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Morning, Trojan.

Seven stories for today, Sept. 29

📍 On campus

1. USC’s first Black majorette team has run into national controversy. Some have accused the Cardinal Divas — who made their debut at the football game versus Fresno State — of appropriating HBCU culture at a “predominantly white institution.” The squad made an appearance on the “Jennifer Hudson Show” Tuesday. (Lyla Bhalla-Ladd / Annenberg Media)

🌴 In L.A.

2. A 17-year-old and his stepmother were arrested in connection to the slaying of rapper PnB Rock at a South L.A. restaurant earlier this month. Authorities are still seeking the boy’s father, Freddie Lee Trone. (City News Service)

3. Caltrans will close all lanes of the 101 between White Oak and Balboa from 10 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday. The lanes are closing to make way for the demolition of the Encino Avenue pedestrian bridge. (Marianne Love / Daily News)

4. Coolio, the L.A. rapper famous for his hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” died Wednesday at 59. The cause of death wasn’t immediately reported. (Eduardo Medina and McKenna Oxenden / New York Times)

🌅 California

5. The southern section of the California Interscholastic Federation will vote on making girls flag football a high school sport on Thursday. If approved, the wider federation — which governs high school sports across the state — could make it an official sport as soon as next school year. (Amy Taxin / Associated Press)

6. California will offer state IDs to immigrants in the country illegally by July, 2027. The state has long issued restricted driver’s licenses to those same immigrants, but that’s meant little for those who don’t or can’t drive. (Brittny Mejia and Cindy Carcamo / Los Angeles Times)

7. A shooting at an Oakland high school left six people injured, two with life-threatening injuries. Police said that all the victims were over the age of 18. (Kellen Browning, Shawn Hubler and Eduardo Medina / New York Times)

🏆 The Sports Corner

with Chris Bibona

• Mahanth Chirravuri. Remember the name. The freshman golfer continued to impress with a 6-over 219 performance (20th overall) at the Inverness Intercollegiate in Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday. This week’s tournament was Chirravuri’s second top-20 finish in a row, and first time leading the team in overall scoring.

• The Dodgers set a new single-season franchise record with the team’s 107th regular season win last night. The milestone was actualized with a 1-0 extra innings victory against the San Diego Padres. After the series finale in San Diego tomorrow, the Dodgers will cap off the regular season with an unusual six-game series at home against the Colorado Rockies. As it stands Thursday, Los Angeles first baseman Freddie Freeman is in line to win the MLB batting title, and left handed pitcher Julio Urias has all but clinched the National League ERA title.

⭐️ A bonus from The Sack

• Trump Picks Shakira as Running Mate in 2024 Presidential Campaign. One-term president and infinite-term tax evader Donald Trump has selected pop singer Shakira to be his running mate in the 2024 election. (Audrey Serrano / The Sack of Troy)

🚨 In case you missed it

• The Undergraduate Student Government is offering a free shuttle from USC to LAX over the fall recess. The estimated travel time is 30 minutes. (Undergraduate Student Government)

• UCLA made its largest land acquisition in history, purchasing 35 acres from the now-defunct Marymount California University in an effort to ease its housing crisis and make room for future expansion. (Tyler Shaun Evains and Lisa Jacobs / Daily Breeze)

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Morning, Trojan is curated and edited by Tomoki Chien. Chris Bibona writes The Sports Corner. Questions, concerns or feedback? You can reach me by replying to this email.

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