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March 8, 2024 Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin Interim Chief Brent Plisch Dean Christina Olstad Vice Chancellor Nancy Lynch Event Coordinator Kyle Nachtigall University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 53706 Re: Upcoming Event on March 13, 2024 – Michael Knowles at Wisconsin Union Chancellor Mnookin, Chief Plisch, Dean Olstad, Vice Chancellor Lynch, and Mr. Nachtigall: We represent the student organization Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), which is the Wisconsin chapter of Young America’s Foundation. YAF educates students, provides educational and social opportunities, and promotes traditional conservative values. Among other things, YAF invites world-class conservative speakers to UW-Madison. For example, YAF has recently hosted nationally known speakers Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh. On March 13, 2024, YAF will host Daily Wire commentator and author Michael Knowles. In preparation for this event, UW’s Wisconsin Union sent a confirmation memorandum detailing the location of the event and the costs. As expected, UW will charge YAF for stage setup and table skirting, which are ordinary costs. YAF has paid these in the past, and will of course pay for these reasonable costs. Unfortunately, UW is also attempting to add costs for “security.” These costs are both unusual and extraordinary. According to the confirmation memorandum, UW will charge YAF the amounts of $1,874.04 for six police officers, $442.84 for one police supervisor, $433.73 for “CSC Personnel,” $600 for a metal detector, $106 for a 1