OAN’s Sophia Flores
5:58 PM – Thursday, April 25, 2024
The University of Southern California (USC) has announced that it will no longer be holding a commencement ceremony for this year’s graduating class, due to safety concerns.
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On Thursday, the Los Angeles-based university announced the cancellation of the May 10th main-stage ceremony. In previous years, the celebration typically draws around 65,000 attendees.
This year, film director Jon M. Chu was set to give the now-cancelled keynote speech.
The main commencement was reportedly cancelled due to safety concerns stemming from the pro-Hamas demonstration, which resulted in 93 arrests that occurred…
