former student

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A former student at the university has been arrested and is in custody, according to police.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Sildak identified the attacker as a former student at the school, born in 2007.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

He becomes the host to a former student named Sabiha, who has fled her home because she is suspected—wrongly, she claims—of killing her husband in a fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

One former student, Andrea Corona, 39, said her time at Trade-Tech helped her land a job as a technician at Volkswagen of Downtown L.A. — a role she’d held for about a decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Rosh, identifying herself as a former student of Lott’s, praised her teacher’s intellect, his evenhandedness, his charisma.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt