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Man blamed for "terrorist" posters speaks at SDSU

A tense situation is shaping up at San Diego State University after the man blamed for a series of posters linking students to terrorist groups visits the university.

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - A tense situation is shaping up at San Diego State University after the man blamed for a series of posters linking students to terrorist groups visits the university.

At the center of the controversy is David Horowitz, who is linked to the to the Horowitz Freedom Center.

Horowitz meeting comes a week after a student led protest in which students surrounded the car of SDSU President Elliot Hirshman, criticizing what they believed was a tepid response to posters displayed on campus that identified by name seven students who allegedly allied themselves with Palestinian terrorists and promote hatred of Jews.

Protestors kept a low profile Thursday because they did not want to give Horowitz, whom they characterized as an ant-muslim extremist, any more publicity. Despite their silence, Horowitz still managed to garner quite a bit of attention. 

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