The debate on the right to association is heating up at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. 

The administrators at UNC know no bounds. 

The University has stoked the fire and the saga at UNC Chapel Hill has come roaring back to life. Yesterday, UNC-CH Chancellor Holden Thorp along with UNC System President Thomas Ross placed a plaque to commemorate a court decision that forced UNC to allow Communist speakers on campus.

Liberals at UNC are getting away with murder.

Once and for all the UNC-CH Student Congress killed a funding request to bring conservative commentator Ann Coulter to campus. This has left the College Republicans with no funding to bring Ms. Coulter to campus. The group must now seek alternative sources of funding or cancel the long planned event.

Liberal bias isn't just in the administration.

The Student Government at UNC Chapel Hill denied funding for a long planned event to host conservative icon Ann Coulter.

The Daily Tarheel reported that the College Republicans have been fundraising for the event. Alex Pfadt, the CRs Secretary, claims the demand that the group raise the rest of the $15,000 alone would be impossible.

The University of North Carolina has refused to fund a proposed speaking event by renowned commentator and author Ann Coulter.

A campus Christian group at the University of North Carolina is under attack for actually believing that group members should support Christian teachings.  The group, Psalm 100, voted to remove a member because he espoused beliefs on homosexuality incompatible with Christian teaching.  Although the university generally forces student groups to accept homosexuals, it is still possible to remove members for their beliefs on homosexuality.  A number of other groups have similar requirements that members adhere to a group's belief system including the College Republicans and Young Democrats.

Imagine a university where academics come first, there are no unreasonable student fees and tuition is low. Picture a college where you are guaranteed a quality education and nothing more, nothing less.

A college environment that offers only the bare essentials is difficult to imagine compared with the standard amenities offered by most higher education institutions. Yet these colleges do exist. They’re called community colleges.

Ask any student organization what they need the most, and you will get the same answer: money.  Whether it's for hosting speakers, doing activism, or recruiting new members, conservative groups on college campuses understand that funding is often in short supply.

Conservative students at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill may have found a solution to the problem.

Members of various conservative organzations across campus have come together to create the Carolina Liberty Foundation (CLF) - a non-profit organization to raise money for conservative speakers and events on campus.

The CLF works with university alumni and local conservative residents to raise funds for campus groups.  Members reach out to donors through personal solicitation, direct mail, and other mechanisms.

Some student organizations are content with hosting an event or two each semester.  The Students for Life (SFL) at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill is not one of those groups.

SFL kicked off this past semester by traveling to Washington, DC for the annual March for Life.  That was just the beginning.

During the debate over the federal budget, members of the group sent emails to their legislators to encourage them to de-fund Planned Parenthood.

SLF also hosted a number of speakers this past semester.  Former abortionist Dr. John Bruchalski addressed the group at the beginning of the semester.  Serrin Foster, President of Feminists for Life of America, spoke on campus in April.  SFL also hosted an event with Silent No More, a group of women who have had abortions and now speak out against the practice.

National exposure, increased membership, donations.  These are just a few benefits of bringing a speaker to campus. 

In 2008, Youth for Western Civilization chapter at UNC-Chapel Hill received national media coverage after the leftist group Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)'s protests made it too dangerous for Congressman Tom Tancredo to give his speech on the DREAM Act.

On top of protesting conservative events, the left on campus is shaping issues to lean in their favor.  Bringing a speaker to campus allows you to frame the issue in your favor and expose other students and faculty members of your beliefs.

The Committee for a Better Carolina at UNC-Chapel Hill used this advantage for their benefit and hosted Daniel Oliver on Monday, 2/28 .  Daniel Oliver served as the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission in the late 1980s, the general counsel at the Department of Education (1981-1983) and as general counsel of the Department of Agriculture (1983-1986).   

The group brought Daniel Oliver to speak on Fair Trade and was well received by all in attendance.  Afterwards, the group took Daniel Oliver out for dinner and was very interested in hearing about the campus culture and the issues important to college students.  He was so impressed by the members of the group that he promised to come back and speak again.