LAST SEASON.
AND THAT’S SOME OF YOUR NEWS
BY THE NUMBERS.
NOW, HERE IS AINSLEY.
INSTANCE AINS THANK YOU,
STEVE.
NEW RULES PUT IN PLACE THEY
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
INCLUDING COUNSELING WHEN
CONSERVATIVE SPEAKER BEN
SHAPIRO COMES TO SPEAK.
THE UNIVERSITY MAKING THOSE
CHANGES AFTER CHAOS ERUPTED
DURING THE SPEECH OF ANOTHER
CONSERVATIVE COMMENTATOR.
SO WOULD THERE BE THIS KIND
OF STEPPED UP SCRUTINY FOR
SOMEONE THAT WAS SPEAKING
FOR THE LEFT.
JOINING US NOW IS THE
PRESIDENT OF UCONN COLLEGE
REPUBLICANS TIM SULLIVAN.
THEY ARE THE GROUP THAT
INVITED BEN SHAPIRO TO COME
ON CAMPUS.
HE WAS APPROVED.
BUT WHEN THE LAST CURVE WERE HOD
TO CHANGE SOME RULES.
WE NEED TO REVIEW EVERYTHING
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
CONSERVATIVE SPEAKERS THAT
EVERYONE IS SAFE.
WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS WHEN
THAT FIRST CHANGE HAPPENED?
>> MY BIGGEST CONCERN WITH
THIS CHANGE IS THAT THERE IS
GOING TO BE A DISCREPANCY
BETWEEN WHO IS THIS REVIEW
PROCESS IS FOR.
MAINLY BECAUSE INTEREST IS
DISRUPTION FOR ON THE LEFT.
I HAVE BEEN TO LEFTIST TALKS
BEFORE AND YOU DON’T HAVE
CONSERVATIVE SPEAKERS
CAUSING DISRUPTIONS.
THEY LET THE SPEECH OCCUR
AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS.
IT’S REALLY OUR GROUP AND
OTHER CONSERVATIVE GROUPS ON
CAMPUS GOING TO HAVE TO GO
THROUGH THIS EVENT REVIEW
PROCESS.
THOUSAND, THERE ARE POSITIVE
ASPECTS OF IT I THINK WE CAN
PLAN FOR SECURITY BETTER
THIS WAY DEFINITELY LEARNING
PROCESS.
HAVE YOU, YESTERDAY, FOR
EXAMPLE, ANITA HILL CAME TO
SPEAK.
IT WAS OPEN TO THE
I ACTUALLY DIDN’T GET THE
EMAIL.
AINSLEY: WHY DIDN’T YOU GET
IT?
DID ALL STUDENTS GET IT?
>> KEY HAVE CULTURAL CENTERS
ON CAMPUS.
GET THIS EMAIL FROM THE
CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER
OFFERING COUNSELING TO
STUDENTS WHO MAY FEEL
THREATENED BY BEN SHAPIRO’S
PRESENCE ON THE CAMPUS.
I UNNECESSARY.
CAUSES IRRATIONAL FEAR.
WHY WOULD THEY FEEL
THREATENED BY HIM HE IS JUST
GIVING A SPEECH.
I THINK IT’S A TACTIC ON THE
LEFT TO SHUT OUT OPINIONS
THEY DISAGREE WITH.
THEY JUST SHUT IT OUT.
HE SAID UCONN’S LETTER.
STUDENTS UPSET BY MY SPEECH
PREEMPTIVELY VISIT
COUNSELORS VISIT THE FEAR OF
CONSERVATISM RUNS HIGH ON
COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
WHAT’S YOUR REACTION?
>> THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THE
COLLEGE REPUBLICANS ARE
UCONN.
ONE OF OUR MAIN GOAL IS THE
AN ORGANIZATION IS TO
PROMOTE CONSERVATISM ON
CAMPUS TO.
GIVE STUDENTS OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN ABOUT CONSERVATISM
THEY DON’T GET IN THE
CLASSROOM.
MOST OF OUR PROFESSORS ON
UCONN MAINLY SOCIAL SCIENCES
ARE LEFT LEANING POLITICALLY
SO MANY STUDENTS DON’T GET
THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN
ABOUT CONSERVATIVE VALUES,
IDEAS ON PUBLIC POLICY AND
SOCIAL ISSUES.
SO WE TRY TO MAKE UP THE GAP
BY HOSTING LECTURES,
DEBATES, ET CETERA.
AINSLEY: WHAT’S SO DANGEROUS
ABOUT BEN SHAPIRO AND
CONSERVATIVES?
>> I DON’T KNOW.
JUST WORDS.
I THINK IT’S PRETTY GOOD
IDEOLOGY.
AINSLEY: THE SCHOOL --
REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL.
THE SCHOOL’S INTENTION IS TO
FACILITATE THE SPEECH NOT
PREVENT IT WE DON’T REGULATE
SPEECHES BASED ON CONTENT.
THIS IS HAUERLY TO MAKE SURE
IT IS SAFE, SECURE, AND
PROTECTS EVERYONE’S RIGHTS.
YOUR THOUGHTS?
>> I WILL AGREE WITH THE
UNIVERSITY AND SAY THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IN
PROVIDING SECURITY FOR THIS
EVENT.
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE
A VENUE AND THAT WE CAN GO
THROUGH AND HAVE A SAFE
EVENT.
AGAIN, I’M JUST CONCERNED
THAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
WILL HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH
THE SAME HOOPS.
AINSLEY: WHY IS HIS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC IN NITA HILL’S.
>> MORE STUDENTS EXPECTED TO
COME IN THIS EVENT.
ESPECIALLY THOSE DISRUPT THE
