Youth for Western Civilization controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2010
White-nationalist speaker invitations
YWC's invitations to Richard B. Spencer at Vanderbilt and later Rhodes College contributed to public characterization of the group as white nationalist rather than conventionally conservative.
2009
UNC faculty adviser firearm email
Faculty adviser Elliot Cramer responded to criticism and publicity about his YWC affiliation by mentioning that he possessed a Colt .45 and knew how to use it. The university regarded the email as inappropriate, and Cramer resigned from the adviser role.
2009
Disruption of Tancredo appearance
A YWC-sponsored appearance by Tom Tancredo at UNC-Chapel Hill was disrupted by protesters, police use of pepper spray and the eventual removal of the speaker from the venue.