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The University of Southern California has canceled its main graduation ceremony and dozens more students were arrested on other campuses as protests against the Israel-Hamas war continued to spread. USC announced the cancellation of its May 10 ceremony Thursday. College officials across the U.S. are worried the protests could disrupt commencement ceremonies next month. Some universities called in police to break up the demonstrations, resulting in ugly scuffles and arrests. Others appeared content to wait out the protests as the final days of the semester tick down. Some schools rewrote their rules to ban encampments and moved final exams to new locations.

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The Mount Pleasant Fire Department has provided fire protection throughout Titus County for at least 50 years, working alongside volunteer fire departments to battle house fires and respond to car wrecks. That relationship will end in October. Titus County plans to open its own fire department by then, and the Mount Pleasant department won’t be helping the agency.

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LeTourneau University has accepted an invitation to join the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), beginning in the 2025-26 academic year.

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