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Barrett puts students at ease

Anyone arriving at the first day of Kevin Barrett’s class expecting conspiratorial rhetoric was disappointed.

During the opening of the controversial lecturer’s class on Islam on Tuesday, Barrett stuck to the basics of the religion. But he also tossed out some one-liners that got people laughing.

“Ladies and gentlemen,” he began. “Students, auditors and journalists. Welcome to Conspiracy Theories 370.” The room erupted in applause before he shouted “Not!”