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USC Has A Far Bigger Problem Than Football

USC sent out this message at 11:35 p.m. last night:

Dear USC Community, 

We are writing tonight because we have had a number of student deaths over the past several weeks. These student losses are devastating and heartbreaking for all of us. 

People are searching for answers and information as we attempt to make sense of these terrible losses.

There is a great deal of speculation about the causes of these deaths and most are being attributed to suicide. This is not correct. These tragic losses have resulted from a number of different causes. In some cases the cause of death is still undetermined, and in others the loved ones do not want details disclosed.

Nothing is more important than your wellbeing and we urge anyone who needs assistance tonight or this weekend to reach out to our counselors, public safety officers or staff. If you are in need of immediate help, please let us know by calling our 24/7 number at 213-740-WELL (213-740-9355). For those who are concerned about the wellbeing of others, please let us know through Trojans Care for Trojans so we may reach out directly with support and intervention.

For students seeking academic support, please reach out to your academic advisors and individual faculty members to discuss specific concerns and options.

Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the families and friends of those we have lost.

We will continue to work tirelessly to address these losses and do all that we can to improve wellness for our students and our entire community. 

Sincerely, 

Carol Folt

President 

Winston B. Crisp

Vice President for Student Affairs 

Varun Soni

Vice Provost for Campus Wellness & Crisis Intervention Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life 

Sarah Van Orman

Assoc. Vice Provost for Student Health Chief Health Officer, USC Student Health

  • I’ve been told there were two more student deaths this week. People on campus tell me there have been 7-10 deaths since August. It’s a real crisis.

12 thoughts on “USC Has A Far Bigger Problem Than Football”

  2. Wow just wow. There is a place for every Trojan in the world. Keep yourself well Trojans. Suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary problem. There is nothing in the school worth ending your life. Fight on!

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  5. I can understand the concern. Last year we didn’t have any teen suicides but there were 4 in 2016. We only have 4 high schools in the city and have one of the highest suicide rates in CO. Something needs to be done to alleviate the despair.

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  6. Suicide is associated with homeless minds and meaninglessness (called anomie – without norms and a home where one belongs). The last place one is likely to find meaningfulness and homefulness is a modern, leftist university (the church of meaninglessness and alienation). Is it a coincidence that universities (and military units) are plagued with a contagion of suicides? No. Because both institutions are designed to break down one’s ties to family, church, religion, clubs to change their identities into social justice warriors or actual combat soldiers for wars. Higher education and the military are meant to break down a person’s sense of prior belonging and reprogram and brainwash one into something else. Those who are geographically far removed from families or who have non-supportive families are the most vulnerable. Therapists and counselors won’t be of much help because their professions are oriented to breaking ties with families (individuation) only further. Therapists are part of the brainwashers masquerading with compassion and prescribing drugs. College athletes have lower suicide rates than the general population but of college athletes, male, black, football players had relatively higher rates than female athletes.

    The highest cause of death of student athletes is accidents (50%), strokes (17%), homicide (8%), cancer 7.1%, suicide 7%, miscellaneous 11%. Head injuries were 0.6% and drug overdose 2.1%. “Suicide in NCAA Athletes: A 9-year Analysis”, Sports Heath, Sept. 2015. While suicide is preventable and tragic, it would be better to focus on accident and heart attack prevention and cancer awareness.

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    2. I’m working on a paper and would love to use your data.
      Let me guess, you went to a private catholic high school and then SoCal?
      Am I right?

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  7. I would add that leftist universities also intentionally break down any ties to fraternities and sororities that can be mediating support groups to students. So what do universities expect when they put student social networks out of business? How cruel.

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