PHOENIX (AP) — DeAnna Mireau reached into a container and pulled out a piece of paper. “The next question is: Do we have a drum roll?” » she called to a room filled with around 20 elderly people and half a dozen journalists. “Justice! Justice for all.” No one moved, so Mireau looked for another … Read more
Crowd of students protesting war in Gaza left University of Chicago commencement ceremony By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press June 1, 2024, 1:41 p.m. ET • 3 minutes of reading CHICAGO — Dozens of students protesting the war in Gaza walked out of the University of Chicago’s commencement ceremony Saturday as the school withdrew the diplomas … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of students protesting the war in Gaza left the University of Chicago’s commencement ceremony Saturday as the school held the diplomas of four seniors following their involvement in a pro-Palestinian camp. The disruption of the rainy two-hour outdoor ceremony was brief, with shouts, boos and calls to “Stop the genocide.” A … Read more