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“I think this (free speech) is not the defining issue of the country. The defining issue of the country is white supremacy. Most of the debate around free speech and hate speech or discrimination is predicated on the notion that speech really doesn’t hurt. … Part of the question is:
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“The political theater of Berkeley is playing on the larger stage of America, where Antifa’s militant posturing and self-indulgent violence does grave damage.”
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The actions of UC Berkeley administration regarding Ann Coulter’s pending visit to campus have generated heavy criticism from many community members, who are alleging that the administration is violating First Amendment rights. There have been numerous misconceptions surrounding the highly controversial issue.
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UC Berkeley has a long history of student activism, from the Free Speech Movement to the campaign for divestment from apartheid South Africa.
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The Berkeley College Republicans and BridgeCal have invited conservative author Ann Coulter to speak on campus April 27 to cover the topic of illegal immigration.
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Milo Yiannopoulos resigned from Breitbart News on Tuesday after a video of him making controversial remarks regarding pedophilia in January 2016 resurfaced on the internet, garnering backlash from liberals and conservatives alike.
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Two days after the demonstration that led to the cancellation of Milo Yiannopoulos’ campus appearance Feb. 1, campus chancellor’s professor of public policy Robert Reich published a controversial theory on his blog about why the protests turned violent.
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After President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Thursday morning to threaten a federal funding cut for UC Berkeley, campus sophomore Akshat Bhat was inspired to begin building a phone application during lecture.
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Controversial conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos’ campus appearance was canceled Wednesday evening after a group of about 150 violent agitators interrupted an otherwise peaceful protest of more than 1,500 people, resulting in large fires and several broken windows in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union building.
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BCR invited Yiannopoulos to visit the campus as part of his 18-stop tour across U.S. colleges. His impending visit has generated controversy across the campus community given his straightforwardness and extreme conservative views. UCPD has determined the $10,000 to be a rough assessment of the costs of security, according to campus spokesperson Dan Mogulof.
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