Dartmouth College has demanded its Republican students pay a $3,600 “security fee” for an online event they hosted earlier this year featuring independent journalist Andy Ngo.
The Jan. 20 event, titled “Extremism in America,” was originally planned to include an in-person panel discussion with Ngo, who has long been a target of harassment and violent attacks because of his coverage of left-wing extremist groups such as Antifa. Also invited to the event was Gabriel Nadales, a former Antifa member-turned-critic of America’s left-wing political activism.
Two days before the event, an anonymous group called the Dartmouth Anarchists declared online that it would coordinate with Northeast Antifa and other outside organizations to stage a protest inside the event venue. Dartmouth took the threat seriously and worked with local and state law enforcement agencies to arrange for increased security in and around the venue.
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