By Charlie Nash
MILO’s event at Iowa State University on December 9th has had to be cancelled after administrators raised the security fee at the last minute, leaving student organizers no time to raise the required funds.
University president Steven Leath defended the late security fee hike last week, claiming that it was “standard practice,” before blaming the extra security fees on previous threats at MILO events despite the fact that those cited happened around six months ago, with administrators only hiking up their previously determined security fees recently.
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“Physical altercations, bomb threats and threats of weapons violence at other universities where Yiannopoulos has appeared or been scheduled to appear have resulted in the need for the Memorial Union to require additional security for this event” wrote the president’s office in a statement.
Milo event at Univ. of Md. cancelled due to security fee hike
“Modifying the security requirements as the risk assessment changes closer to the event is standard practice for Iowa State University. The event organizer had several phone calls with the Memorial Union Director during which he was told that additional security would be required. Again, as stated in the policy, event organizers are responsible for the costs of that support.”
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As reported last week, “by imposing excessive fees on student groups, administrators at the University of Maryland are likely violating a 1992 Supreme Court ruling, which decided that public universities can not impose security fees based upon their perception of how attendees may react to the event.”
