventually gathering near Tommy Trojan and chanting “Not our president” and “Si, se puede,” or“yes, we can” […]

Visiting professor highlights work of Romani artist

When Michaela Grobbel asked a room of people in Taper Hall to describe what they noticed about a portrait of Ceija Stojka, people immediately began to point out that she had numbers on her arms. Those numbers were tattooed onto her after she first arrived in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. Stojka […]

Panelists discuss transgender visibility in todays’ entertainment industry

Throughout most of her acting career, Trace Lysette never told anyone she was transgender. Her acting coach encouraged her to keep it a secret, but when she heard about Laverne Cox landing a role in Orange is the New Black, she realized it was possible to be open with her gender identity while still doing […]

Woman found guilty in death of USC student

An 18-year-old woman was found guilty Thursday of the murder of USC graduate student Xinran Ji, who was killed during an attempted robbery off campus in 2014. Jurors convicted Alejandra Guerrero on all counts for charges of first-degree murder, second-degree attempted robbery and assault with a deadly weapon in Ji’s case. She was also found […]