UC Irvine College Republicans say administrators putting up roadblocks to Milo Yiannopoulos talk
Members of the College Republicans club at UC Irvine are looking forward to another on-campus appearance by controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos – but they’ve hit some snags with the administration and say the school is using bureaucracy to squelch their First Amendment rights to free speech.
Last month, UCI officials denied the group’s request to use a ballroom that can seat 800 people to host the tickets-only Yiannopoulos speech in the fall, and a separate winter event with conservative talk-radio host Dennis Prager, according to Kimo Gandall, president of the school’s College Republicans club. School officials also told the group that both events must take place before 5 p.m., Gandall said.
A UCI spokesman said the university offered alternative locations and plans to meet with the student group to discuss details.
“We welcome further discussions with the College Republicans to find a suitable place and time for their event. We will address these issues with them when we meet,” spokesman Tom Vasich said Thursday.
Read more: https://www.ocregister.com/2018/10/04/uci-college-republicans-say-administrators-putting-up-roadblocks-to-milo-yiannopoulos-talk/
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