Students Protest, Walk out of Ann Coulter Event at CU Boulder by Erin Douglas & Students Walked out in Protest
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OPINION SPORTS A&C ASCSU DOESN’T SHOULD SCHOLARSHIP TED TALKS REPRESENT US ALTHLETES PLAY REC SPORTS? COMING TO CSU Vol. 127, No. 112 Thursday, March 22, 2018 PAGE 8 PAGE 10 PAGE 21 Students, community members and activists gather outside of the Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry buildings on CU Boulder’s campus to protest Turning Point USA’s guest speaker Ann Coulter. PHOTO BY DAVIS BONNER COLLEGIAN Students protest, walk out of Ann Coulter event at CU Boulder By Erin Douglas & students walked out in protest. groups did not become violent. Coulter or to protest her. The CSU these things really undermine any Meagan Stackpool The event was hosted by Though tense, the crowd quickly chapter of Young Democratic point she could possibly make.” @CSUCollegian Turning Point USA, a conservative de-escalated when the main group Socialists of America attended The walkout was organized nonprofit with an aim to organize of protesters moved to a different the event to show solidarity with by The Collective, a new CU BOULDER - In fear, in anger students on college campuses to location on campus. CU’s chapter and to protest rising student group on campus focused and in hope for change on campus, promote conservative policies. Students said they came to fascism and bigotry, members on changing campus climate students outside a University Turning Point USA hosted Charlie protest Coulter’s speech because said. around racism, in coordination of Colorado, Boulder chemistry Kirk at CSU, which sparked fights her rhetoric is racist and hurts “I think any critically with other groups. The group building protested the presence of between white nationalists and marginalized groups. thinking person who listens to chose to stage a walkout in order a conservative speaker on campus antifa, a little over a month ago. “We’re here to symbolize that her rhetoric would see that it’s to perform a protest that was safe Wednesday night, while others Though CU’s administration free speech does not equal hate not only absurdly racist, but and non-disruptive, said Berkeley supported her speech inside. and police force heavily prepared speech,” said Percy Suchanek, a also she’s basically parroting the Mccarthy, one organizer with About 500 students gathered for the event, including by freshman CU student protester. minds of whatever the Trump The Collective. Mccarthy was to either listen or leave the talk scouting Coulter’s previous event “Ann Coulter just spreads hate administration is spouting at disappointed in CU’s handling of by Ann Coulter, a popular and in California, the protesters speech and we don’t feel safe that point,” said Larson Ross, the event, but said Turning Point well-known right-wing political and Coulter supporters only having her on our campus.” a senior political science CSU USA had a right to host a speaker. commentator. About 20 minutes interacted for a few brief moments A handful of CSU students student and YDSA Member. “She into her speech, between 75-100 after the event let out, and the two attended the event, either to see is vehemently anti-feminist. All of see COULTER on page 7 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Thursday, March 22, 2018 FORT COLLINS FOCUS CORRECTIONS In the article “Without intersectionality, you’re not really a feminist” Merall Sherif’s name was misspelled. Everybody makes mistakes, including us. 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Sherif also recently founded All of these frameworks are Students of Colorado State centers around the goals of “But, I believe that uncomfortable the ASCSU Women’s Caucus and intended to promote an inclusive University introduced a new serving students, developing dialogue is tough to go through, is the only student representative environment in the Senate that is leadership role intended to dialogue and cultivating but it’s necessary to go through.” of the Faith and Cultural Inclusion conducive to producing tangible lead the weekly Senate sessions compassion. As Speaker of the Having grown up in Indonesia sub-committee of President Tony legislation and accountability, by adding the Speaker of the Senate, Amundson said he would and Venezuela before moving Frank’s Commission for Diversity Sherif said. Senate position to the ballot. The encourage all ASCSU members to Colorado, Amundson said and Inclusion. “ASCSU, in this year and Speaker of the Senate acts as to engage in service to the his experiences in international “I didn’t know that I could get former years, has been often the representative and leader community. schools prepared him to facilitate involved in student government.” criticized as mostly focusing of the legislative branch, which “It’s not enough to talk dialogue in the Senate as Speaker. Sherif said. “I thought it was out on internal bills all the time in turn serves as a direct line of about issues,” Amundson said. “I believe the goal of the of my reach.” that ultimately end up in a file representation for the student “Every single person involved Senate is to reach collective Sherif said her campaign cabinet,” Sherif said. “We end up body through academic colleges, in student government should action. My past -- where I lived centers around the goals of standing in support of something, the Student Diversity Programs be doing community service in such diverse places like promoting accountability and but what are we doing when we’re and Services offices and student and community engagement international schools -- taught connection. In doing so, she hopes standing in support? We don’t councils across the University, projects.” me it is more important to focus to improve the internal workings take the step afterwards.” according to ASCSU.