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  • A Palestinian flag is shown in the foreground with green and white camping tents and blue tent canopies spread on the Eastman Quad with Rush Rhees Library in the background on Day 14 of an pro-Palestinian encampment Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
    Noelle E.C. Evans
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    WXXI News
    The university says it will not cancel or change plans for commencement but that it will call in additional personnel, do bag checks and take other added steps to avoid disruption.
  • Five smiling people wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: A woman front left has dark hair in a ponytail and is wearing a brown shirt; a man front center has short dark hair and is wearing a green button-down shirt; a woman back left has dark hair in a ponytail and is wearing a pink shirt; a person back right has dark hair and is wearing a yellow top and is making two piece signs with their hands; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a blue button-down shirt
    David Griffin
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    WXXI News
    In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, our guests discuss the parallels between the political and social themes of the musical "Cabaret" (set in the 1930s) and today.