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[Michigan State University issued a pre-event security advisory informing the campus community that a court-ordered speaking event by Richard Spencer would be held at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education during spring break on March 5, 2018. The advisory noted that firearms were not permitted on campus and that significant law enforcement would be present. The university urged community members to avoid the Pavilion area during the event. Electronic signs on Mount Hope Road reminded visitors that firearms are prohibited on campus.]
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MSU initially refused to rent space to Spencer in 2017, citing public safety concerns in the wake of the August 2017 Charlottesville violence; Spencer's supporters filed a lawsuit and MSU settled, agreeing to host the event
The event was scheduled during MSU's spring break to reduce the number of students on campus; MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education is located more than a mile from the main academic buildings, further reducing crowd-exposure risk
Electronic signs on Mount Hope Road -- the main access road to the Pavilion -- were used to broadcast the campus firearms prohibition, representing an unusual use of roadway signage as a security advisory channel