日前在南加州大学就读的中国学生遭枪击遇害的消息让已经在美国读书和准备赴美的中国留学生大为震惊。南加州大学针对事件迅速做出反应。以下是南加州大学President致学生的一封信，已经录取的学生应该都会收到。

April 13, 2012

Dear XXX,

By now you may have heard about the tragedy at our university. On April 11, two USC graduate students were shot and killed while sitting in their car in a neighborhood west of the university. As both USC president and as a recent USC parent, I am deeply saddened and outraged. As the families mourn the loss of their loved ones, we, too, mourn the loss of valued members of our own Trojan Family.

We are especially shocked because crimes of this nature against members of our campus community are extremely rare. Over the past several years, USC has devoted significant resources to maintaining a safe environment for students. We have increased our security presence, adding security cameras, uniformed officers and security ambassadors on campus and throughout the residential areas surrounding the university. All on-campus residence halls have secured access. Sorority and fraternity houses, and other off-campus housing, are part of our routine patrol area. As a result, we have succeeded in significantly improving safety in our surrounding community and our crime rate remains low compared to other areas of Los Angeles and in comparison to peer universities.

One of USC's strong attributes is that we exist in a dynamic urban environment. And we are very proud of our engagement with our neighbors and our surrounding community. The USC Department of Public Safety is working closely with the Los Angeles Police Department and the community to solve this senseless crime. As we are reminded that we all need to remain vigilant about safety and security, we will continue to care for each other and the community.

We already consider you a part of our Trojan Family. For this reason I wanted to reach out to you directly to let you know that there is nothing more important to me than the well-being and safety of our students. I hope that you will join our diverse, vibrant community of scholars and athletes, leaders and innovators. The opportunities that await you at USC—from an array of majors and minors to one-on-one research experiences with professors, from the excitement of Visions and Voices programming to the conversations you will have with students from around the world—will provide you an unparalleled university experience. And I look forward to personally welcoming you in the fall.

Sincerely,

C. L. Max Nikias

President