Re: California valedictorian will no longer give graduation speech over 'alarming' discussion
Bill Pfister <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | alt.education,alt.activism,talk.politics.guns,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh |
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| Organization | Mixmin |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 4/18/2024 5:57 AM, Siri Cruise wrote: > NoBody wrote: >> On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:24:14 +0000, "Lee" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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. >>> >> >> Once again Lying Lee resorts to whattaboutism instead of addressing >> what was put in front of him. >> > > Nothing like silencing free speech. Speech isn't "free" at USC. You pay for it.