Good morning. It’s Friday, and this is the very last edition of Morning, Trojan. And so, for the final time: Here are the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.

Stay tuned for a farewell email later today.

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The closely watched union election has set off a desperate information war between USC and union organizers. The university is hectoring faculty with a deeply ironic campaign branded “Don’t Let a Few Decide For All.” Union organizers are distributing their own flyers, while some professors have proven adept at haranguing student journalists who’ve highlighted union-critical viewpoints.

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USC has sought to discourage faculty from voting in favor of the union by arguing that it’d be too large to properly represent everybody. In a new op-ed, union organizers argued that a union “can smartly accommodate our different needs” while giving faculty “the power to make the improvements that we can’t make alone.”

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Students at Viterbi and Dornsife said they struggled to schedule classes for next semester thanks to layoffs that decimated the ranks of academic advisors, the Daily Trojan reported. Several students said they weren’t able to schedule mandatory advisement appointments until after their registration dates.

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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art unveiled a preview of its inaugural exhibits that’ll open to the public on Sept. 22. The LA Times reported that the museum next to USC will host George Lucas’ vast collection of narrative art, which traces “the evolution of human culture.” There will only be one Star Wars exhibit.

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Campus has never felt more dangerous with electric scooters zipping through walkways — at least according to some people interviewed by Annenberg Media. “In the 1950s through the 1980s, it was a pleasure to walk on this beautiful campus … just meditating on an idea or a dilemma,” Professor Joe Saltzman said. “But no more.”