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Inside the venue, those supporting Cru found themselves barricaded as protesters banged on doors, pulled fire alarms, and made violent threats—a distressing scene reminiscent of prior confrontations involving conservative speakers on campuses, such as Riley Gaines. Cru's initiation into conservatism emerged from her personal experiences with censorship, having been previously failed by her institution for using the term "biological woman" in her academic discourse.