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I — like Chancellor Carol Christ and Vice Chancellor Oscar Dubón Jr. — am a staunch supporter of free speech and honor the university’s commitment to this constitutional right. I wish to suggest, however, as the university moves forward, that administrators devote an equal commitment of time, money and energy
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The past several weeks have been shameful ones for UC Berkeley. I’ve seen students around me receive death threats from alt-righters. I’ve seen my campus go from being a space for students to a place under what seems like martial law. I’ve been called a “spic” and a “wetback” by
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As the ACLU and the preeminent defender of the freedom of speech, we have been asked what our thoughts are about the upcoming “Free Speech Week” being hosted by the Berkeley Patriot working in partnership with known provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos. The series of events, starting Sunday, will apparently highlight Yiannopoulos,
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It’s safe to say Berkeley barely survived this past weekend. What was originally a scheduled opportunity for “alt-right” groups to spew hate and harassment became a symphonic outcry of liberal resistance dominating the pianissimo turnout of the “alt-right.” Yet the grand demonstration of “Berkeley Stands United Against Hate” was undermined by Antifa’s violent, discordant contribution to the progressive cause.
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The California branches of the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, issued a statement Wednesday condemning the actions of white supremacists in light of the recent white supremacy protests in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Demonstrators temporarily shut down eastbound traffic on Highway 580 as part of a Saturday night demonstration in response to white nationalist protests in Charlottesville, Virginia on Friday and Saturday morning.
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