UNM charges student group $3,400 to host far-right speaker

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico has told its College Republicans organization it must pay a security charge for a scheduled campus appearance by far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos (yuh-NAH'-poh-lihs). The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2j9lJnx ) that the school's College Republicans have been ordered to pay $3,400 for the Jan. 27 event. UNM College Republicans President Marina Herrera called the charge a "free speech fine" and accused to university of attempting to censor the controversial speaker. She says the group was notified of the fee too late to gather the funds. UNM spokeswoman Dianne Anderson said the group was given an estimated cost Jan. 10. She denies claims that this is a censorship issue. Yiannopoulos writes for right-wing Breitbart News and is permanently banned from Twitter after leading a harassment campaign.