Opted-in student ticket holders, those who have opted for their student fees to go to student-organized programming such as the Shapiro event, must also have their UT student ID Those attending the event must have their ticket to enter the building.Entry into the building will be restricted to the front entrance of Alumni Memorial Building on Middle Drive.Attendees may bring in one clear plastic bag no larger than 12-by-6-by-12 inches a one-gallon clear resealable plastic storage bag or they may bring a small clutch purse not to exceed 4.5-by-6.5 inches The "clear bag policy" used at UT sporting events will be in place.No signs, posters, backpacks, other large bags, masks or weapons of any kind will be allowed in the building.
The following security measures will be in place: in room 210 of the Alumni Memorial Building. Karen Simsen, a spokeswoman for UT, said the UT Police Department will be handling security for the event, which will take place at 7 p.m. Shapiro is being hosted by the UTK chapter of the Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative student group and the same group that recently hosted him at Berkeley and the University of Utah. Sign Up: Get breaking news headlines in your email. He recently spoke at the University of California Berkeley, where the event drew protests that led to nine arrests and has so far cost the university an estimated $600,000 in security costs, according to Berkeley spokesman Dan Mogulof. He's former editor-at-large at Breitbart News. Shapiro, 33, is a conservative commentator and the editor of the right-leaning news site The Daily Wire. The University of Tennessee Knoxville has laid out security precautions that will be in place Wednesday during a visit by conservative author and commentator Ben Shapiro, whose appearances on other campuses in recent weeks have sparked protests and arrests. Watch Video: Berkeley protests mostly peaceful during speech
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