Hearst College
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| Hearst College | |
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| Established | Unknown |
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| School type | Private (fictional) |
| President | Dean Cyrus O'Dell (deceased) |
| Location | Neptune, California, United States |
| Mascot | Rough Riders |
Hearst College is a fictional Southern California college and one of the settings of Veronica Mars. In the universe of this series, the college's name derives from a Hearst family noted for the retailer Hearst-Mart. One of the family's members, Selma Hearst Rose, is a member of the college's Board of Trustees, and is portrayed by Patty Hearst (real-life heiress to the William Randolph Hearst fortune).
Hearst College was first mentioned in "One Angry Veronica" when one of the jurors, who was a Women's Studies Professor, recommended the college to Veronica and told her that Hearst had generous scholarships and grant programs.
In "The Rapes of Graff," Veronica and Wallace went to a "Get to Know Hearst" weekend. While there, Veronica discovered that there was a serial date rapist who shaved girls' heads. She managed to exonerate Troy, but never figured out who the rapist was. One of the deans of the school, Dean Harlow, was introduced in this episode, as well as the fraternity Pi Sigma Sigma.
Veronica attends Hearst as a freshman during the third season, with studies including a class in criminology. During her first semester, as seen in "Spit & Eggs," Veronica is able to solve the mystery behind the string of campus rapes.
[edit] Filming locations
The exterior of Hearst College is actually filmed at several locations in the San Diego, California area, including San Diego State University, University of California, San Diego, University of San Diego and San Diego City College.
[edit] Trivia
- William Randolph Hearst, the fictional college's namesake, was a major American mogul. He earned much of his vast amounts of money from various newspapers. Hearst was also a figure the dealings of America and helped lead a campaign against the invasion of hemp, considered competition of timber from which he made his newspapers.
[edit] References
- Veronica Mars: The Complete First Season, Warner Home Video, 2005, UPC 01256972774.
- Veronica Mars: The Complete Second Season, Warner Home Video, 2006, UPC 012569769175.
| Veronica Mars | ||
| Episode List | Cast | Official Website | ||
| Current Main Characters | Veronica Mars | Logan Echolls | Wallace Fennel | Dick Casablancas Parker Lee | Stosh "Piz" Piznarski | Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie Eli “Weevil” Navarro | Keith Mars |
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| Former Main Characters | Mallory Dent | Duncan Kane | Cassidy Casablancas | Jackie Cook | Don Lamb | |
| Family | Kendall Casablancas | Terrence Cook | Aaron Echolls | Lynn Echolls | Trina Echolls Alicia Fennel | Celeste Kane | Jake Kane | Lilly Kane | Lianne Mars | Charlie Stone |
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| Neptune High | Van Clemmons | Vincent Clemmons | Corny | Gia Goodman | Hannah Griffith Rebecca James | Meg Manning | Madison Sinclair | Felix Toombs | Troy Vandegraff |
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| Hearst College | Tim Foyle | Mercer Hayes | Hank Landry | Cyrus O'Dell | Moe Slater | |
| Residents of Neptune | Leo D'Amato | Liam Fitzpatrick | Woody Goodman | Abel Koontz Cliff McCormack | Mindy O'Dell | Vinnie Van Lowe | Clarence Wiedman |
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| Places | Neptune, California | Neptune Grand | Camelot Motel Neptune High | Hearst College |
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