Saint Louis University campus police officers escorted a conservative speaker off campus on Tuesday while allowing leftist protesters to remain.
Young America’s Foundation (YAF) speaker Elisha Krauss was forced off of campus property, but remained on a public sidewalk just outside of the Catholic University where she continued her speaking event with fellow free speech activists.
&#8220;Proud to take a stand against the intolerant left who for two hours called me an old a**, a b***h, and a fascist,&#8221; Krauss told The Daily Wire’s Ian Haworth.
“I defend their rights to free speech the same as anyone else,” Krauss added. “Too bad they wouldn’t engage in a discussion or debate about political beliefs.”
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BREAKING: Police at St. Louis University escorted YAF’s <a href="https://twitter.com/ElishaKrauss?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ElishaKrauss</a> free speech rally off of campus—but allowed leftist protestors to stay. <a href="https://t.co/eu2z9jQPsr">pic.twitter.com/eu2z9jQPsr</a>
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The YAF noted that the move stood in stark contrast with the university&#8217;s treatment of a Black Lives Matter event at the same location.
&#8220;St. Louis University, which purports to be a Catholic university, escorted the YAF activists and Krauss from the center of campus––despite BLM protestors being allowed to host many protests in the same spot. The pro-abortion counter protestors were allowed to remain at the same location for an additional 20 minutes,&#8221; the YAF <a href="https://www.yaf.org/news/saint-louis-university-removes-elisha-krauss-from-campus-irate-leftists-protest-her-sidewalk-demonstration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;The free speech demonstration was initiated after SLU refused to sign a contract for an official on-campus event featuring Krauss for four weeks. Krauss was scheduled to speak on the dangers on cancel culture,&#8221; the report added.
The YAF has tweeted that it plans to investigate the university&#8217;s double standard of denying free speech on its campus.
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The double standards of the Left in FULL VIEW at this “Catholic” university. <a href="https://twitter.com/SLU_Official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SLU_Official</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ElishaKrauss?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ElishaKrauss</a> <a href="https://t.co/X0R2jBJaXV">pic.twitter.com/X0R2jBJaXV</a>
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Nick Baker, chairman of SLU YAF, said the university’s behavior was shameful, according to YAF&#8217;s report.
“For a university that is ‘committed to freedom of expression,’ it is shameful that there are so many hurdles in place to prevent speakers from appearing on campus. Unfortunately, these tyrannical administrators have scared so many conservative students into hiding. Our YAF chapter is slowly but surely working to turn things around,” he said in a statement.
The leftist attack was not the first at Saint Louis University. In December, Daily Wire host Matt Walsh <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-matt-walsh-greets-scores-of-protesters-outside-his-st-louis-event-poses-one-simple-question" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confronted</a> scores of demonstrators protesting his lecture.
A crowd of anti-Walsh protesters demanded that The Daily Wire host and bestselling children’s book author cancel the event, a speech for students of St. Louis University. The protesters blocked a street immediately outside the venue and chanted slogans such as “Hey-hey, ho-ho, Matt Walsh has got to go!” and “black lives matter!”
At one point during the protest, Walsh walked out of the venue accompanied by law enforcement to speak with the protesters. The Daily Wire host was met with boos, chants, and one man screaming, “Do not come over here!” The crowd took several steps back as Walsh approached.
“I went out to say hi to my protesters and give them a chance to answer my ‘what is a woman’ question. They declined, it seems,” Walsh posted on Twitter with a video of the confrontation.
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I went out to say hi to my protesters and give them a chance to answer my “what is a woman” question. They declined, it seems. <a href="https://t.co/1qRzOPgod9">pic.twitter.com/1qRzOPgod9</a>
&mdash; Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1466206978036928516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, has denied funding for a local campus conservatives group to bring The Daily Wire’s Elisha Krauss to the school as part of a Young Americans for Freedom lecture series.
According to YAF, the student government’s finance committee denied the conservative group’s funding request after discussing whether Krauss would bring a “message” that would align with the university’s value of “honoring the dignity and worth of every person.”
“The finance committee discussed the alignment of the speaker’s message with TU values (specifically ‘honoring the dignity and worth of every person’) and the potential impact on the campus community,” reads the rejection email, which was obtained by YAF.
While the finance committee doesn’t disclose the outcome of the discussion, the email has a clear implication: The students have reservations about whether Krauss would bring a “message” that rejects the inherent dignity of all persons.
In a statement to the Daily Wire, Krauss said that the rejection was a surprise, considering she had not even settled on a topic of discussion, let alone a specific message.
“Curious to know what writings, speeches, or even social media posts I have ever made that don’t adhere to honoring every human person and treating them with dignity and respect,” said Krauss, who then provided a reminder about just how much she values the dignity of every person. “In fact, I often speak on issues about the importance of individual liberties and human rights that begin in the womb.”
According to YAF, Julia Westwick, chairman of Trinity University Young Conservatives of Texas, the student government did not provide any other specifics as to why the speech was denied funding. However, Westwick believes the root concern is that the student government doesn’t like the opinions Krauss holds, and that they don’t support a culture of free speech.
“Trinity’s student government thinks the mainstream view of gender, held by Elisha Krauss and the majority of Americans, is dishonorable and not worthy of being given the same platform they repeatedly give to other student groups,” Westwick told the organization. “This is a clear case of viewpoint discrimination against those who believe in science: the fact that there are only two genders and that men and women have inherent and biological differences.”
“Trinity’s student government should not disadvantage any student group based on a speaker’s opinions,” said Westwick. “In doing so, they are not representing a significant portion of the student body, they are not supporting a culture of free speech, and they are discriminating against students with whom they disagree.”
In the rejection email, the student government’s finance committee reminded Westwick that the conservative group may still hold the event if it receives approval from the Event Review Committee. However, in order to receive funding for the event, the organization would need to appeal the denial to the student senate.
This is the second time in the last couple of weeks that Krauss has faced hostility from college campuses. Earlier this month, a billboard promoting an upcoming speech by Elisha Krauss at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus was mysteriously stolen.
Krauss responded to the incident in a statement to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/billboard-promoting-speech-from-daily-wires-elisha-krauss-stolen-at-wisconsin-campus">Daily Wire.</a>
“It’s continually amazing to me that even the presence of my photo and a promo for a speech about free speech is so triggering to leftists that they must destroy it,” said Krauss. “My seven-month-old and I frequently travel to college campuses to speak about the principles of conservatism, free speech, cancel culture, and the pro-life movement,” she said. “I don’t think we’re that scary.”

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A large outdoor sign promoting an upcoming speech from The Daily Wire&#8217;s Elisha Krauss has been stolen from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus.
Krauss is set to <a href="https://www.yaf.org/events/elisha-krauss-at-the-university-of-wisconsin-whitewater/">speak on the campus</a>, ironically addressing the importance of free speech, on Wednesday, March 10, as part of the Young America&#8217;s Foundation (YAF) Robert and Patricia Herbold Lecture Series.
A YAF <a href="https://www.yaf.org/news/sign-promoting-elisha-krauss-lecture-stolen-at-uw-whitewater/">report</a> published Thursday said that the large sign was placed outside on Sunday evening, but had gone missing by Monday morning.
According to the chairman of the conservative group working with YAF to host Krauss, John Beauchamp, the ad on the opposite side of the structure curiously remained untouched, the report notes.
A police report has been filed with UW-Whitewater authorities, YAF reported, noting that conservative students &#8220;intend to post more advertisements at other campus locations as soon as possible.&#8221;
&#8220;We are disappointed by the intolerance of UW leftists,&#8221; Beauchamp told YAF.
“Colleges are supposed to be a place for the sharing of new ideas and free speech,&#8221; he continued, &#8220;and instead are becoming breeding grounds for the Left and their agenda of shouting down ideas of those they disagree with. We will not be bothered by this leftist harassment of our advertising.&#8221;
Krauss told The Daily Wire, &#8220;It’s continually amazing to me that even the presence of my photo and a promo for a speech about free speech is so triggering to leftists that they must destroy it.&#8221;
&#8220;My seven-month-old and I frequently travel to college campuses to speak about the principles of conservatism, free speech, cancel culture and the pro-life movement,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I don’t think we’re that scary.&#8221;
The actions of protesters on UW-Whitewater&#8217;s campus follows a nation-wide pattern of left-wing campus activists targeting conservative pundits, including multiple Daily Wire commentators and podcast hosts.
In recent days, Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro has again become the subject of campus protests. As reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/activists-protest-ben-shapiro-speech-at-ucf-student-government-moves-to-block-funds">The Daily Wire</a> on Tuesday, left-wing student activists protesting Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro&#8217;s upcoming speech at the University of Central Florida via YAF cowed the student government into blocking funds for the event.
&#8220;Amid pressure from a student activist group, the student government of the University of Central Florida, a publicly funded university located in Orlando, recently voted against allowing funds to go to a student event scheduled for March featuring Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro,&#8221; the report outlined.
&#8220;The conservative group hosting the event says members of the student government have singled out Shapiro’s speech,&#8221; The Daily Wire noted. &#8220;The bill received more scrutiny than similar proposals, said College Republicans Vice Chairman Didi Malka. The &#8216;unfavorable&#8217; vote is an example of those in power allowing their ideological &#8216;biases&#8217; to stand in the way of &#8216;intellectual diversity,&#8217; something universities have traditionally been committed to promoting rather than discouraging.&#8221;
“No other funding bill has been treated with the amount of scrutiny ours has received, and our bill has met every threshold Student Government requires for an RSO to receive funding,” Malka told YAF. “I am saddened to see that certain senators have put their own biases in front of providing intellectual diversity and we hope to convince them next week to change their minds.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/activists-protest-ben-shapiro-speech-at-ucf-student-government-moves-to-block-funds">Activists Protest Ben Shapiro Speech At UCF; Student Government Moves To Block Funds</a>

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