CINCINNATI – Ohio State officials said Friday the university will decide by the end of the week whether viable alternatives exist that would accommodate an appearance by white supremacist Richard Spencer.
The university said it could not agree to Spencer’s requested Nov. 15 date for safety reasons.
An attorney for Spencer’s associates said they would sue the school and the University of Cincinnati if they did not meet a Friday deadline for renting event space.
School officials at the University of Cincinnati announced that Spencer would be allowed to hold an event at some point.
WLWT-TV reports Cincinnati church pastor Damon Lynch III says a coalition of activists, community leaders and students is planning to protest when Spencer speaks on campus.
Lynch told the television station the groups want their message of love to overpower Spencer and his supporters like it did in Boston during a white supremacist rally in August.