{"id":2230560,"date":"2024-04-25T21:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T01:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usc-cancels-main-commencement-ceremony-after-far-left-extremists-disrupt-campus\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T21:52:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T01:52:42","slug":"usc-cancels-main-commencement-ceremony-after-far-left-extremists-disrupt-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usc-cancels-main-commencement-ceremony-after-far-left-extremists-disrupt-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"USC Cancels Graduation Event Amid Campus Disruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusc-cancels-main-commencement-ceremony-after-far-left-extremists-disrupt-campus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230560&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The University of Southern California canceled its main commencement ceremony following disruptions\u2063 by far-Left \u200bextremists\u200b amid anti-Semitic\u200c protests on campus. The\u200b valedictorian&#8217;s speech, by Asna Tabassum, \u200dwas revoked due \u200cto concerns about her promotion \u2062of\u200d anti-Semitism on social media. \u2062The decision \u200dsparked outrage and debate\u200b on the issue. The main commencement ceremony at the University of Southern California was canceled due\u200d to disruptions \u2064caused by far-Left extremists during anti-Semitic protests on \u2063campus. Asna Tabassum&#8217;s valedictorian speech was \u200brevoked over concerns\u200c about\u2063 her promotion of anti-Semitism on social media, leading to widespread outrage and debate surrounding the decision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/university-of-southern-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Southern California<\/a> announced on Thursday that it was canceling its main commencement ceremony that attracts tens of thousands of guests after far-Left extremists were violent on campus this week during anti-Semitic protests.<\/p>\n<p>The school canceled the student valedictorian\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornell-rejects-push-for-trigger-warnings-in-classrooms\/\" title=\"Cornell Rejects Push for Trigger Warnings in Classrooms\">planned commencement speech<\/a> last week after the Muslim student, Asna Tabassum,\u00a0was\u00a0 by multiple organizations of openly trafficking in anti-Semitism on social media where a link she promoted featured\u00a0 that called for the \u201ccomplete abolishment\u201d of Israel, among other things.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Breaking \u2013 USC valedictorian Asna Tabassum will NOT be allowed to speak during commencement after outrage ensued following her authoring an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-am-a-racist-red-sox-release-minor-leaguer-brett-netzer-for-hate-tweets\/\" title=\"'I am a Racist': Red Sox Release Minor Leaguer Brett Netzer for Hate Tweets\">antisemitic social media post<\/a> on her Instagram account.<\/p>\n<p>h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JWheelertv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JWheelertv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VhilgFpFYp\">pic.twitter.com\/VhilgFpFYp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StopAntisemites\/status\/1780013324731605170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOver the past several days, discussion relating to the selection of our valedictorian has taken on an alarming tenor,\u201d said Provost Andrew Guzman. \u201cThe intensity of feelings, fueled by both social media and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, has grown to include many voices outside of USC and has escalated to the point of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usc-cuts-all-commencement-speakers-on-heels-of-canceling-pro-palestinian-valedictorians-speech\/\" title=\"USC cancels all commencement speakers after pro-Palestinian valedictorian's speech is axed\">creating substantial risks relating<\/a> to security and disruption at commencement. We cannot ignore the fact that similar risks have led to harassment and even violence at other campuses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police have arrested scores of students at subsequent anti-Semitic protests at the school this week after the events turned violent.<\/p>\n<p>The school said that it was \u201cimplementing additional security measures\u201d to keep commencement activities safe on campus, including directing everyone who is attending to enter limited \u201cspecific points of entry\u201d where all people and bags will be screened and a \u201cclear bag policy\u201d will be enforced.<\/p>\n<p>The school\u2019s announcement on the commencement ceremony said that because of the increased security and amount of time needed to screen everyone entering, \u201cwe will not be able to host the main stage ceremony that traditionally brings 65,000 students, families, and friends to our campus all at the same time and during a short window from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe 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,\u201d the school added.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Southern California canceled its main commencement due to campus disruptions by far-Left extremists. The decision followed violent incidents during anti-Semitic protests. 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