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Misty Paig-Tran, associate professor of biological science at Cal State Fullerton, studied four of them.

USC needed a balanced effort to bounce back from its first loss of the season on Sunday against Cal.

“Instead of feeling safe and supported on their own campuses ... many universities, administrators, and law enforcement have failed to offer the necessary support, leaving students feeling threatened, targeted, and isolated,” said Bayanne Kanawati, program manger for the center, which surveyed students at campuses including UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Berkeley and Cal State Fullerton.

Only a handful of colleges in Central and Northern California, including UC Merced and Cal Poly Humboldt, were included.

Alex Alonso, who has worked as a professor in the Cal State university system and recently taught a class about the history of street gangs, was called by the defense.