By WMAL.com
Students at the University of Virginia’s paper are increasing pressure on school administrators to prevent former Vice President Mike Pence from speaking at an upcoming student sponsored event. This marks another example of liberal student groups attempting to censor speakers on college campuses around the country.
- The speech is current scheduled for April 12, and will be hosted by the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF).
- What the paper is saying: in an op-ed penned in the Cavalier Daily claimed that hosting Pence to speak would be “dangerous rhetoric is not entitled to a platform.” The op-ed continued, “We as an Editorial Board found ourselves questioning what should be protected under the premise of ‘diversity of thought’ and more importantly, what values we choose to accept on Grounds … For us, the answer is simple. Hateful rhetoric is violent — and this is impermissible.”
- What the school is saying: UVA continues to support Pence speaking at the student-sponsored event on campus, claiming the event “fits well within the University’s academic mission to offer our community the opportunity to hear from, and engage with, leaders and experts from a wide variety of fields and perspectives,” said school spokesperson Brian Coy.
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