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USC Student Union Evacuated Over Bomb Threat Deemed a Hoax

USC public safety declared the threat false with an all-clear by 3 p.m.

LOS ANGELES, CA  – OCTOBER 17, 2025 — The Tommy Trojan statue at USC on October 17, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The USC Department of Public Safety issued an alert around 2:30 p.m. instructing people to avoid the Student Union.
  • Campus police and the Los Angeles Police Department responded and secured the area as news helicopters observed officers keeping students back.
  • Authorities completed their assessment within roughly 30 minutes and reopened the building after determining there was no device.
  • Initial reports did not confirm any injuries connected to the evacuation or the threat.
  • The incident centered on the Student Union at USC’s University Park campus in Los Angeles.