The security measures required to prevent violence during Ben Shapiro’s Berkeley lecture are nothing short of depressing

By Emily Jashinsky

Published September 14, 2017 6:50pm ET

A conservative lecture is set to take place at the University of California, Berkeley, on Thursday. The school is shutting down six buildings, establishing a perimeter of blockades, and ushering ticket holders through barriers just to make sure the event doesn’t devolve into street violence. The university is also offering counseling services to students who feel “threatened” by the speech.