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[[File:Berkeley Free Palestine Camp 1.jpg|thumb|Encampment at UC Berkeley on April 25, 2024]]
Student protesters put up more than a dozen tents on [[Sproul Plaza]] at [[University of California, Berkeley]], stating they would remain until the university divested from companies involved with the war. University officials pledged to remove protesters who put up tents or "disrupted academic activity" by force.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Asimov |first1=Nanette |title=Pro-Palestinian students erect tents at UC Berkeley, demand divestment from Israel |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/uc-berkeley-protests-gaza-divestiture-19416279.php |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref>
Significant outrage occurred when USC preemptively canceled Asna Tabassum's valedictorian speech in lieu of safety concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaleem |first=Jaweed |last4=Facebook |date=1 April 2024 |title=USC valedictorian's grad speech is canceled: 'The university has betrayed me' |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-16/usc-valedictorian-banned-graduation-speech |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Critics pointed out that Asna, who had minored in resistance to genocide, had pro-Palestinian views on her social media and argued she was being censored.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cineas |first=Fabiola |date=2024-04-18 |title=Why USC canceled its pro-Palestinian valedictorian |url=https://www.vox.com/24134018/usc-valedictorian-speech-canceled-palestine-israel-asna-tabassum |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref> Protests were held at the [[University of Southern California]] following the cancellation of the planned commencement speech of the school's valedictorian, Asna Tabassum.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kang |first1=Jas |title=Protesters march in support of USC Class of 2024 valedictorian Asna Tabassum |url=https://ktla.com/news/local-news/protesters-march-in-support-of-usc-class-of-2024-valedictorian-asna-tabassum/ |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=KTLA 5|date=22 April 2024 }}</ref> About 93 people were arrested during the night of April 24, with no reports of injuries.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last1=Vertuno |first1=Jim |last2=Coronado |first2=Acacia |last3=Perry |first3=Nick |date=2024-04-25 |title=Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, while others wait it out |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestine-war-campus-protests-fbd7dd06431f32d24d0f8abcc8a56b8b |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> USC later canceled many of its speakers for commencement before canceling the commencement altogether, citing safety concerns.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saul |first=Stephanie |date=2024-04-25 |title=U.S.C. Cancels Its Main Graduation Ceremony, Citing Security Concerns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/us/usc-cancels-graduation-campus-protests.html |access-date=2024-04-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>▼
On April 25, after the mass arrest of protestors at USC the day before, the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] chapter of SJP set up a "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" between [[Powell Library]] and [[Royce Hall]]. Social media posts announcing the encampment directly referenced the arrests at USC, and aerial footage showed about 20 tents and a few hundred protestors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kiszla |first=Cameron |date=2024-04-25 |title=Pro-Palestinian demonstrators create 'solidarity' encampment at UCLA after USC fracas |url=https://ktla.com/news/local-news/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-create-solidarity-encampment-at-ucla-after-usc-fracas/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=KTLA |language=en-US}}</ref>
On April 25, hundreds of people occupied an administration building at [[University of California, Santa Barbara|UC Santa Barbara]]. Tents were set up inside the building but no occupation was planned, according to an organizer. No police were present.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hernandez |first1=Angie Orellano |last2=Cosgrove |first2=Jaclyn |last3=Peterson |first3=Jenna |last4=Kaleem |first4=Jaweed |date=2024-04-25 |title=Pro-Palestinian protests grow at UCLA and UC Santa Barbara |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-25/pro-palestinian-protests-grow-at-ucla-uc-santa-barbara |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
==== University of Southern California ====
▲Significant outrage occurred when USC preemptively canceled Asna Tabassum's valedictorian speech in lieu of safety concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaleem |first=Jaweed |last4=Facebook |date=1 April 2024 |title=USC valedictorian's grad speech is canceled: 'The university has betrayed me' |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-16/usc-valedictorian-banned-graduation-speech |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Critics pointed out that Asna, who had minored in resistance to genocide, had pro-Palestinian views on her social media and argued she was being censored.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cineas |first=Fabiola |date=2024-04-18 |title=Why USC canceled its pro-Palestinian valedictorian |url=https://www.vox.com/24134018/usc-valedictorian-speech-canceled-palestine-israel-asna-tabassum |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref> Protests were held at the [[University of Southern California]] following the cancellation of the planned commencement speech of the school's valedictorian, Asna Tabassum.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kang |first1=Jas |date=22 April 2024 |title=Protesters march in support of USC Class of 2024 valedictorian Asna Tabassum |url=https://ktla.com/news/local-news/protesters-march-in-support-of-usc-class-of-2024-valedictorian-asna-tabassum/ |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=KTLA 5
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