Re: California valedictorian will no longer give graduation speech over 'alarming' discussion
"max headroom" <[email protected]>
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In news:[email protected], Lee <[email protected]> typed: > NoBody wrote: >> On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:23:36 -0000 (UTC), useapen >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> The University of Southern California said its valedictorian will >>> no longer deliver a graduation speech this year, citing >>> "substantial risks relating to security" over social media chatter >>> surrounding the Israel- Hamas conflict. >>> The Los Angeles school revealed that Asna Tabassum, a fourth-year >>> student from Chino Hills, California, was selected as the >>> valedictorian and would give a speech alongside two salutatorians. >>> In a news release Monday, the university said she would no longer >>> speak at the ceremony after the discussion about her selection took >>> on "an alarming tenor." >>> The move comes after some students, alumni and others complained to >>> the university about Tabassum's social media, which includes an >>> Instagram bio that links to a pro-Palestine website. >>> https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/04/15/usc-cancels >>> - valedictorian-graduation-speech-israel-hamas/73336731007/ >> Nothing like silencing free speech. > "Silencing free speecch", indeed. > Trump ... > Trump ... 'Nuff said.