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BREAKING: Viterbi student dies in Hawaii


Haibo Zhang, a graduate student in the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, died Monday in a drowning accident, according to a memorandum sent Wednesday by the Office of Graduate and Professional Programs at the Viterbi School of Engineering. Zhang, 24, was on vacation in Hawaii when the incident occurred. Kelly Goulis, senior associate […]

Breaking: Two graduate students killed west of USC campus


Two graduate students were fatally shot early Wednesday morning in a car in front of a residence on Raymond Avenue near 27th Street, according to Dept. of Public Safety Capt. David Carlisle. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to the scene, where one female, 23-year-old Ying Wu, and one male victim, 23-year-old Ming Qu, were transported […]

Overheated boiler triggers alarm at PED


Firefighters responded to an alarm Wednesday afternoon at the Physical Education Building (PED) after a boiler motor overheated. According to DPS Capt. David Carlisle, the boiler overheated and began to smoke, which automatically triggered an alarm. Firefighters responded to the scene, as per protocol. DPS officials were also at PED, helping clear the area of […]