Protesters showed up outside a "Fake News" panel hosted by the Cal Poly College Republicans at the Mott Athletic Center on campus Thursday evening.
Because the panel featured controversial political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, protests were expected and the university spent about $55,000 on security surrounding the event.
Protestors are arriving at #CalPoly and setting up signs on the fence as well as holding them up against #MiloYiannopoulos being on campus again. pic.twitter.com/dc9POe0RJb
— Fabiola Ramirez (@_FabRamirez) April 27, 2018
Peaceful protesters @KSBY pic.twitter.com/zCwXCuQtCw
— Megan Abundis (@meganrabundis) April 27, 2018
One person got their flagpole taken away, not the flag, just the pole. No problems here at @CalPoly pic.twitter.com/3Z16JNCODs
— Megan Abundis (@meganrabundis) April 27, 2018
“These colors stand for communism and anarchism” these protesters just arrived with signs on the fence pic.twitter.com/7zhHgoiUlG
— Megan Abundis (@meganrabundis) April 27, 2018
Inside the gym, attendees heard from panelists Yiannopoulos, Carl Benjamin and Austen Fletcher.
FAKE NEWS PANEL underway at #CalPoly pic.twitter.com/fvGw8Fewf6
— Alexa Bertola (@Alexa_Bertola) April 27, 2018
