Nine University of Southern California students have died since the start of the semester — an unusually high number that moved officials to send two letters addressing students' concerns in four days
Nine USC students have died since the start of the semester -- an unusually high number that moved officials to send two letters addressing students' concerns in four days, including the latest on Tuesday.Four are believed to have died of overdoses of drugs and/or alcohol, USC public safety Assistant Chief David Carlisle told CNN. 9 Univ. of Southern California students have died this semester.
Three of the nine deaths are believed to have been by suicide, school officials have said. One of the nine students died after being hit by two cars while walking on a freeway in August, officials said.The university says it typically sees between four and 15 student deaths per year in its community of about 47,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Three USC students have died since FridayThree of the students died in a four-day period starting Friday.
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