BC won’t air Ayers lecture by satellite

by E Wayne Ross on April 1, 2009

Boston Globe: BC won’t air Ayers lecture by satellite
Decision frustrates student organizers

Boston College, citing pressure from Brighton residents and Boston police officers, refused to allow former radical William Ayers to deliver a student-sponsored lecture via satellite yesterday, frustrating student organizers who accused the college of sacrificing academic ideals to assuage public anger.