'Let her speak!' USC campus reels after valedictorian's speech is canceled
Los Angeles Times -

When they canceled a graduation speech by a pro-Palestinian valedictorian, USC officials intended to cool down tensions that have roiled the campus throughout the Israel-Hamas war. Instead, the decision by President Carol Folt to revoke a speaking slot for the valedictorian ignited more controversy and catapulted the university further into debates over student activism, free speech, antisemitism and anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate. On Wednesday, a smattering of protesters gathered by the...

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