Pitt waives Shapiro fee for College Republicans
By Brian Gentry and Emily Wolfe
January 29, 2019
Filed under 2. Featured, Campus, News
University spokesman Joe Miksch said the College Republicans were responsible for the fee, as “consistent with University guidelines,” but the University would waive it due to the high cost to the club.
Report evaluates colleges’ free speech rules
By Neena Hagen, Staff Writer
January 10, 2019
Filed under Campus, News, Top Stories
Free speech rights are among the most debated topics on college campuses across the country. But the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, FIRE, put free speech issues into numbers in a report last month.
Young America’s Foundation threatens lawsuit against Pitt over Ben Shapiro security fee
By Christian Snyder, Editor-in-Chief
November 14, 2018
Filed under 2. Featured, Campus, News
After Pitt charged YAF with a $5,000 security fee for its planned Ben Shapiro speech, the conservative group threatened legal action, alleging the fee is unconstitutional.