9 USC Students Have Died Since August

“These student losses are devastating and heartbreaking for all of us,” USC President Carol Folt wrote in a letter on Saturday

USC School of Cinematic Arts
The Steven Spielberg building at the unveiling of USC's School of Cinematic Arts in 2009. (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

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At least nine students at the University of Southern California have died since the fall semester began, a USC School of Cinematic Arts spokesperson confirmed to The Wrap on Tuesday. Two students were enrolled in the School of Cinematic Arts, but a coroner has not yet determined the causes of death, the spokesperson said.

While the university says it is still working to confirm the cause of deaths, a university health officer told the Daily Trojan on Monday that three students had died by suicide.

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