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

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Public discontent is growing at the Marshall School of Business after we reported last week that faculty say the school is on a “downward trajectory.” One MBA student told Poets & Quants in a scathing interview that program offerings have noticeably thinned while graduates struggle to land jobs. “There’s a lot of frustration,” the student said.

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Allyson Felix, the legendary sprinter whose name adorns USC’s track, announced that she’s coming out of retirement and gunning for the 2028 Olympics in LA. Felix, 40, is the most decorated track athlete alive and is one of those rare runners to ascend to the level of cultural icon. “Why not?” the USC alum told TIME.

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Pomona College is in turmoil over a recent spate of anti-Black incidents: students shouting racial slurs in dorms, a party where attendees dressed as Black stereotypes, and the vandalism of a lounge used by Black community members. One student told the LA Times that it’s simply “in-your-face racism.”

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Looking for a walkable weekend excursion to escape the USC bubble? Consider trekking a few miles to any number of hip restaurants in West Adams, the nearby neighborhood that’s criminally undervisited by USC students. Micro food influencer Anna Hsu posted a video guide to a West Adams outing.

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If you’re sad the newsletter is shutting down on Friday, join me on May 20 for a virtual event hosted by the USC Alumni Association where we’ll discuss how I built Morning, Trojan and the legacy it’ll leave behind. You can register here. (Separately, the Daily Trojan published a nice feature on us yesterday.)