"Let Us In": Angry Guests Pound On Doors, US University Cancels Event

Several US outlets said that the university's security team closed the doors to the building's foyer after the seating capacity was full.

A university in the US cancelled graduation ceremony an hour after it started due to chaos caused by family members of some of the students. According to USA Today, the incident took place on Thursday during the graduation ceremony for the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences at Howard University. Several videos have appeared on social media platforms like X that show a smashed door at the Cramton Auditorium and a group of people outside of the building. The entry to the event was free. Boo!…hundreds of pissed off families…fights…broken class…graduates walked out…ceremony canceled #HowardUniversitypic.twitter.com/DdDzVuScQs