USC cancels outside speakers at commencement ceremony

USC announced it will not have commencement speakers at its upcoming ceremony following controversy over the institution’s decision to cancel a speech from its pro-Palestinian valedictorian. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News on April 19, 2024.

[@jayjayjay21]

It's Vietnam all over again.

[@lindavick2646]

@jayjayjay21 really so people from Vietnam wanted to kill anyone that wasn't Vietnamese? I am 70 and don't recall that? Sad you don't really understand the motive of these people

[@kalijasin]

Yep!

[@wxyzkurt]

Cowards. If opposition to genocide is wrong, who wants to be right?

[@kalijasin]

So if there was threats then why didn't they report them to law enforcement?

[@debbiej10101]

victim blaming?

[@What-kw6ox]

Safety concerns 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Soapboxstomper]

I applaude USC for this decision! To normalize and allow a student to be validictorian whose engaged in clearly genocidal antisemetic hate speech would be a travesty! ❤

[@virginiahobby3726]

This is why politics dont belong at a Graduation.

[@feliciar.8838]

The USC Administration should do what it feels is right for the safety of its students and faculty. Too many wants to make the graduation exercise political. Cancel all speeches, problem solved.

[@mathieufaltys]

This is the way institutions reacted in the Jim Crow south whenever a black person reached a position of visibility. They would just shut it down rather than allow them to be honored.

[@flyingjew2994]

​@@mathieufaltysShe wouldn't have gotten this far at USC if it was similar to Jim Crow

[@mathieufaltys]

@@flyingjew2994

[@NHANNGUYEN-qd1nr]

​@@mathieufaltys Honored ? What Honor ,from where.?

[@LamiaLover]

​@@mathieufaltysthe jim crow thing is a bit of a reach. If it were those times, she wouldn't have been anywhere near a high end university.

[@lindavick2646]

Well i guess i will not be going to my daughter graduation in May this is sad really sad

[@artemmandrob]

It is 'safer' when all speaking is cancelled. Just shut up and get educated.

[@ratnakamal1]

Is this how the USC Administration works? Confused.

[@kalijasin]

USC is claiming this is all for safety but they have yet to produced evidence of any safety concerns or risks.

[@Planet_Xplorer]

LET HER SPEAK!!!

[@p.abidin6514]

If it was for safety reason why don't they invite the cops to ensure.everyone's safety???

[@commonsense6611]

USC, after seeing what happened to Penn, Harvard, and now Columbia has likely decided to be pro-active, before giving Congress another reason for them to appear. On the up-side, maybe future graduations can be like silent disco where everybody can listen to Taylor Swift music instead. JUST SAYING...

[@virginiahobby3726]

I bet if a student wanted to speak out about the Trump Trials and the precedence it's setting it would be the total opposite response, no political speeches.

[@podcastfan2544]

If you want to know who rules over you, simply find out who you're not allowed to criticize in public -Volataire

[@duncandonuts_gi]

cancel on site graduation and do it over zoom live stream

[@feyisbored]

😂

[@DC322]

Pretty much two wrongs don't make a right.

[@Mansikkacake]

they really should do tight security checks like the airports but I know it is impossible.

[@maxamed4yare]

This is getting out of hand let’s move on she made her point we all know the university is wrong. But come on guys. This will go in the history books 📚 let’s leave it at that

[@Soapboxstomper]

Cept… the University is RIGHT❤

[@whip_pan]

She got the result she wanted. Either way, the end result was always going to be her ruining the ceremony.

[@jayjayjay21]

Can't wait for everyone being to be like we always supported Palestine just like it happened w vietnam. Thry r fr clowns🤡

[@samyvik2888]

"Between us and you there is enmity and hatred forever, until you believe in Allah alone.” -Qur'ān 60:4 "In Islām we have a concept known as Al-Walā Wal-Barā; love for the Muslims, and hatred for the kuffār. It is an essential part of our religion....We have love for the Muslims and hatred for the disbelievers; yes we do not water down our religion." -Abū Sa'eed al-Britānī (1987-2017)

[@Robert-uo5cq]

good

[@NHANNGUYEN-qd1nr]

Canceled valedictorian speech? That's not a big deal. What about the big benefactor who followed Jesus and changed the course of Covid 19 and was treated like nobody and slept in the car. " IN GOD WE TRUST " . . .THIS THEY TRIED THEIR BEST TO COVER UP ?

[@ethanli9957]

There will be more trending news next week I guess, the protestors flooded some of the streets, and my professor at USC supported them.

[@ranaemens4971]

Boooooooo USC

[@Gord4728]

hey girl! put politics aside! do your speech in the street

[@What-kw6ox]

Cancel culture

[@manonamission2000]

Saccharine smile

[@ronniesandoval8254]

Cry babies

[@pabsta]

Good job USC otherwise it would have caused even more unnecessary conflict

[@Abcdefg-fl9td]

Lmao go U C L AAAAA

[@paulgifis1908]

Keep politics, religion and Woke out of school! Okay! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@TimmyTOnTheFly]

Its college. All of that plays a big part 🤡🤦🏽‍♂️

[@paulgifis1908]

@@TimmyTOnTheFly only to Woke clowns like U. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 her woke politic not wanted.

[@jayjayjay21]

You when you get to know it's all a big part of education-🤯🤯

[@Light4theWorldTV]

Wow look at this Endtimes prophetic confusion breaking out.

[@jasonaltig985]

No such thing as prophecy.

[@smckay6438]

Its a Palestinian, who cares ?😊😊😊😊

[@TimmyTOnTheFly]

We found another Zionist Jew 🤡🤦🏽‍♂️🇵🇸

[@YOBREADKNIGHT]

No shes not. Your bright

[@TimmyTOnTheFly]

We found another Zionist 🤡🤦🏽‍♂️🇵🇸

[@smckay6438]

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[@juanito714ok]

We've every reason to oppose Islamo interests. How could they have made that more clear over the past several decades?

[@BM-ip9ip]

Let her speak then arrest her for inciting violence.

[@jasonaltig985]

So because idiots will be mad about her speaking and do something stupid she should be arrested? Seems like some pretty stupid reasoning to me.

[@didmir6147]

President of USC needs to resign!

[@mathieufaltys]

And to think, Carol Folt was hired specifically to keep USC out of scandals.

[@NHANNGUYEN-qd1nr]

WHY RESIGN?