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Watch: Man Steals Turning Point USA Signs at UNLV

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) student and Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter treasurer Michael Hanach told Breitbart News that a man approached him while he was promoting his group’s upcoming event on campus, stole TPUSA signage, and punched them into a nearby trash can. Hanach spoke to SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily host Alex Marlow about the incident — which was caught on video — in a Wednesday interview for the show’s weekly TPUSA campus report.

TPUSA incident at UNLV

University of Nevada, Reno TPUSA Member: Assistant Dean Compared Us to ‘White Supremacy’

University of Nevada, Reno student Kendall Rice told Breitbart News that her Turning Point USA (TPUSA) group received push-back from school’s assistant dean, who sent out an email likening the organization — which recently hosted its annual Black Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. — to “white supremacy.” Rice spoke to SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily host Alex Marlow on Wednesday for the show’s weekly TPUSA campus report.

Donald Trump embraces black TPUSA member

TPUSA Launches ‘180’ Video Series Aimed at Millennials & Gen Z

TPUSA has announced the launch of its new “180” digital video series featuring today’s top political thinkers, who will share their most compelling argument on a political position in 180 seconds or less. “The 180 Series” debuted on Wednesday with its first video, featuring Americans for Tax Reform founder Grover Norquist.

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Irvine Valley College Students Say Harassment of Conservatives Started in First Weeks of Semester

Irvine Valley College students Lloyd Vincent Labriaga and Kyro Beshay told Breitbart News that they recently started a brand new Turning Point USA group on their campus, and have already been subjected to harassment by people on campus — one of whom is believed to be a professor — just a few weeks into the fall 2019 semester. Labriaga and Beshay spoke to host Alex Marlow in a Thursday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily for the show’s weekly TPUSA campus report segment.

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Michael Bloomberg: Free Speech Is Under Attack on Campus

Former Democratic New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg penned a column for the New York Post this week in which he expressed concern over the state of free speech on college campuses. According to Bloomberg, the campus culture of silencing views that oppose leftist dogma  “cannot sustain a liberal democracy.”

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University of Maryland Official Accuses Conservative Activists of ‘Trespassing’

An official at the University of Maryland told conservative activists that he would call the police and report them for “trespassing” if they did not “pack up” and leave the public university grounds. The incident was preceded by a bizarre moment in which a woman thought to be a university staff member approached the activists to argue that “freedom of speech” is a “government-given” right, rather than a God-given right.

University of Maryland official shuts down TPUSA

Intercollegiate Studies Institute President: Conservative Students Shouldn’t Hide from Their Liberal Professors

Charlie Copeland, the President of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, told Breitbart News this week that conservative students will get a better education if they respectfully engage with their liberal professors in the classroom. 73 percent of Republican students report self-censoring in the classroom to avoid problems with professors according to a recent survey.

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Florida International University TPUSA Chapter President Claims School Made Hurricane Relief Drive ‘Difficult’

Florida International University (FIU) student Andrew Pis told Breitbart News of the difficulties in hosting a hurricane relief drive at his school, which he believes has to do with the fact that his student group hosting the event — Turning Point USA — is a conservative organization. Pis joined SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily host Alex Marlow in a Tuesday interview for TPUSA’s weekly campus report.

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Wesleyan University President Insists ‘Safe Spaces’ Promote ‘Intellectual Diversity’

The president of Wesleyan University argued in favor of safe spaces in a recent op-ed, suggesting that they  “promote intellectual diversity” and remove “the threat of harassment or intimidation.” Campus climates across the country after the spread of safe spaces, however, have shown an increase in sensitivity, hostility, and Groupthink among students, leaving conservative students to bear the brunt of “safe space policies.”

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