Letter: Pro-Palestinian speech crackdown is shameful
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Shame on Columbia University and its cowardly president for ordering the arrest of 100 students who were peacefully demonstrating for the rights of Palestinians. Thumbs down also to USC administrators for canceling the valedictorian speech of a highly qualified Palestinian student, allegedly due to unspecified concerns for safety. These are despicable attacks on academic freedom and the rights of students to express and exchange ideas.

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