BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The word "CANCELED" is printed across a poster of Ann Coulter's face at the University of California, Berkeley. But that appears to be wishful thinking.

The campus is bracing for trouble next week, when the conservative provocateur has vowed to speak in defiance of the university's wishes. Officials, police and even the campus Republicans who invited Coulter say there is reason to fear violence in what is being called the Battle for Berkeley.

Berkeley's reputation as one of the country's most liberal universities, in one of America's most liberal cities, has made it a f...