These Los Angeles college students use public transit to save money. See what it’s really like

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Victoria Imo rides the Metro E Line to University of Southern California for part of her commute.(Martin Romero / CalMatters)For many Los Angeles college students, public transit is often the cheapest and sometimes the only way to get to campus as gas and other costs rise. But using buses and tr...

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