Ms. Coulter was confronted with the dangerous prospect of setting foot unguarded on a campus that erupted in violence in February after another conservative speaker, Milo Yiannopoulos, planned to appear. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Berkeley College Republicans, which invited Ms. Coulter and was supposed to sponsor her visit, also backed out and joined Young America’s Foundation in saying the atmosphere had grown too hostile. Administrators at Berkeley, who say Ms. Coulter is welcome on campus when the university has an indoor, “protectable” venue available, offered a day next week when students are no longer in class, a proposal that Ms. Coulter rejected. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Sadly and unfortunately, concern for student safety seems to be in short supply in certain quarters,” he said. On Wednesday, Ms. Coulter said she believed she could have prevailed in court had she continued with her case.

Source: New York Times April 26, 2017 15:32 UTC