PSU students walk out of graduation to protest university over war in Gaza
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Amid a sea of caps and gowns, it was impossible to ignore the hundreds of Palestinian flags on display Sunday at the Portland State University’s Professional Schools graduation ceremony held at the Moda Center.
Similar to commencement ceremonies across the country, some students took the opportunity to once again protest the war in Gaza, specifically the university’s involvement with companies that have ties to Israel.
As PSU President Ann Cudd began her speech, dozens of students stood up and more than 10 of them left the ceremony, Palestinian flags waving in the air. Some draped themselves in flags or keffiyehs, a traditional Palestinian scarf, as they made their way out of the stadium.
