9 student deaths at USC this semester raise alarm among students and administrators
A series of student deaths at USC this semester has prompted concern and a demand for answers among the campus community.
University officials confirmed this week that nine students died between late August and early November. Not all causes of death have been determined, but officials say three were suicides. In one note to the campus community, USC President Carol Folt and other administrators wrote that “the student losses are devastating and heartbreaking for all of us.”“There is a great deal of speculation about the causes of these deaths and most are being attributed to suicide,” the letter states.
“We know that our students are looking for answers,” said Sarah Van Orman, chief health officer for USC Student Health. “It’s important that if we hear misinformation, we share what we do know.”The first death this semester was reported in late August, two days before classes began. Incoming freshman Matthew Olson, 18, wasThe series of deaths has hit the campus community hard. In a typical school year, Van Orman said the university had experienced four to 15 student deaths.
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