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Student Affairs, USG implement new bike lanes


As students flock to the University Park Campus for classes this fall, they will find new, portable bike lanes flanking Trousdale Parkway. A joint project by the Office of Student Affairs and the Undergraduate Student Government, the bike lanes, marked with “bike sharrows,” enable students to bike up and down Trousdale without interfering with pedestrian […]

DPS detains suspect connected with McKay Center burglary


The Dept. of Public Safety apprehended a suspect Wednesday afternoon in connection with last week’s theft of laptops and smartphones from offices in the John McKay Center, a newly constructed $70 million, 110,000-square-foot athletic facility west of Heritage Hall, DPS Captain David Carlisle told the Daily Trojan on Thursday. Malachi Whalen, a 22-year-old from Long […]

Parents of shooting victims file suit against USC


USC will move to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of two international graduate students who were fatally shot off campus last month, according to a statement released on behalf of the university. The 15-page suit filed Wednesday states that the university makes false assertions about safety Ming Qu and Ying Wu, […]

LAPD, DPS officers to be added to USC area


Numerous measures will be added to secure public safety in and around the university, including additional Los Angeles Police Department officers, technology and education. At a press conference in Town & Gown on Thursday, President C.L. Max Nikias, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa addressed safety of students and southwest Los […]