Good morning. It’s Monday, and these are the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.

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USC football was trounced by Oregon on Saturday, ending the team’s chance of making the College Football Playoff. The loss has raised questions about the future of head coach Lincoln Riley. “One wonders how long the deep-pocketed USC people will endure such failed expectations,” wrote columnist Bill Plaschke.

Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times

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Every undergraduate pays a $64 fee that funds the student government’s budget. Soon, that number could rise: A new bill passed by student senators lays the groundwork for the government to ask USC to approve a fee hike.

Staff / Annenberg Media

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Price filmed four of its professors reading positive end-of-semester course evaluations in a heartwarming video series. “I’m so happy to see these comments from my students,” said professor Neeraj Sood.

USC Price

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UCLA wants to ditch the storied Rose Bowl, and instead play its football games at SoFi Stadium. But the Rose Bowl won’t go easily. The New York Times wrote a history of the Pasadena stadium and detailed the drawn-out divorce between two of LA’s most iconic institutions.

Shawn Hubler / The New York Times

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What ever happened to getting to first base? The Atlantic interrogated Gen Z’s seismic shift in dating culture while questioning gloomy headlines about widespread loneliness. “When it comes to sex and relationships, many of the Zoomers I spoke with did agree on one thing: Vulnerability is agonizing,” reporter Molly Langmuir wrote.

Molly Langmuir / The Atlantic