USC parent sentenced for Operation Varsity Blues


A USC parent who attempted to pay $300,000 to secure his daughter’s admission to the University was sentenced to five months in prison and 500 hours of community service and ordered to pay a fine of $100,000 in federal court Friday.  Former businessman and Napa Valley winemaker Agustin Huneeus Jr.’s hearing marked the second sentencing […]

Letter to the Editor: School of International Relations merges with Dept. of Political Science


Your Sept. 17 article on the merging of the School of International Relations with the Department of Political Science describes “strong support of the majority of the faculty” and hopes for “more resources” for students.  In fact, SIR faculty was not strongly supportive of the merger. Many had serious reservations given SIR’s tradition of rich […]