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Amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations, USF adds increased security for commencement events

Pro-Palestinian protests have shaken campuses across the country as the academic year ends.

By Ryan Dailey and News Service of Florida

Some Florida state universities have ramped up security and issued advisories for graduation ceremonies, amid an already heightened police presence on campuses because of a wave of student protests. Pro-Palestinian demonstrations stemming from the war between Israel and Hamas have led to the arrests of dozens of protesters on at least three Florida university campuses this week...

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Tampa's historic Gilmer House on Bayshore Boulevard is now for sale

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Photos: Pro-Palestine activists bring ‘hands off Rafah’ protest to Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base

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May 16, 2024

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