Political commentator Ann Coulter to speak at the University of Florida

March 27, 2006

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ann Coulter, political commentator and author of four New York Times bestsellers, will speak at 8 p.m. April 5 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Florida.

Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Advance tickets will be available at the Phillips Center and University Box Office to University of Florida students with a valid UF student ID beginning April 3, with a limit of two tickets per student. Beginning on April 5, tickets will be available to the general public at the Phillips Center and University Box Office, with a limit of two tickets per person. The Phillips Center Box Office is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday. The University Box Office is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. There will be a press conference at 7:15 p.m. in the Black Box room of the Phillips Center on the night of the show. The University of Florida Bookstore will be selling copies of Coulter’s books at the show.

Coulter is the legal correspondent for Human Events and writes a popular syndicated column for Universal Press Syndicate. She is a frequent guest on many TV shows, including “Hannity and Colmes,” “Wolf Blitzer Reports,” “At Large With Geraldo Rivera,” “HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher,” “The O’Reilly Factor” and “Good Morning America.” She has been profiled in numerous publications, including TV Guide, The New York Observer, National Journal, Harper’s Bazaar and Elle, among others. She was named one of the top 100 Public Intellectuals by federal judge Richard Posner in 2001. Coulter’s most recently published book, “How to Talk Like a Liberal (If You Must),” was released in October 2004.

For persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations, please contact (352) 392-1663 ext. 302 or (352) 392-2567 (TDD), e-mail accommodate@sg.ufl.edu, or contact the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 at least 72 hours prior to the event. Real Time Transcription will be provided. For more information, call ACCENT at (352) 392-1665 ext. 306 or the information line ext. 411, visit the Web site http://www.sg.ufl.edu/accent, or e-mail ACCENT at accent@sg.ufl.edu.