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Show WEDNESDAY, 1JC BY AUGUST 23, 2017 DI: r TERESA WATANABE TNS Carol T. Christ, University of California, Berkeley's 1 lth chancellor and the first woman to lead the nation's top public research university, unveiled plans Tuesday for a "Free Speech g Year" as speakers to campus. come to prepare Christ said the campus would hold panels to demonstrate how to exchange opposing views in a respectful manner. Other events will explore constitutional questions, the history of Berkeley's free speech movement and how that movement inspired acclaimed chef Alice Waters to create her Chez Panisse restaurant. "Now what public speech is about is shouting, right-win- "point-counterpoin- t" screaming your point of view in a public space rather than really thoughtfully engaging someone with a different point of view," Christ said in an interview. "We have to build a deeper and richer shared public understanding." The free speech initiative comes after a rocky year of clashing opinions On campus. In February, violent protests shut down an g appearance by firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos, right-win- CENTER continued from page 1 e being unsuccessful in getting state funding. Since the state is paying for half of the center, 50 percent of the center's use has to go toward academics, said Paul Morris, vice president of administrative affairs. "The newer recreational buildings throughout the state are only student recreational buildings, meaning the students are paying for all of it," Morris said. "The state, on this building, is paying for half. So in that respect, ,b nd 6., S t 8 k. ,'' cua 110 prompting President Donald Trump to question the campus' federal funding. A few months later, conservative commentator Ann Coulter canceled a planned appearance after the campus groups hosting her pulled out. Yiannopoulos has announced plans to return next month to spend days in a "tent city" in Berkeley's iconic Sproul Plaza. Conservative author and columnist Ben Shapiro is scheduled to visit Sept. 14. The free speech issue drew the biggest spotlight in the new chancellor's daylong media interviews and welcoming remarks to 9,500 new students. Christ, dressed in blue ceremonial robes, told the new arrivals that Berkeley's free speech movement was launched by liberals and conservatives working together to win the right to advocate political views on campus. "Particularly now, it is critical for the Berkeley community to protect this right; it is who we are," she said. "That protection involves not just defending your right to speak, or the right of those you agree with, but also defending the right to speak by those you disagree with, even of those whose views you find abhorrent." She drew loud applause when she asserted that the best response to hate speech is "more speech" rather than trying to shut down others, and when she said that shielding students from uncomfortable views would not serve them well. "You have the right to expect the university to keep you physically safe, but we would be providing you less of an education, preparing you less well for the world after you graduate, if we tried to protect you from ideas that you may find wrong, even noxious," she said. Although everyone wants to feel comfort and support, Christ said, inner resilience is the "the surest form of safe we're really grateful to the Student Body President Ezra Hainsworth, a senior communication studies major from St. George, said DSU students should look forward to the space the new center will provide. "What we have right now worked for how small we were a few years ago, but because of how rapidly we are growing... we need more space," Hainsworth said. The Human Performance Center is set to break around Oct. 25 during Homecoming Week and is estimated to be complete by July 2019. "It will be a big statement piece," Hainsworth said. space." But she also emphasized that public safety also is paramount. At a morning news conference dominated by free speech questions, Christ said the February violence triggered by the Yiannopoulos event had underscored the need for a larger police presence. Only 85 officers were on the scene, she said, when a paramilitary group 150 strong marched onto campus with sticks, baseball bats and Molotov cocktails. Under an interim policy that took effect this week, campus police will provide a security assessment for certain large events that could endanger public safety, state for stepriing up and helping us pay for it." The center will house health and physical sciences. Morris also said the center will likely hold classes for the University of Utah's physical therapy and occupational therapy programs. The Human Performance Center will have a "better quality" fitness center than the one DSU already has, but Morris said there are no plans to tear down the Fitness Center. 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She said she took includes both initiative the issue especially to heart and university our local because her parents were Latin American born in Vietnam, where population," Associate criticizing the government Provost Nancy Hauck could lead to imprisonment. said. "We will do "I want her to really protect different projects in free speech because there's Latin America including really high political tensions opportunities for here," Nguyen said of the undergraduate research chancellor. "We're at the d through the Costa university to learn new things States Foundation and disprove our ideas." for Cooperation." (c)2017 Los Angeles Times Hauck said the vice president of Costa Are Amendment rights Rica will be visiting According to a Gallup poll, 73 of students and 56 of adults say free speech is secure in the U.S. today. campus along with the Percent saying each of the following rights is secure I very secure minister of science and U.S. adults College students technology. She said they Freedom of the press are interested in women Freedom of speech in STEM, so DSU will r-- -"showcase their projects in Freedom of religion L Freedom to area. that assemble peacefully -"This is just the Freedom to petition the government beginning for us," Do you think Americans' ability to exercise their free speech Lacourse said. "Once we rights is stronger or weaker that it was 20 years ago? build more institutional No opinion Weaker Same Stronger 1 resources internationally College 22 27 students then we can begin to 2 Adults look at other parts of the Source: Gallup world." Graphic: Tribune Nay's Soivica d'' am, E Campus spokesman Dan Mogulof said, "We want to eliminate all gray areas and make sure there's clarity about what people need to do so we can help support safe and secure events." The campus is accepting public comments on the interim policy until Oct. 31. Christ's focus on free speech heartened Alex and.the hosting organizations will be responsible for basic ccists. Such organizations will have to give advance notice, preferably eight weeks or longer, and provide and detailed timetables contracts with speakers may not be finalized until the campus has confirmed the venue and given final approval. The rules will be applied to all events, regardless of viewpoint. Most of the rules already exist but have not been laid out in a unified, consistent policy known to all, Christ said. She said the student group hoping to host Coulter, for instance, offered her a date and time without checking with campus administrators that a venue was available; none was. Berkeley did not cancel the event, as has been reported, Christ said. 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