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          "alt": "Screenshot of the article that reads: \"While USC remains financially stable, we are operating with a structural deficit, meaning our normal operating expenses exceed our typical revenues,” the Office of the Provost wrote in an email.\n\nThe office presented an exhaustive list of costs that had led to this “structural deficit,” such as “inflation,” “financial aid growth” and “the rising cost of college athletics.” Apart from “investment in compensation” and “investment in critical infrastructure,” USC indicated that the costs were strictly out of the university’s control. Costs were “external,” not active decisions made by the university.\n\nHowever, it is clear months later that USC has been actively deepening its operating deficit despite being aware of the structural issues that would be caused. Namely, USC continues to grow its debt beyond $3.2 billion and has been expanding its managerial staff at extraordinary rates.",
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