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Major: History Minors: Management Consulting; Philosophy Hometown: Denver, CO Fun Fact: If I could have a superpower it would be to shapeshift.

Majors: Business Administration, Business of Cinematic Arts Minors: Designing Multimedia Experiences, Disruptive Innovation (IYA) Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts & New Delhi, India Fun Fact: I hiked in the Himalayan foothills.

Major: Film and Television Production Minor: Mathematical Data Analytics Hometown: Hastings, Minnesota Fun Fact: I have swum with sharks before!

Major: Communication Minors: Media, Economics, and Entrepreneurship; Entertainment Industry Hometown: Hercules, CA Fun Fact: “ California Girls ” by Katy Perry is my guilty pleasure song.

Major: Applied Math Hometown: San Jose, California Fun Fact: I once fell of a roof, a ladder, and a car all in the same day.

Major: Sociology Minors: Dance, Marketing Hometown: El Monte, California Fun Fact: I had eight teeth extracted at USC’s School of Dentistry-seven of which were in one sitting!

Major: Urban Studies and Planning Hometown: Champaign, Illinois and Los Baños, Philippines Fun Fact: I can recite the entire Cars movie from memory alone!

Major: Chemistry (Research emphasis) Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Grad Hometown: Simi Valley, California Fun Fact: I’m addicted to watching rom-coms.

Major: Chemistry Hometown: Los Angeles, California Fun Fact: I slept through a fire alarm once!

Major: Environmental Studies Minor: Economics Hometown: Fair Haven, NJ Fun Fact: I’ve never been on a college tour.

Major: Environmental Science and Health Minor: Spanish Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Health Hometown: Vernon Hills, IL Fun Fact: I can do a handstand for a really long time!

Major: Economics Hometown: Atlanta, GA Fun Fact: I share a birthday with my dad!

Major: English; Cinema Studies Hometown: Valencia, CA Fun Fact: I’m a small percentage away from being legally blind :0

Major: Design Minor: Web Development Hometown: Morgantown, West Virginia Fun Fact: I can read and write Morse code!

Major: Psychology Minors: Natural Science, Pre-Med Hometown: Boise, Idaho Fun Fact: I have lived in three different countries!

Majors: History; Political Science Minor: Italian Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: San Diego, CA Fun Fact: I am passionate about recruiting more students to become tour guides!

Major: Business of Cinematic Arts Minor: Spanish Hometown: Washington, DC Fun Fact: I went to a live taping of The Voice , and sat three-feet away from Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande. At the end, John Legend gave me a hug and took a photo with me!

Major: Computational Linguistics Minor: Business, Designing for Digital Experiences Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California Fun Fact: I’m planning to go into design but am colorblind.

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Major: Health and Human Sciences Minor: Global Health Hometown: Grand Prairie, TX Fun Fact: I’m super tall (about 6’3) and played as middle blocker on my volleyball team in high school!

Majors: Economics, Environmental Studies Hometown: Sunnyvale, California Fun Fact: I have over 30 stuffed-animal pigs!

Major: Journalism Minor: Sports Media Studies Hometown: Half Moon Bay, California Fun Fact: I lived in Rome, Italy, for four months and ate pasta every single day!

Majors: Political Science, Art History Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: Haddonfield, New Jersey Fun Fact: I’m a coffee connoisseur. Trying new coffee shops is one of my favorite things to do!

Majors: Art History; Business Administration Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: Newport Beach, CA Fun Fact: I love traveling and have been to 35 countries (and counting)!

Major: Computational Neuroscience Hometown: San Jose, California Fun Fact: I can name every Taylor Swift song.

Majors: NGOs and Social Change; Economics Hometown: St. Louis, MO Fun Fact: I was the mascot and star goalie for my first grade soccer team. We were called the Orange Heads.

Major: Civil Engineering Minor: Construction Hometown: Utulei, American Samoa Fun Fact: My middle name has 10 letters with 5 vowels and 5 consonants.

Major: Business Administration Minor: Innovation: The Digital Entrepreneur Hometown: South Gate, CA

Majors: Communication, East Asian Studies Hometown: Shanghai, China Fun Fact: I have acted in a movie.

Majors: Writing for Screen and Television (BFA); Journalism Minor: Italian Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico Fun Fact: I can recite the entirety of Shrek 2 by memory.

Major: Business Administration Hometown: Weston, Florida Fun Fact: I’ve never watched a Harry Potter movie.

Major: International Relations (Global Business) Minor: Data Science Hometown: San Jose, California Fun Fact: Before this year, I did not eat peanut butter for seven years.

Major: Business Administration Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Fun Fact: I have a horrible fear of frogs.

Major: Biological Sciences Minor: Marine Biology Hometown: Pune, India Fun Fact: I became best friends with two brothers my freshman year. Seven months later, I learned they are related to me.

Major: Music Industry Hometown: New York City, New York Fun Fact: I’m an Australian citizen!

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Major: Communication Minors: Media and Social Change, Documentary Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana Fun Fact: I was recruited twice by the CIA but declined the position.

Major: Journalism Minor: French Hometown: Dallas, Texas Fun Fact: I can solve a Rubik’s Cube in under 10 seconds!

Major: Urban Studies and Planning Minor: Real Estate Development Hometown: Los Angeles, California Fun Fact: I’ve been growing my hair out for more than four years!

Major: Applied Mathematics Minor: ITP Data Analytics Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Education Hometown: South Pasadena, CA Fun Fact: I stream on Twitch playing games and enjoy building computers.

Major: Public Relations Minors: Entertainment Industry; Marketing Hometown: Aliso Viejo, CA Fun Fact: I learned how to fly an airplane before learning how to drive a car.

Majors: Public Relations, Theatre Hometown: Tokyo, Japan Fun Fact: I climbed Mt. Fuji!

Major: Business Administration Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: Los Angeles, California Fun Fact: I have dressed up for Halloween only once, during preschool.

Major: Theatre (BA), Acting Emphasis Minors: Musical Theatre and Non Profits; Volunteerism and Philanthropy Hometown: Singapore, Singapore Fun Fact: Every two years I cut off 12 inches of my hair to donate!

Major: Public Relations Hometown: La Habra Heights, California Fun Fact: Andrew Yang said hi to me while I was giving a tour.

Major: American Studies and Ethnicity, Public Relations Minors: Law and Migration Studies Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: Corona, California Fun Fact: I do not know how to swim and probably never will!

Major: Philosophy, Politics and Law (B.A.) Minors: Business Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: Newtown, Pennsylvania Fun Fact: I love playing volleyball!

Majors: Business Administration; Health and Human Sciences Minor: Cinema-Television for Health Professions Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria Fun Fact: I took eight years of French and retained practically none of it.

Major: Business Administration (Marketing emphasis) Minor: Cinematic Arts; Culture, Media and Entertainment Hometown: San Jose, California Fun Fact: I’m legally ordained.

Major: Aerospace Engineering Minor: Technology Commercialization Hometown: Cerritos, California Fun Fact: I wanted to be a train conductor as a kid so I could pull the chain!

Major: Theatre (Acting emphasis) Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Fun Fact: My friends and I were published on the front page of The Wall Street Journal for an April Fool’s prank we did!

Major: Communication Minor: Entrepreneurship Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: Stamford, CT Fun Fact: I did acting and modeling when I was younger!

Major: Business of Cinematic Arts Minor: Screenwriting Hometown: Fanwood, NJ Fun Fact: I once slept on a sidewalk for a Harry Styles concert.

Major: Philosophy, Politics, and Law Minors: Spanish; Applied Analytics Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: Fullerton, CA Fun Fact: I used to work as a cake decorator and now my writing on cakes is significantly better than my actual handwriting.

Major: Cinema and Media Studies Minor: Screenwriting Hometown: Princeton Junction, New Jersey Fun Fact: I sat two rows away from Michelle Yeoh at a movie premiere once!

Major: Theatre BA (Acting Emphasis) Minor: Entertainment Industry Hometown: San Diego, California Fun Fact: I know basically all of Taylor Swift’s discography.

Major: Theatre Minor: Screenwriting Hometown: San Diego, California Fun Fact: I can make 90-second toaster waffles in 89 seconds!

Major: Popular Music Performance Minor: Music Industry Hometown: Dallas, Texas Fun Fact: My voice is in a Samsung commercial!

Majors: Theatre; Business Administration Minor: Entertainment Industry Hometown: Bogotá, Colombia Fun Fact: I performed at the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show!

Major: Occupational Therapy (BA to OTD program) Hometown: Sandy Hook, CT Fun Fact: I was almost on the Ellen Show for an invention I made as a kid!

Major: Theatre BA (Acting Emphasis) Minors: Musical Theatre, Dance Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Fun Fact: I LOVE fantasy novels!

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Major: Journalism Minor: Cinematic Arts Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL Fun Fact: I was interviewed for a Nickelodeon project that never happened in their New York City headquarters! My life could have been so cool.

Major: Sociology Minor: Performing Arts Studies Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Fun Fact: My parents submitted a family photo of us at Zion National Park to a Capri Sun photo contest and we won! Free Capri Suns for a whole year! #NotSponsored.

Majors: Theatre; Political Science Hometown: Denver, CO Fun Fact: I went to a performing arts high school!

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Majors: Music Composition, Economics Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: Lafayette, California Fun Fact: I have a motorcycle license!

Majors: History; Economics (Data Science) Hometown: Palos Verdes, CA Fun Fact: I am a Jeopardy enthusiast.

Major: Journalism Minor: Social Entrepreneurship Hometown: Seattle, Washington Fun Fact: I used to compete in pageants! And no, it’s not like Toddlers and Tiaras.

Major: Public Relations Minors: Theatre, Songwriting Hometown: Skokie, Illinois Fun Fact: Taylor Swift liked my TikTok of me freaking out at the Eras Tour in Las Vegas.

Majors: Business Administration; Accounting Minor: Environmental Studies Hometown: Ridgefield, CT Fun Fact: I’ve been playing guitar for 10 years but can’t read sheet music.

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Major: Political Science Minors: Psychology and Law Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: Shanghai, China Fun Fact: I have read the Harry Potter series 23 times.

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Major: Neuroscience Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Health Hometown: Mount Vernon, NY Fun Fact: I am pretty good at riding a RipStik.

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Major: Journalism Minor: Screenwriting Hometown: Bangalore, India Fun Fact: Before becoming a campus tour guide here at USC, I was a museum tour guide in high school!

Major: Cognitive Science Hometown: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Fun Fact: Peanut butter is my favorite food… I’ve decided that having a peanut allergy is a mindset.

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Major: Creative Writing Minor: Cinematic Arts Hometown: Las Vegas, NV Fun Fact: I hope to be one of the greatest creators/artists of this generation.

Major: Chemical Engineering Hometown: Montgomery, New Jersey Fun Fact: I met Snooki at a boardwalk in New Jersey!

Major: Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation Minor: Cinematic Arts Hometown: Santa Clara, California Fun Fact: I can do a thumbs-up with my left foot but not my right.

Major: Global Health Minor: Theatre Hometown: Culver City, California Fun Fact: I can do The Worm.

Majors: History; Neuroscience Minor: Health Care Studies Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Med Hometown: San Diego, CA Fun Fact: I have 17 pets at home!

Majors: International Relations; Economics Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-Law Hometown: Golden, CO Fun Fact: I lived in Australia for a year!

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Major: Neuroscience Minor: Psychology Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-med Hometown: Tarzana, California Fun Fact: One of my life goals is to publish a novel!

Major: Communication Minor: Entertainment Industry Pre-Professional Emphasis: Pre-med Hometown: Pemberton, New Jersey Fun Fact: I can do a really good Jennifer Coolidge impression.

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Visitors fill the USC University Park Campus on opening day of the festival. The event has grown into the largest literary and cultural event in the nation. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

L.A. Times Festival of Books draws big crowds to USC University Park Campus

The event, which continues Sunday, has grown into the nation’s largest literary and cultural festival. Learn more, and check out our photo gallery.

By USC News staff

The two-day event — the largest literary and cultural festival in the nation — was expected to draw more than 155,000 people when it wraps up late Sunday afternoon.

Among the attractions are an array of literary stars participating in panels, conversations and signings. The festival also offers many celebrity-focused events including RuPaul, George Stephanopoulos, Mark Harmon, Lauren Graham, Kerry Washington, Henry Winkler and Tamron Hall.

Also on the agenda: complimentary health screenings, arts and crafts, and more. And of course — books galore.

Check out our gallery of images from Saturday’s opening day.

Ryan Gosling (he’s only a cutout) is a distraction at a romance book booth. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

WriteGirl poets Rhiann Sheffie, Katie Chung and Kai Aldia, from left, read one of their poems. WriteGirl is a nonprofit that promotes creativity and self-expression to empower girls. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

Viridiana Arellano and her daughter Erin, 4, visit the “A Place Called Home” booth for some arts and crafts fun. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

Artist Lorenzo Diggs Jr. talks with Effie Turnbull Sanders, USC vice president, civic engagement and economic Partnerships. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

Miguel Santos of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC performs a complimentary checkup. In addition to the literary offerings, health screenings and other community services were available. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

A performance by the USC Trojan Marching Band is a Festival of Books staple. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

Attendees capture the moment as the 2024 edition of the Festival of Books opens. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

Samuel Garrison, USC senior vice president of university relations, welcomes attendees. Los Angeles Times Executive Vice President Priya Girishankar and members of the Trojan Marching Band stand in the background. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

Browsing among the books proves to be irresistible. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

What to do while waiting in line for an author’s signature? Catch up on your reading, of course. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

A desegregated USC began with 3 students. Their legacy is now forever cemented on campus

O n a hot day in September 1963, Henrie Monteith Treadwell, Robert Anderson and James Solomon Jr. descended the steps of USC’s Osborne Administration Building and walked toward Hamilton College, where they would first register for classes. They did so not with fear, Treadwell said, but while holding their breath.

After nearly a century of barring students of color, the University of South Carolina was finally desegregated.

“People must understand that my walking across that threshold was not the end of the story,” Treadwell said in September at the groundbreaking for a monument to honor the three students. “My walking across that threshold was the beginning of a story.”

A 12-foot bronze sculpture commemorating the iconic photo of that very moment now stands proudly on USC’s historic Horseshoe near the McKissick Museum, a permanent celebration of a turning point in the university’s history. The statue was unveiled during a ceremony on Friday morning.

“It’s a special moment for us,” said USC Board Chairman Thad Westbrook.

The monument is at the “heart” of campus, said Dorn Smith, USC board member and former board chair. The board hand-picked its location so that every man, woman and child who comes to visit will walk past it and enjoy it.

Treadwell, a Columbia native, graduated at the top of her high school class. And though it was nearly a decade after the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling, which desegregated public schools, Treadwell’s application to USC was rejected in 1962.

With the help of civil rights attorney Matthew Perry, she and her family sued. And won. When the case made its way to the courtroom, university registrar Rollin Godfrey admitted on the stand: Treadwell had been rejected on the basis of race. The court victory opened the doors to Solomon and Anderson too.

Treadwell’s uncle’s home was bombed. The three students experienced harassment — from threatening calls to racial slurs. Unbeknownst to the trio, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division vehicles were posted around campus their first day, and so were undercover agents.

But unlike the violence and unrest that desegregation brought to many southern universities, USC’s integration was a relatively peaceful transition and the three went on to earn degrees from the school. In 1965, Treadwell became the university’s first Black graduate since Reconstruction, and the first Black woman graduate ever.

“I am the embodiment of the realization of the dreams of equality of many ancestors,” Treadwell said. “But today is not about me. It is about an institution that has opened its doors and ... building and erecting a homestead for all who would come, regardless of race, creed or color.”

USC board member and former NBA Hall of Famer Alex English grew up in Columbia and lived off of Barnwell and Gervais streets. He remembers, at that time, not being able to walk across USC’s campus to get to his elementary school.

“These three brave students stepping forward and putting their lives on the line ... so that all African Americans and people of color would get the opportunity to be educated at this great university,” said English.

The university Board of Trustees approved the creation of the monument in 2022 with unanimous support, on the eve of USC’s 60th anniversary of desegregation. The board later selected world-class Jamaican sculptor Basil Watson to design and craft it. Watson called the project a “labor of love.”

“USC is a historic university, but its also a modern university. Our relevance depends on our ability to look forward,” university President Michael Amiridis said. “To do this, we must shoulder the truth our past.”

Several years ago, a push was made to change the names of USC buildings that referenced segregationists and slave owners. The effort was effectively shut down by the state’s Heritage Act , which requires legislative approval to change state-owned buildings named for historic figures.

But the desegregation monument, along with the naming of Celia Dial Saxon Hall after the prominent Black educator and Civil Rights advocate, are part of a “forward-looking” approach to putting the university’s history into context, Westbrook said.

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Moscow metro private tours.

• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

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Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

+ for 3-hour tour

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Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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USC decision to cancel Muslim valedictorian's speech further inflames tensions on campus

LOS ANGELES — Some students at the University of Southern California said their sense of pride was dashed this week when the school canceled Muslim student Asna Tabassum's valedictorian speech out of security concerns.

They said the announcement of Tabassum's selection as valedictorian this month made them feel seen and heard.

“It showed me that our people have a voice on campus,” said USC student Abdullah Khlefat, who is Muslim.

Another student, named Layan, who asked that her last name not be used because she was afraid of being harassed for speaking out, said the announcement had brightened her outlook about the future.

“For a sliver of a moment, I had a sense of hope. I felt like one day I could be like Asna,” said Layan, a first-year student majoring in political science.

Those dreams were crushed when USC Provost Andrew Guzman rescinded Tabassum's invitation to speak at graduation, citing security concerns over tensions related to “the ongoing  conflict in the Middle East ."

He said in an announcement Monday  that “over the past several days, discussion relating to the selection of our valedictorian has taken on an alarming tenor.”

“The intensity of feelings, fueled by both social media and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, has grown to include many voices outside of USC and has escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption at commencement,” the announcement read in part.

University officials did not respond to a request for details about threats the school may have received since the announcement or whether Tabassum had been made aware of them.

First-year student Danica Gonzalez, who supports Tabassum as valedictorian, said she believes the university is using security as pretext. She pointed to last year's commencement, which former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, attended when their daughter Sasha graduated.

"There is no way the university can’t protect her," Gonzalez said of Tabassum. "It’s just that they’re choosing not to."

After Tabassum was selected as valedictorian, at least two pro-Israel and Jewish groups complained to USC about the choice. They pointed to her social media activity, including her Instagram account, which links to a slideshow encouraging people to “learn about what’s happening in palestine, and how to help.”

It calls for “one palestinian state,” which it says “would mean palestinian liberation, and the complete abolishment of the state of israel.” 

Brandon Tavakoli, president of Trojans for Israel, called Tabassum’s post “antisemitic.”

“The university has to make the decision about whether this valedictorian and her propagation of antisemitic vitriol online is worthy of being the representative of the class of 2024,” he told NBC News . “Commencement is supposed to be an inclusive and welcoming space for all students, including Jewish graduates and their families.”

Trojans for Israel said in a statement on Instagram that university officials failed to vet Tabassum's social media posts and condemn what it described as antisemitic content.

"We call on the University to speak with more moral clarity and hold our esteemed leaders to the highest standards of University standards," the statement read in part.

The recent controversy at USC underscores rising tensions across college campuses since the Israel-Hamas war started on Oct. 7.

Last week, a University of California, Berkeley, professor confronted a Muslim student during a dinner for graduating law students, an incident that was recorded on video and triggered an outpouring of anger and frustration from both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups.

Earlier this month, 20 students at Pomona College in Southern California were arrested after they stormed and occupied the college president’s office.

At Columbia University in New York, several students were suspended this month after they hosted an unsanctioned event on campus featuring a speaker linked to a terrorist organization.

Tensions at USC reached a boiling point this month after Tabassum was selected as valedictorian, Gonzalez said. Students who disagreed with Tabassum's support for the Palestinian cause berated her on social media, and her supporters used those same platforms to defend her and denounce the school when her speech was canceled.

"It's been very jarring," Gonzalez said. "It feels like the university is just trying to protect its image."

Tabassum was born in the Southern California community of Chino Hills and majored in biomedical engineering with a minor in resistance to genocide, which included studying how technology, immigration and literacy play roles in the type of medical care people receive, according to a statement USC released when she was named valedictorian.

Layan, who was born in Syria and moved to the U.S. in the fifth grade, described Tabassum as a mentor and a role model.

“She wears a hijab, and I wear a hijab and am also Muslim,” Layan said. “I feel so connected to her.”

Layan first met Tabassum at the Muslim Student Union this year, she said. Tabassum introduced herself and swapped phone numbers with Layan, promising to keep her updated on events where Layan could meet new people.

“She is genuinely such a sweet person. I just know from the bottom of my heart she wouldn’t wish violence on anyone,” Layan said.

In a statement, Tabassum said the university’s decision is thinly veiled racism.

“Although this should have been a time of celebration for my family, friends, professors, and classmates, anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian voices have subjected me to a campaign of racist hatred because of my uncompromising belief in human rights for all,” she said.

Alicia Victoria Lozano is a California-based reporter for NBC News focusing on climate change, wildfires and the changing politics of drug laws.

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Tour of famous Moscow Metro. Explore the Underground World! (2 hours)

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On this tour you take in some of Moscow's most important and highly decorated stations. Carrying up to 7 million passengers a day and covering almost the entire city, the Moscow Metro is one of the most extensive mass transit systems in the world. It's famous for the fine examples of social-realism which decorate many of its stations.

Visit some of the most important stations and get the chance to admire spectacular baroque-style ceilings, marble statues, busts of Communist heroes, stained glass windows, and ceiling mosaics depicting the bright Soviet future. Visit the most remarkable stations like Komsomolskaya, Kurskaya, Kievskaya and others, with the experienced guide who will bring you a full insight into their fascinating history.

• Tour of Moscow's Metro system visiting beautifully decorated key stations on the network.
• System that carries more than 7 million passengers per day
• Views of the most opulently designed tunnels & platforms
• Significance to the country—known as the “People's Palace”
• History & stories relayed by an expert local guide

If you wonder why the Moscow metro is considered one the most beautiful in the world, this tour is made for you!

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Departure and return point: nearest metro station to your central Moscow hotel  

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