The final, official, USC frat rankings
Tomo Chien
January 28, 2026
Good morning. It’s Wednesday, and these are the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.
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Sidechat, the anonymous social media platform that dominates university discourse, is routinely flooded with contentious rankings of USC’s frats and sororities. I’m sick of it. To put the issue to rest, I scraped the more than 140,000 posts from USC Sidechat and used AI-aided data analysis to calculate definitive Greek life rankings at the link below.
2.
USC said it is hiding classroom locations on its public Schedule of Classes, citing “safety and security.” It’s unclear what prompted the change. The school last week issued a safety advisory after an employee in the school’s administration building received a threat that was later deemed a hoax.
3.
A judge ruled that former football star Reggie Bush can proceed with his lawsuit against USC, which he says owes him back pay for use of his name, image, and likeness. USC tried to dodge the suit by arguing that the statute of limitations expired — but Bush’s attorneys identified several recent times that the school used his image.
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In other college news: Yale University said families who make under $200,000 annually can attend the school tuition-free. It is the latest selective institution to offer generous need-based aid amid mounting criticism of the ballooning cost of college. At USC, the tuition-free income level is $80,000.
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If there was any question over just how Trumpy the new California Post would be … we now know the answer: very. The White House fed the righty tabloid an exclusive scoop yesterday about an executive order meant to override local permitting rules and fast track Palisades fire recovery. California officials blasted the move.
