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Ben Shapiro at the Young Women’s Leadership Summit, hosted by Turning Point USA, a freedom-focused nonprofit, at the Hyatt Regency DFW Hotel in Dallas, Texas in June 2018. Boston University’s Young Americans for Freedom is in negotiations with the administration for Shapiro to come speak on campus. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA

Opinion: BU groups weigh in on Ben Shapiro visit

Editors October 22, 2019

Click the images below to read two op-eds concerning conservative pundit Ben Shapiro's potential visit to Boston University.

OP-ED: BU must disinvite Ben Shapiro immediately to protect its students

OP-ED: BU must disinvite Ben Shapiro immediately to protect its students

Editors October 22, 2019

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author(s).  Anu Sawhney (CAS ‘20) is the co-chair of the Young Democratic Socialists of...

OP-ED: Ben Shapiro visit is an opportunity to open an ideologically diverse dialogue

OP-ED: Ben Shapiro visit is an opportunity to open an ideologically diverse dialogue

Editors October 22, 2019

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author(s). Young Americans for Freedom is a conservative political group at Boston University....

Ben Shapiro at the Young Women’s Leadership Summit, hosted by Turning Point USA, a freedom-focused nonprofit, at the Hyatt Regency DFW Hotel in Dallas, Texas in June 2018. Boston University’s Young Americans for Freedom is in negotiations with the administration for Shapiro to come speak on campus. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA

Negotiations for Ben Shapiro event on campus lead to a decrease in venue size

Anna Facciola September 24, 2019
The Young Americans for Freedom at Boston University have been in negotiations with Boston University’s administration to secure a venue and security for conservative speaker Ben Shapiro to visit campus. BU has agreed to cover the security costs but said the event must be held in a smaller venue than YAF requested.
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