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After canceling commencement, USC will host event at L.A. Coliseum, rolls out new campus security
Why are students protesting? Demands for schools to divest from Israel.
USC Confronts an Unfamiliar Era of Activism Amid Israel-Gaza Protests
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First Covid, now protests: these USC seniors have never had a traditional graduation
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