Campus Department of Public Safety officers visited the encampment, instructed students not to hang signs, flags or other materials from trees and posts in the park, and warned them not to use megaphones.
A Pro-Palestinian protest at University of Southern California's Alumni Park that started Wednesday morning grew in size and intensity by the afternoon after campus police confronted the crowd and ordered the dismantling of the encampment.Tensions grew after officers forced the protestors to take down their tents and a protester was detained.
'The man was eventually released after protestors surrounded a USC Department of Public Safety Vehicle.Los Angeles Police has also responded to USC to offer assistance, though the protest remained peaceful after the confrontation.Today's protest comes as USC made national headlines in recent weeks over its decision to bar pro-Palestinian valedictorian Asna Tabassum from speaking during the May 10 commencement ceremony.
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