Good morning. It’s Tuesday, and I’m stoked for the Ellendale beer mile. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.

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A frat that once encouraged pledges to fight each other for spectator sport and engage in the “Great American Challenge” of downing a 30-pack plus weed and pizza just returned from a six-year suspension. This time around, Theta Xi swears it won’t do “hazing and sexual assault and all that stuff.”

Asiana Guang and Karthik Krishnamurthy / Daily Trojan

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Elsewhere on the Row, Lambda Chi Alpha held a vigil for Soren Dixon, the sophomore who died in a car crash over the Thanksgiving break. In a statement, Dixon’s family described him as a “kind, gentle soul,” and a resident of his hometown said that “everyone is feeling incredibly impacted by this terrible accident.”

Staff / Annenberg Media

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A California-based startup is offering insurance for stolen packages — an unorthodox protection against holiday porch pirates. PorchPals charges $120 a year and will cover up to $2,000 of stolen deliveries over three claims. There’s no deductible.

Imani Moise / The Wall Street Journal

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California Democrats are grappling between taking on Donald Trump and focusing on pocketbook issues — which were widely seen as the party’s weakness in this year’s election. Some passionate legislators want to prepare lawsuits against the White House. Others want to do “real policy work.”

Mackenzie Mays / Los Angeles Times

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Trumpies, once skeptical of electric cars, are going all in on Tesla thanks to Elon Musk’s partisan flip-flop. One dude not only bought a Model Y but invested his family’s entire retirement fund in Tesla stock because he wants to “reward a leader like that.” Elon is surely thankful.

Charlie Wells and Claire Ballentine / Bloomberg