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With safety as the primary focus, Penn State University Police and Public Safety, in consultation with University leadership, canceled the Oct. 24 speaking event featuring two individuals known for denigrating and hate-filled remarks. The event was sponsored by the student group Uncensored America and was to include talks by Gavin McInnes and Alex Stein. As the direct result of escalating violence between protesters and supporters of the event outside the Thomas Building, a determination was made at 7 p.m. to discontinue the scheduled event.
Monday night, Penn State University Police canceled the controversial "Stand Back & Stand By" event at the last minute due to the threat of violence. Tuesday, Penn State president Neeli Bendapudi and university police released reaction statements to the protests and cancellation.
Penn State University Police and Public Safety released a statement regarding the cancellation of the Uncensored America event scheduled for Monday night.