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California Couple Give USC $200 Million

Ousting "Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas as the college's top donor, Dana and David Dornsife have donated $200 million to the University of Southern California. Lucas, who attended USC's School of Cinematic Arts, gave $175 million in 2006. To honor the couple's commitment, the Los Angeles-based university is renaming...

USC Hospital Halts Transplants After Patient Gets Wrong Kidney

The University of Southern California University Hospital has temporarily shut down its kidney transplant program after a patient in need of a transplant accidentally received a kidney designated for someone else. The Los Angeles Times reports that the private Los Angeles hospital voluntarily halted transplants on Jan. 29...

Auburn Tree Poisoning and 5 Other Pranks Born of College Rivalries

College rivalries are the stuff of legend, but some Southern football fans may have taken things too far with a recent prank. A University of Alabama fan stands accused of poisoning -- yes, poisoning -- 130-year-old trees at Toomer's Corner, a famous intersection where the Auburn University campus meets the town. A man...

Reggie Bush Forfeits 2005 Heisman Trophy

Reggie Bush won the Heisman Trophy in December of 2005. Just a few months less than five years later, he's released a statement that he will forfeit the trophy.