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In light of recent free speech-related controversies at UC Berkeley, Chancellor Carol Christ has reiterated the campus’s commitment to free expression and confirmed that controversial conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos has been invited to return to campus next month.
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The UC Berkeley campus typically allocates about $200,000 each year to manage protests, but in fiscal year 2016-2017, it spent almost $900,000 responding to protests, as first reported by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Campus administration collaborated with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, or ACSO, in anticipation of protests surrounding the Ann Coulter event April 27, which ran up to $500,000 in overtime costs, as first reported by KCBS.
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Nearly 300 UCPD officers waited on UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza expecting violent protests in reaction to the cancellation of conservative author Ann Coulter’s planned campus address.
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Ann Coulter said she will no longer be speaking on campus April 27, calling it “a sad day for free speech.”
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The Young America’s Foundation has pulled its involvement from conservative author Ann Coulter’s upcoming speech on campus, citing a “lack of assurances for protections from foreseeable violence,” according to a statement released by YAF on Tuesday.
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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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Following a series of disagreements with campus administration over possible speaking event dates and venues, conservative author Ann Coulter has confirmed that she will speak at UC Berkeley on Thursday.
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Members of the campus community have expressed mixed views in response to recent events surrounding conservative author Ann Coulter’s pending visit to the UC Berkeley campus.
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Berkeley College Republicans is threatening to sue UC Berkeley administrators after the campus rescheduled conservative author Ann Coulter’s campus event to May 2.
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