Good morning. It’s Tuesday, and I appreciated this handy shortcut to avoid construction near KAP. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.

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The Education Department launched antisemitism investigations at five universities including UC Berkeley, Columbia, and Northwestern. A separate probe is targeting East Coast medical schools. It’s unclear how officials selected those schools, or whether they plan to expand the probe — and whether they plan to deport protesters.

Collin Binkley / Associated Press

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When the Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action, experts were sure it’d mean the end of diversity at elite universities. Turns out, that hasn’t been the case. Analysts, befuddled by the trend, suspect colleges may have found effective proxies for race like family income. Others think the schools are simply cheating.

Rose Horowitch / The Atlantic

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State Farm, California’s largest home insurer, asked regulators to approve a 22% average rate increase — yet another worrying sign as insurers flee the fire-prone state. The company says it has paid out more than $1 billion over 8,700 claims from the LA fires, and expects to pay far more.

Soumya Karlamangla / The New York Times

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California lawmakers approved a $50 million fund to fight Donald Trump’s agenda in court. The legislators are walking a fine line. State Democrats have described Trump as “out of control,” while acknowledging a desire to work cooperatively with the president — and that some voters may be wary of the state’s uber-liberal image.

Taryn Luna / Los Angeles Times

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Several updates in USC’s student government election: One presidential candidate earned a baffling endorsement from NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swan — which, according to a knowledgable source, was real (and not a Cameo). A Senate candidate dropped a new “Blowin’ Up Bureaucracy” poster. And the beer guy lamented the end of “Jerk it January.”

Tomoki Chien / Morning, Trojan