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VOLUME 56, ISSUE 23
APRIL
3,
2025
Student protest erupts outside YAF event
A group of students posing with thier handmade signs in McMurran Hall, photo courtesy of Ellora Houchins /TheCaptainsLog
Campus speaker sparks free speech controversy ELLORA HOUCHINS ELLORA.HOUCHINS.24@CNU.EDU
Christopher Newport University’s Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) hosted an event in McMurran Hall on March 25. Former swimmer for the University of Kentucky Kaitlynn Wheeler addressed issues regarding transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. Wheeler, an Ambassador for The Riley Gaines Center at the
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Leadership Institute, advocates for upholding women’s right to privacy, safety and equal opportunity, as stated in her ambassador bio. The event quickly caused discourse on CNU’s Yik Yak, with many students anonymously posting their distaste with Wheeler’s appearance on campus. Sitting outside of McMurran 101, students were protesting the event with post-
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ers. Junior Alli Butler held a sign saying “NO ONE is FREE when others are OPPRESSED.” “I understand that CNU wants to be equal to both political parties on campus, but I feel like this is crossing a line,” she said after being asked about her general thoughts regarding the event. (Story continued in News, page 2)
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