USC hosts graduation celebration at LA Coliseum after canceling main commencement

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In lieu of its traditional main stage commencement ceremony, USC hosted a party of sorts for graduates at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Shayla GirardinIn lieu of its traditional main stage commencement ceremony, which was canceled amid campus pro-Palestine protests and an attempted encampment that led to 93 arrests,The "Trojan Family Graduate Celebration" included "drone shows, fireworks, surprise performances, the Trojan Marching Band, and a special gift just for the Class of 2024.

That decision, however, prompted an uproar of its own, with groups such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations calling it an act of cowardice aimed at silencing a pro-Palestinian viewpoint. The protest and mass arrests led to stepped-up security and limits on who could enter the campus. The next day, the university announced it was canceling the main stage commencement ceremony altogether.

 

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