At the call of the speaker, the room rose to its feet. “We begin every meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance,” explained Jose Diaz, president of the Berkeley College Republicans. He addressed a room packed to capacity with several dozen people, including news media clustered at the back. In chorus, the group began. […]
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My, No!: A Firsthand Account of Milo Yiannopoulos’s Visit to Berkeley and the Ensuing Chaos
Cover Photo: The author on Buzzfeed Live. (Source: Buzzfeed Live) This article is part of a series examining the anti-Milo Yiannopoulos protests and their aftermath — a campus event that has since pierced and provoked people nationwide — from various different perspectives. Several of these pieces include first person testimonies and narratives that illuminate facts […]