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TexasTowelie

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Sun Jan 29, 2017, 02:21 AM Jan 2017

Univ. of New Mexico suspends $3,400 fee for group to host far-right speaker

ALBUQUERQUE — The University of New Mexico has suspended a $3,400 fee it was charging its College Republicans organization to host far-right speaker Milo Yiannopoulos.

KRQE-TV reports that the school announced Wednesday that it would suspend the fee until a policy review is conducted.

UNM College Republicans were notified of the security charge on Jan. 10, which UNM College Republicans President Marina Herrera says was too late to gather the funds. She called the charge a "free speech fine" and accused the university of attempting to censor the controversial speaker.

University officials say they plan to increase security when Yiannopoulos speaks this weekend because there are planned protests.

Read more: http://www.currentargus.com/story/news/2017/01/26/unm-suspends-3400-fee-group-host-far-right-speaker/97112520/

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Univ. of New Mexico suspends $3,400 fee for group to host far-right speaker (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2017 OP
Yiannopoulos is a POS. k8conant Jan 2017 #1
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