Good morning. It’s Tuesday, and this is the 300th edition of Morning, Trojan. Not too shabby. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles and California stories you need to know for today.

1.

Cookies, a weed brand, is now an official partner of USC Athletics. The brand will apparently only promote its CBD products at USC sporting events — as opposed to its coconut horchata-infused pre-rolls and $400 luxury hookahs. It’s a pleasure, as always, to follow USC’s remarkable strides in academia.

Ben Stevens / Business of Cannabis

2.

Dozens of USC students were suspended, arrested, and at times roughed up by cops in last semester’s pro-Palestinian protests. But the worst punishment of all: Writing a four-page, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman essay expressing contrition for violating the student handbook.

Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times

3.

Wildfires are on a rampage across Southern California. In San Bernardino, the Line fire has grown to 26,000 acres and rising as crews work to tame the nuclear blaze. In Orange County, the Airport fire exploded Monday afternoon, and the Bridge fire in LA County left residents and tourists fleeing the Angeles National Forest.

Soumya Karlamangla / The New York Times

4.

A California woman won a $5.6 million settlement after, when visiting her husband in prison, she was subject to an illegal cavity search, X-ray, and pregnancy test, then forced to squat naked over a mirror and ridiculed by guards — only to be denied the right to see her husband.

Terry Castleman / Los Angeles Times

5.

Scientists discovered a 9-million-year-old fossil bed underneath a San Pedro high school that was unearthed during construction. The “exceptional” find includes megalodon shark teeth, bones from ancient whales, and dolphin poop “balls” that scientists can use to analyze the animals’ prehistoric diet.

Donna Littlejohn / Daily Breeze