News about protests, Columbia

USC, a private university, has been the subject of student protests over the war in Gaza as well as the administration's decision to cancel a commencement speech by the valedictorian, a Muslim student who had expressed support for Palestinians.

Students across the country are calling on their universities to divest their endowments from Israeli companies or defense companies supplying weapons to Israel. Asking colleges to divest for political or ethical reasons isn't new.

But while student life marches on as normal for some, student protesters like Jardine have clutched tightly in the last two weeks onto their demands for the university to divest from manufacturers supplying Israel weapons in its strikes on Gaza.