Recent protests over USF’s financial ties harken to a 1980s controversy - Open Campus

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Recent protests over USF’s financial ties harken to a 1980s controversy - Open Campus

Earlier this month, the University of South Florida student senate passed a bill calling on the school to stop investing in companies that support Israel as its monthslong offensive in Gaza continues. The Student Government president and USF’s Hillel group condemned the bill, drawing pushback from the Student Government vice president. The controversy began in March with protests and a hunger strike by a group of students also pushing for divest…