Re: California valedictorian will no longer give graduation speech over 'alarming' discussion
Josh Rosenbluth <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | alt.education,alt.activism,talk.politics.guns,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,talk.politics.misc,alt.los-angeles |
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| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
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On 4/17/2024 3:59 PM, Just Wondering wrote: > On 4/17/2024 10:23 AM, Max Boot wrote: >> On 4/17/2024 4:20 AM, 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. >> >> This is speech that you want to be suppressed. The valedictorian is >> pro-Palestine, and you, with your knee-jerk pro-Israel stance, want >> people with her views to be prevented from speaking. >> > Time and place. She can say whatever she wants, just not during > the graduation ceremony. Time, manner and place restrictions must be content neutral. You can prohibit speaking at graduation, but not speaking only on a particular subject.