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In this Sept. 8, 2017, photo, a woman tapes flyers on a University of California, Berkeley campus bulletin board calling for a protest against right-wing speaker Ben Shapiro in Berkeley, Calif. The university will seal off large parts of its campus like a fortress with a closed perimeter and a &quot;very large&quot; visible police presence Thursday, Sept. 14. City and campus authorities anticipate demonstrations at a speech by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, a former Breitbart editor, and are preparing for possible violence with a variety of new strategies and tightened security. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Gecker)

The cost of free speech isn’t cheap at UC Berkeley

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

Signs have been posted at the University of California, Berkeley, campus calling for a protest Thursday against right-wing speaker Ben Shapiro. The university will seal off large parts of its campus with a closed perimeter and a "very large" visible police presence. (Associated Press)

Antifa protest of Ben Shapiro looms at Berkeley

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Neuroscientist who studied Einstein’s brain dies at 90

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Signs are posted on a bulletin board on the UC Berkeley campus Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ says the university is committed to protecting free speech, and is allowing former Breibart editor Ben Shapiro to visit and speak on campus, despite concerns about violent protests. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The Latest: Berkeley Republicans say Shapiro hall too costly

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Students walk on the UC Berkeley campus Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ says the university is committed to protecting free speech, and is allowing former Breibart editor Ben Shapiro to visit and speak on campus, despite concerns about violent protests. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Northern California officials brace for political rallies

By JOCELYN GECKER and PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press

Gender-inclusive locker room planned for UC Berkeley

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Demonstrators hold signs and flags Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. Demonstrators gathered near the University of California, Berkeley campus amid a strong police presence and rallied to show support for free speech and condemn the views of Ann Coulter and her supporters. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Gavin McInnes, Lauren Southern headline free speech rally at University of California, Berkeley

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Troy Worden, left, president of the Young Republicans and their attorney Harmeet Dhillon, right, talk with the media during a press conference held by the Berkeley College Republicans in Sproul Plaza on the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif., on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. The event was held to discuss the cancellation of speaker Ann Coulter's appearance on campus. (Dan Honda/East Bay Times via AP)

The Latest: Coulter says talk would have said enforce law

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Troy Worden, left, president of the Young Republicans and their attorney Harmeet Dhillon, right, talk with the media during a press conference held by the Berkeley College Republicans in Sproul Plaza on the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif., on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. The event was held to discuss the cancellation of speaker Ann Coulter's appearance on campus. (Dan Honda/East Bay Times via AP)

Berkeley protests peaceful as hundreds rally over Coulter

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

In this Feb. 12, 2011, file photo, Ann Coulter waves to the audience after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. The University of California, Berkeley says it's preparing for possible violence on campus whether Coulter comes to speak or not. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Coulter’s Berkeley speech canceled, police prep for violence

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, April 21, 2017, file photo, a leaflet is seen stapled to a message board near Sproul Hall on the University of California at Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. Berkeley students who invited Ann Coulter to speak on campus filed a lawsuit Monday April 24, 2017, against the university, saying it is discriminating against conservative speakers and violating students’ rights to free speech. Campus Republicans invited Coulter to speak at Berkeley on April 27, but Berkeley officials informed the group that the event was being called off for security concerns. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Ann Coulter’s backers at UC Berkeley file lawsuit

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, University of California, Berkeley police guard the building where Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos was to speak. The campus is bracing for a showdown next week, when the conservative provocateur Ann Coulter has vowed to speak in defiance of the university's wishes. Officials, police and the campus Republicans who invited Coulter, say there are valid concerns for violence in what is being called an ongoing &quot;Battle of Berkeley.&quot; (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Battle for Berkeley: Will Ann Coulter spark another clash?

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2011 file photo, Ann Coulter waves to the audience after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. Coulter's planned appearance at the University of California, Berkeley on April 27 has been canceled because of security concerns. UC Berkeley officials say they were unable to find &quot;a safe and suitable&quot; venue for the right-wing provocateur, whom campus Republicans had invited to speak. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Ann Coulter vows to speak at Berkeley despite cancellation

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

Protesters hold signs while talking to students and others on the University of California, Berkeley, campus in Berkeley, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Chaos that erupted at the University of California, Berkeley, to oppose right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was shocking not just for the images of protesters setting fires, smashing windows and hurling explosives at police, but because of where it took place. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Berkeley campus chaos spurs questions at free-speech bastion

By JOCELYN GECKER and PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press

Two women walk past graffiti on the wall of a Bank of America branch in Berkeley, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. The University of California, Berkeley has become a campus renowned for peace and openness where all viewpoints are welcome. It was anything but that on Wednesday night when violence and rioting forced the cancellation of a talk by right-wing provacateur Milo Yiannopoulos. A spokesman for the campus said it was &quot;not a proud night&quot; for the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

The Latest: Milo Yiannopoulos calls his views ‘mainstream’

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Protestors watch a bonefire on Sproul Plaza during a rally against the scheduled speaking appearance by Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos on the University of California at Berkeley campus on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. The event was canceled out of safety concerns after protesters hurled smoke bombs, broke windows and started a bonfire. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Berkeley campus chaos spurs questions at free-speech bastion

By JOCELYN GECKER and PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press

A sign hangs outside the decorated Theta Delta Chi fraternity near the University of California, Berkeley campus Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, in Berkeley, Calif. UC Berkeley's fraternity and sorority parties are back on this weekend, after a weeklong self-imposed ban. But there will be new guidelines that members say are aimed at eliminating sexual assaults.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Fraternity parties back at UC Berkeley with new guidelines

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

A sign hangs outside the decorated Theta Delta Chi fraternity near the University of California, Berkeley campus Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, in Berkeley, Calif. UC Berkeley's fraternity and sorority parties are back on this weekend, after a weeklong self-imposed ban. But there will be new guidelines that members say are aimed at eliminating sexual assaults.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Fraternity parties back at UC Berkeley with new guidelines

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

College speaker calls students immature, arrogant

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Complaint filed in worker death at UC Berkeley

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