Tag: Milo Yiannopoulos

Students

Guillermo: National Free Speech Center Too Academic for Words

When faced with a real-life issue on campus like protecting free speech, the largest public research university system has come up with the only thing it knows how to do. Let’s study it!

October 30, 2017

Opinion

Double Agents in Journalism

A number of purportedly “liberal/progressive” journalists were actively involved in assisting the Breitbart machine, in particular, serving as a conduit of sorts to right wing provocateur Milo Yiannopolous.

October 24, 2017

Students

UC Berkeley in Another Clash Over Right-wing Speaker

SAN FRANCISCO — Former Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro is the latest right-wing pundit who can’t speak on the University of California, Berkeley campus under the conditions proposed by a campus Republican group, officials for the university and the student organization said Thursday. The Berkeley College Republicans requested a room that could accommodate 500 people for […]

July 20, 2017

Students

Threat Closes Evergreen State College After Protests Over Race

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A small college in Washington state closed abruptly Thursday in response to a threat following a recent series of protests that have drawn national attention to student allegations of racism on the progressive campus. It comes as many defenders of the First Amendment say they see signs that free speech is losing […]

June 1, 2017

Students

Coulter’s Berkeley Speech Canceled, Police Prep for Violence

BERKELEY, Calif. — Ann Coulter said Wednesday that she was forced to cancel her speaking event Thursday at the University of California, Berkeley amid concerns of violence, calling it “a dark day for free speech in America.” Police and university officials said they were still preparing for possible violence and protests whether Coulter comes to […]

April 26, 2017

Students

UC Berkeley Flip-flops on Ann Coulter, Proposes May Date

BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California, Berkeley officials said Thursday they have a “grave concern” of violence on campus if Ann Coulter follows through on her vow to speak next week at the university. Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks instead proposed an alternate May 2 date for the conservative author. Dirks said police have “very specific […]

April 20, 2017

Students

Guillermo: How to Solve the Issue of Free Speech on Campus

Anyone who can show a receipt from the bursar has a right to say anything they want well beyond the everyday. If you are a student, you have paid the price of admission.

March 5, 2017

African-American

For Now, Reality Reels In Milo Yiannopoulos

The “inclusion” afforded to Milo Yiannopoulos by some was only temporary and came with strings attached.

February 22, 2017

Students

Free Speech, at the Expense of Who and What?

Let’s be clear: The night of protest at UC Berkeley was full of controversy; however, there was no infringement on Milo Yiannopoulos’ freedom of speech. In fact, this couldn’t be anything further from the truth.

February 21, 2017

Students

Guillermo: How Far are Colleges, Scholars Ready to Go Against Trump?

As the legal back and forth on the Trump executive order is creating a public mini-course on constitutional law and presidential power, it’s clear higher ed has an opinion about closing of borders to immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries.

February 5, 2017

Students

Berkeley Campus Chaos Spurs Questions at Free-speech Bastion

BERKELEY, Calif. —Chaos that erupted at the University of California, Berkeley, to oppose right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was shocking not just for the images of protesters setting fires, smashing windows and hurling explosives at police, but because of where it took place. UC Berkeley is the birthplace of the free-speech movement and has been known […]

February 5, 2017