It's overblown," said Sung, a senior studying international relations and global business who never himself protested. "It feels like a fortress closing itself down to the community."
They gave us one big task: Keep the protesters out," said a worker manning check-in on a recent day at USC, which is also installing a new permanent gate at McClintock Avenue.
Last academic year, college campuses throughout the nation were roiled and divided by dueling rallies between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups, accusations of antisemitism and anti-Palestinian bias.
Now, administrations are clamping down ahead of a potentially volatile fall of continued protests opposing the Israel-Hamas war, compounded by a divisive presidential election.
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