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« Last post by Ptarmigan on Today at 09:31:05 PM »USC cancels ‘main stage’ graduation ceremony as campus becomes overrun by anti-Israel protests
https://nypost.com/2024/04/25/us-news/usc-cancels-main-stage-commencement-amid-anti-israel-protests/
No commencement at USC.
https://nypost.com/2024/04/25/us-news/usc-cancels-main-stage-commencement-amid-anti-israel-protests/
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The University of Southern California on Thursday scrapped its “main stage” graduation ceremony as the campus has been overrun with anti-Israel protests that have led to the arrests of nearly 100 students.
The university blamed new safety measures put in place this year for the cancellation of the 65,000-person ceremony at Alumni Park on May 10.
In a message to the school community, USC said that because of new measures it would take too long to process the large number of guests.
“We understand that this is disappointing; however, we are adding many new activities and celebrations to make this commencement academically meaningful, memorable, and uniquely USC, including places to gather with family, friends, faculty, and staff, the celebratory releasing of the doves, and performances by the Trojan Marching Band,” school leaders said in the announcement.
The elite California school has been embroiled in pomp-and-circumstance controversy since it called off a speech by valedictorian Asna Tabassum earlier this month, pointing to “security” concerns after she was accused of promoting “anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist rhetoric” over social media.
No commencement at USC.