Gaza Protests Los Angeles: LA college cancels graduation ceremony amid protests
An LA college has cancelled its main graduation ceremony, citing safety measures amid spreading protests across US colleges over the war in Gaza.
The University of Southern California (USC) was due to have its main ceremony on 10 May.
In recent weeks, protesting has swept US college campuses, with students being arrested.
28 were arrested at Atlanta’s Emory University on Thursday after refusing to leave.
In NYC, Colombia University issued a Thursday night deadline for the end of its campus’s encampment.
In a statement, USC said it would “not be able to host the main stage ceremony that traditionally brings 65,000 students, families and friends” to its campus.
On Wednesday, police arrested at least 93 people at the campus for trespassing, and ordered the dismantling of an encampment.
USC announced earlier this month that Muslim student Asna Tabassum would no longer be permitted to deliver a speech as valedictorian due to unspecified security threats.
