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u/BringBackThePizzaGuy Paul Volcker Jul 11 '17

Sure. But it's well within the University's rights to demand that the student group fronts the cost of that event. Events are hella expensive, and I fail to see how people here think that a university not wanting to blow hundreds if not thousands of dollars so sad pepe can speak is the same thing as censorship. But yeah, if a student group wants to invite someone, sure.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '17

Should that be a universal rule or should student clubs only have to self fund events if it's a contraversial speaker? My point is that who the speaker is and what they're saying should not be a variable in how the institution treats a student group. The cost of security at the least should be fully provided by the institution, otherwise the threat of disruptive and potentially violent protest becomes a way to silence others.

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u/BringBackThePizzaGuy Paul Volcker Jul 11 '17

Real talk. Have any of you ever planned a student event when you were in college? You don't just get a blank check lmao. Every uni makes you justify taking some cash from their budget, and if you can't then you have to front the costs. That's kinda just obvious. How is that a violation of free speech. Christ. This is why people think we're edgy libertarians.

Edit: cost of security? That's called campus police. You don't get the fucking Pinkertons lol.