Speeches by conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos and former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli were canceled after heated protests erupted Friday night at UC Davis. University police put up barricades as protesters shouting “shut it down!” grew increasingly rowdy in the hours leading up to the talks. The UC Davis College Republicans, which sponsored the event, chose to cancel. Yiannopoulos writes for the Breitbart.com website and is permanently banned from Twitter after leading a harassment campaign against “Ghostbusters” actress Leslie Jones. The school's interim chancellor, Ralph Hexter, said he was “deeply disappointed” by the protests and cancellation.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 14, 2017 06:01 UTC