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Paige Laurie returns her USC diploma

The Paige Sports Arena has been renamed Mizzou Arena (UPI file photo)
The Paige Sports Arena has been renamed Mizzou Arena (UPI file photo)

By AP/KWMU

Columbia, MO – Wal-Mart heiress Paige Laurie has returned her diploma to the University of Southern California.

She was accused last year of paying a roommate $20,000 to do her homework; USC later said in September that she was not a graduate of the university.

The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted to rename the Paige Sports Arena in Columbia after allegations surfaced.

Laurie's parents gave Mizzou $25 million to help pay for the building; that gave them access to the naming rights for the building, which they bestowed on their daughter.

Paige Laurie never attended Mizzou.

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