


Others present were observers - Penn students hefting backpacks, recording the ruckus on their phones. Every few seconds, as if jolted by electric shock, a few of them used bullhorns or the naked might of their voices to shout phrases like, “The alt-right fucking kills!” An eclectic group of about 20 antifa protesters, some clad in dark hoodies and black bandannas, clustered together, chatting jovially while they blared music from a large portable speaker. When I showed up - a half-hour before the 7 p.m. But before she took the lectern, observers steadily gathered outside the building. The school’s College Republicans and conservative news publication, the UPenn Statesman, invited the young black conservative commentator to speak at College Hall. To understand what Candace Owens has become, consider the scene at the University of Pennsylvania one evening in April.
