After the riots and damages at Cal-Berkeley and the discussions about free speech at Berkeley, the Students for Liberty and Cal Libertarians will hold an event to discuss free speech and its importance this coming…
Topic: University of California-Berkeley
After Berkeley Riot, Campus Police Reconsidering ‘Hands Off’ Approach
From Campus Reform: Berkeley Police Sgt. Sabrina Reich, however, defended the officers’ placidity, pointing out that several officers fired paintballs to mark certain rioters for arrest, but could not ultimately follow through because up to…
Study: Extreme Protest Tactics Hurt Protesters’ Case and Public Support
From Campus Reform: Blocking traffic, damaging property, rioting, and other forms of extreme protest behaviours can reduce popular support for social movements, a new study concludes. The study, Extreme Protest Tactics Reduce Popular Support For Social…
LA Times Investigates ‘Black Bloc’ Anti-Milo Rioters, but Cal-Berkeley Won’t
Imagine if the speaker whose event got canceled was the likes of Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards or communist Angela Davis? Food for thought. From The College Fix: A reporter for the Los Angeles Times managed to pull…
U.C. Berkeley Burns Free Speech
Controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos got an up-close view of the intolerance of the left when it comes to speech it doesn’t agree with. This occurred when a speech he was to give at U.C. Berkeley was canceled…
After the Berkeley Riots, Lawmakers in a ‘Groundhog Day’ Scenario
From ALEC: Unfortunately, this sort of incident is all too common. An incident occurs, the public is outraged, legislators feel pressure to respond in some way, and then eventually life goes back to normal. A…
The Berkeley Riot Expresses Dominant Anti-American Campus Culture
From Casey Mattox at The Federalist: On the campus of the University of California at Berkeley is a monument to student free speech. It commemorates the Free Speech Movement that began at Berkeley in the…
UC-Berkeley Student Paper Editorial: Milo Yiannopoulos ‘Played the Victim’, Riots were Free Speech
Does that statement surprise you? It probably shouldn’t. Here’s the modern campus Left for you: The chaos which ensued Wednesday evening at the University of California Berkeley was “largely the work of outside anarchist groups”…
After Anti-Milo Yiannopoulos Violence, Trump Threatened to Cut Federal Funding from Cal-Berkeley
After damages cost thousands of dollars, where anti-Milo Yiannopoulos protesters became violent and forced the university to cancel the event, President Donald Trump said he would consider cutting federal funding from the University of California-Berkeley.
Workers of Berkeley Unite!
Now here’s a man-bites-dog story: Labor strife at Berkeley. Janitorial, custodial and cafeteria workers at Berkeley are fighting to maintain their raise from $9 to $17 an hour with benefits at a university that prides…