Berkeley police refute online rumors of stabbing at Ben Shapiro protest
Despite rumors circulating that a stabbing occurred during the protests outside conservative radio host Ben Shapiro’s speech at Zellerbach Hall on Thursday, the Berkeley Police Department said in a tweet Friday that such “online accounts” are false.
Berkeley police refute online rumors of stabbing at Ben Shapiro protest
Despite rumors circulating that a stabbing occurred during the protests outside conservative radio host Ben Shapiro’s speech at Zellerbach Hall on Thursday, the Berkeley Police Department said in a tweet Friday that such “online accounts” are false.
In anticipation of the alt-right rally and counterprotests scheduled for Aug. 27, both the city and the campus are concerned with keeping people safe during these protests. Although the rally was canceled by the organizer Friday, some believe that protests are still likely to occur this weekend.
In anticipation of the alt-right rally and counterprotests scheduled for Aug. 27, both the city and the campus are concerned with keeping people safe during these protests. Although the rally was canceled by the organizer Friday, some believe that protests are still likely to occur this weekend.
The cost of free speech: campus spending on protest management totals $894,000 in 2016-17
The UC Berkeley campus typically allocates about $200,000 each year to manage protests, but in fiscal year 2016-2017, it spent almost $900,000 responding to protests, as first reported by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
The cost of free speech: campus spending on protest management totals $894,000 in 2016-17
The UC Berkeley campus typically allocates about $200,000 each year to manage protests, but in fiscal year 2016-2017, it spent almost $900,000 responding to protests, as first reported by the Chronicle of Higher Education.