The crowning of Asna Tabassum as USC valedictorian was supposed to be a time of pride for a university that has tried to shed its old image as a playground for the privileged by bolstering academics and diversity. A biomedical engineering major with a passion for social justice who minored in "resistance to genocide," she was just the kind of student USC has aimed to attract and has celebrated in ads for the university, where the annual tab for those without scholarships or financial aid this fall will eclipse $95,000.
Instead, the decision by President Carol Folt to rescind Tabassum's graduation speaking slot after undisclosed threats has catapulted USC into almost two weeks of protest and controversy.
Here's how USC's controversial decision on Tabassum's valedictorian speech led to nearly two weeks of campus tension with 93 arrests and a canceled "main stage" commencement.
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