The DePaulia assembled a team of four reporters and a photographer to cover controversial speaker Charles Murray on Wednesday. Only one reporter was allowed inside the event (and no recording or photography was allowed inside whatsoever). Three others stayed outside collecting interviews, photo and video, as well as updating our social media accounts and covering other on-campus counter-activities.
The event sparked talk of protests on Facebook days before, and on the day of the event over 100 students braved the cold, rainy day in November to make their voices heard via megaphone and signage. John Minster, president of the College Republicans, told The DePaulia that his organization paid Murray a $10,000 honorarium.
The event included the presence of Chicago police, Public Safety officers and a privately contracted security company. Murray is one of the first speakers to visit DePaul, that was also controversial enough, to spark a large student protest since Milo Yiannopoulos visited in May 2016.
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Students huddled under umbrellas to shield themselves from the pouring rain. (Josh Leff/The DePaulia)
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Student protestors took turns exclaiming their disagreements out loud. (Josh Leff/The DePaulia)
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Students chanted “racist, sexist, anti-gay, right wing bigots go away” outside of the event. (Josh Leff/The DePaulia)
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Member of the DePaul Socialists Sam Peiffer was an organizer of the protest.(Josh Leff/The DePaulia)
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Over 100 DePaul students attended the protest in the rain. (Josh Leff/The DePaulia)
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A student protestor yells into the megaphone. (Josh Leff/The DePaulia)
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Students gathered outside of Courtelyou Commons to protest Murray’s visit. (Josh Leff/The DePaulia)
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(Josh Leff/The DePaulia)
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(Josh Leff, The DePaulia)
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