Jim Gilchrist

CUCR members plan to invite Ahmadinejad to campus

[See update, March 1] Members of the Columbia University College Republicans plan to invite Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak. Two CUCR board members said they knew nothing about these plans, although CUCR's president would neither confirm nor deny them.

By Yasmin Gagne | Feb 26 11:40 pm ET

They're shooting at us

Are we fools to make war on our brothers in arms?

By Samuel E. Roth | Feb 15 08:40 pm ET

Gilchrist says he would not accept CUCR invitation

Minuteman Project found Jim Gilchrist, although initially receptive to the idea of speaking again at Columbia, said Thursday he does not want to come.

By Yasmin Gagne | Feb 3 03:24 am ET

Gilchrist wants to return to Columbia

The Minuteman Project has come under fire for its vigilante strategy for stopping illegal immigration, in which volunteers monitor the U.S.-Mexico border and report individuals who attempt to cross illegally.

By Yasmin Gagne | Jan 27 02:46 am ET

College Republicans look to reinvite Minuteman founder Gilchrist

College Republicans president William Prasifka, CC ’12, said Gilchrist's visit would be for the sake of free speech, not to incite controversy.

By Yasmin Gagne | Jan 25 10:51 pm ET

Something to Talk About

Those of us who were even semi-awake last fall remember the last time Jim Gilchrist and the Minuteman Project came to campus.

By Candace Mitchell | Sep 23 01:14 pm ET

Confusion Mars Gilchrist Invitation

The Columbia Political Union’s decision not to sponsor an appearance by Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, came about after several miscommunications regarding the inclusion of

By Joshua Chambers | Sep 19 02:47 am ET

Minuteman Founder Says He's Returning to Campus

Jim Gilchrist, the controversial founder of the Minuteman Project whose visit to Columbia in fall 2006 ended in a violent and hotly disputed brawl, confirmed that he was invited on Monday to return

By | Sep 17 12:32 pm ET

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