Citing safety concerns following escalating protests, USC announced today it has canceled the “main stage” commencement ceremony that had been planned for May 10 and will require tickets for people to attend any other commencement activities.
The university will continue to hold “dozens” of smaller commencement events, including the individual school ceremonies — such as that for the School of Cinematic Arts — in which graduates are announced and walk across the stage to receive their diplomas.
“To ensure we host commencement activities and celebrate our graduates safely, we will be implementing additional security measures,” reads a message from the university. “These include ticketing of all commencement events taking place on May 8-11 and directing all campus access through specific points of entry.”
Details on the ticketing process were expected to be posted online by Tuesday.
The announcement came one day after nearly 100 people were arrested on campus following a daylong “occupation” by pro-Palestinian protesters in Alumni Park,...
The university will continue to hold “dozens” of smaller commencement events, including the individual school ceremonies — such as that for the School of Cinematic Arts — in which graduates are announced and walk across the stage to receive their diplomas.
“To ensure we host commencement activities and celebrate our graduates safely, we will be implementing additional security measures,” reads a message from the university. “These include ticketing of all commencement events taking place on May 8-11 and directing all campus access through specific points of entry.”
Details on the ticketing process were expected to be posted online by Tuesday.
The announcement came one day after nearly 100 people were arrested on campus following a daylong “occupation” by pro-Palestinian protesters in Alumni Park,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Elvis Presley’s former home, Graceland, is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and welcomes roughly 600,000 visitors each year. The singer moved his family into the house in 1957 and remained there until his death. While Elvis owned multiple other residences, Graceland is far and away his most famous home. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and works to preserve his legacy.
Fans flocked to the Graceland gates while Elvis was living there and began to stream in as visitors after his death. Here’s a peek inside the gates of the historic estate.
Elvis | Rb/Redferns
Elvis treated the Graceland grounds as his personal playground. He had a swimming pool, racquetball court, and shooting range on the property. According to Priscilla Presley, he often had “screaming thrill rides” in which he sped around the grounds on his custom-built golf cart (via Elvis and Me). Here, he drives out of the custom-designed gates,...
Fans flocked to the Graceland gates while Elvis was living there and began to stream in as visitors after his death. Here’s a peek inside the gates of the historic estate.
Elvis | Rb/Redferns
Elvis treated the Graceland grounds as his personal playground. He had a swimming pool, racquetball court, and shooting range on the property. According to Priscilla Presley, he often had “screaming thrill rides” in which he sped around the grounds on his custom-built golf cart (via Elvis and Me). Here, he drives out of the custom-designed gates,...
- 2/15/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
While in a Las Vegas hotel, Elvis Presley had to double-check that his dinner order would result in an acceptable meal. He had specific tastes when it came to steak, and he would turn the meal away if it weren’t to his liking. The trouble was that his wording while ordering wasn’t exactly accurate. The way Elvis actually liked his steak cooked would be enough to send a chef into a rage.
Elvis Presley had a specific dinner order in Las Vegas
From the moment Priscilla Presley met Elvis, she became accustomed to his taste in food. As they had their first-ever conversation, he worked his way through five bacon and mustard sandwiches. While on a trip with him to Las Vegas, she learned that he also had specific tastes when it came to his steak.
“Back at our suite, Elvis said, ‘I’m hungry. Joe, order me a steak,...
Elvis Presley had a specific dinner order in Las Vegas
From the moment Priscilla Presley met Elvis, she became accustomed to his taste in food. As they had their first-ever conversation, he worked his way through five bacon and mustard sandwiches. While on a trip with him to Las Vegas, she learned that he also had specific tastes when it came to his steak.
“Back at our suite, Elvis said, ‘I’m hungry. Joe, order me a steak,...
- 9/12/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Elvis Presley‘s Graceland had an open-door policy to his family and close friends. However, some areas of the mansion were off-limits, even to those closest to the King of Rock and Roll. Elvis’ cousin Danny Smith revealed that Graceland’s most private space was limited to one room you couldn’t enter without an invitation.
Elvis Presley stands in front at Graceland in Memphis, Tn | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Graceland was open to all, but the King of Rock and Roll kept some elements of his home private
Danny Smith runs a YouTube channel called Memphis Mafia Kid, where he discusses everything regarding the King of Rock and Roll. Smith reveals secrets about life at Graceland and what it was like within the walls of the historic Memphis mansion when Presley was alive.
Smith regularly answers fan questions on his channel. One fan asked if Elvis Presley had any boundaries at home.
Elvis Presley stands in front at Graceland in Memphis, Tn | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Graceland was open to all, but the King of Rock and Roll kept some elements of his home private
Danny Smith runs a YouTube channel called Memphis Mafia Kid, where he discusses everything regarding the King of Rock and Roll. Smith reveals secrets about life at Graceland and what it was like within the walls of the historic Memphis mansion when Presley was alive.
Smith regularly answers fan questions on his channel. One fan asked if Elvis Presley had any boundaries at home.
- 7/27/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pat Robertson founded the Christian Broadcasting Network in 1960, and that helped the media mogul attain hundreds of millions of dollars throughout his lifetime. Robertson died in June 2023, and he leaves behind a legacy of pressing conservative Christian ideals into the GOP agenda. So, what was Pat Robertson’s net worth at the time of his death? Here’s what to know.
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Christian media mogul Pat Robertson had an impressive net worth in his lifetime. He had an estimated net worth of $100 million at the time of his death.
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Robertson is most well-known for founding the Christian Broadcasting Network, but that’s not how he got started. Before Robertson was involved in the Christian faith, he served in the...
- 6/8/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bernie Madoff destroyed thousands of lives with his Ponzi scheme, including the lives of his own family members. Netflix documented the rise and fall of his fraudulent company in the popular series Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street. However, the true crime documentary only touched on the impact this scheme had on Madoff’s relatives.
Almost immediately after his arrest in 2008, his family was struck by one tragedy after another, ensuring the Madoff name ended with the death of Madoff’s sons. Here’s a look at how Madoff’s Ponzi scheme destroyed his family.
Bernie Madoff lost 64 billion Bernard Madoff exits federal court in 2009 in New York City. I Mario Tama/Getty Images
Madoff’s scheme involved taking money from clients with the understanding that he would invest it for them. Instead, he moved the cash through several bank accounts to disguise the transactions. He then provided his clients...
Almost immediately after his arrest in 2008, his family was struck by one tragedy after another, ensuring the Madoff name ended with the death of Madoff’s sons. Here’s a look at how Madoff’s Ponzi scheme destroyed his family.
Bernie Madoff lost 64 billion Bernard Madoff exits federal court in 2009 in New York City. I Mario Tama/Getty Images
Madoff’s scheme involved taking money from clients with the understanding that he would invest it for them. Instead, he moved the cash through several bank accounts to disguise the transactions. He then provided his clients...
- 2/9/2023
- by Rose Burke
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After years of playing a spacefarer on TV, Star Trek actor William Shatner finally got a real-life chance to venture into that final frontier himself with a Blue Origin spaceflight on October 13, 2021. In so doing, the Captain Kirk portrayer became the oldest person to travel to space. But in his new book, Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder, Shatner reveals an unexpected reaction to seeing Earth from miles above: “overwhelming sadness.” In a book excerpt Variety posted online, Shatner describes his emotions boarding the spaceflight alongside tech businessman Glen de Vries, Blue Origin VP Audrey Powers, and former NASA engineer Dr. Chris Boshuizen. He recalls, for example, seeing a cement-encased room at the top of the gantry, a room to which he was supposed to evacuate if the rocket exploded. And he says he panicked when the ground crew mentioned a “slight anomaly in the engine” just before blast-off.
- 10/9/2022
- TV Insider
The National Archives in Washington, D.C., admitted this week that they altered a large color photograph of the 2017 Women’s March to remove anti-Trump messaging and other words for an exhibit to celebrate the centennial of women’s suffrage.
President Trump’s name was blurred on signs that read “God Hates Trump” and “Trump & Gop—Hands Off Women.” The Archives also removed the words “vagina” and “pussy” from other signs protesting the newly-elected president.
“As a non-partisan, non-political federal agency, we blurred references to the President’s name on some posters,...
President Trump’s name was blurred on signs that read “God Hates Trump” and “Trump & Gop—Hands Off Women.” The Archives also removed the words “vagina” and “pussy” from other signs protesting the newly-elected president.
“As a non-partisan, non-political federal agency, we blurred references to the President’s name on some posters,...
- 1/18/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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