Knowles spoke to a full audience of more than 260 Cornellians, as some students without tickets on the standby line were turned away. (Nina Davis/Sun Staff Photographer)The presence of a conservative figure on campus prompted many to recall when students protested and disrupted Ann Coulter ’84, a conservative media pundit, in an event last November. Students consistently interrupted her speech, shouting obscenities and phrases such as, “We don’t want your ideas here! Knowles also directly addressed Sunshine as students continued their vigil well into the event. At the University of Pittsburgh, students organized down the street of Knowles’ speech and even set an effigy of Knowles on fire.

Source: Daily Sun November 07, 2023 18:56 UTC