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Morning, Trojan

Seven stories with Tomoki Chien.

📍 On campus

1. Scores of students marched on campus in solidarity with Mahsa Amini, who died in custody of Iran’s morality police after failing to properly wear her hijab — and whose death has sparked nationwide protests in Iran. Iranian government officials say Amini died from a medical issue, but witnesses say she was beaten. (Sparsh Sharma and Hank Yang / Daily Trojan)

🌴 In L.A.

2. A leaked audio recording that showed L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez making openly racist remarks and deriding her colleagues caused a firestorm over the weekend. Three council members have called on Martinez to resign after the Los Angeles Times reported on the tape, which was recorded nearly a year ago. (David Zahniser, Julia Wick, Benjamin Oreskes, Dakota Smith and Gustavo Arellano / Los Angeles Times)

3. A 17-year-old from Woodland Hills died from a fentanyl overdose, adding to a string of recent L.A. teen overdoses. Cade Kitchen attended El Camino Real Charter High School, which isn’t a part of L.A. Unified. (Tarek Fattal / Los Angeles Daily News)

4. Harvey Weinstein’s second sex crimes trial starts Monday in L.A. Weinstein, the former movie mogul, still has 21 years to serve in prison after his 2020 conviction in New York. (Brooks Barnes and Jonah E. Bromwich / The New York Times)

🌅 California

5. Southern California authorities busted nearly 90 people party to a criminal scheme that stole $5 million in fraudulently cashed checks from hundreds of victims in California, Nevada and Arizona. The scheme began four years ago, and involved “old-school” methods to engage in identity theft and check fraud on a massive scale. (Paige Austin / Patch)

6. Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to call a special legislative session on rebates to offset high gas prices funded by new taxes on oil industry profits. The session will be on Dec. 5, the first meeting of the newly elected Legislature. (Alexei Koseff / CalMatters)

7. An exodus of the wealthiest San Franciscans between 2019 and 2021 led the city to the biggest drop in median household income among the nation’s most populated regions. Many blame remote work for the shift. (Roland Li and Susie Neilson / San Francisco Chronicle)

🏆 The Sports Corner

with Chris Bibona

(Photo by Tomoki Chien / Daily Trojan)

• The Women of Troy had a successful weekend to say the least. Starting in tennis, the duo of sophomore Grace Piper and graduate student Nathalie Rodilosso defeated LMU tandem junior Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik and Isabella Tcherkes-Zade in the Women of Troy Invitational tournament on Sunday. The day prior, the program won seven matches, including singles wins from Piper, sophomore McKenna Koenig and sophomore Sloane Morra.

• On the pitch, women’s soccer put away Arizona State 2-1 Sunday afternoon. Both goals came from senior midfielder Croix Bethune in the first half — just six minutes apart from each other. The No. 8 Women of Troy continue to prove time and time again that they can hang with the best of the best in college soccer. The 8-2-1 squad will have just under a month to gain enough momentum before facing No. 1 ranked UCLA to end the regular season. Until then, a formidable 8-3-3 Berkeley team awaits the squad next Friday.

• In volleyball, senior outside hitter Skylar Fields scorched the Sun Devils with a career-high 27 kills yesterday, en route to a 3-1 victory over ASU. The University of Texas, Austin transfer has had her name called upon plenty this season, quantified by 715 attempts (second on the team is freshman Jordan Wilson, with 383). In addition to her scoring clinic, Fields contributed on defense with 12 digs and a solo block. It’s Pac-12 opponents from here on out for the Women of Troy, the next up being University of Oregon (10-4, 4-2) on Friday at the Galen Center.

(Photo by Tomoki Chien / Annenberg Media)

• The Trojan offense was able to overwhelm Washington State on Saturday, erasing a short-lived deficit and earning the football program’s sixth win in a row, 30-14. Lincoln Riley has gone to the well more frequently, giving redshirt senior Travis Dye important carries during the win streak. The Norco product has at least 100 rushing yards and a touchdown in four of his past five games. Something to monitor before USC faces No. 20 Utah next weekend: Caleb Williams and his inconsistent play of late. The Trojans signal caller posted his second sub-70 quarterback rating game in the past three games. Last season, Williams only had two performances of that nature in eight full games played at the University of Oklahoma (vs. No. 13 Baylor and No. 7 Oklahoma State).

• In perhaps the most dominant fashion of any USC team this weekend, men’s water polo routed San Jose State 18-7 on Saturday. Eleven different Trojans scored on offense, and defense was just as apparent, holding the Spartans to 23% shooting. USC is gearing up for an away game at Berkeley on Saturday. The Collegiate Water Polo Association recently ranked Cal No. 2 and USC No. 5 in its latest poll; next week’s game will certainly cause a major shift in those positions.

⭐️ A bonus

• Check out this cheeky headline written by my boss Christina Chkarboul at the Daily Trojan on family weekend festivities.

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