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UVSC donors in an uproar: Michael Moore's visit could cost school millions in contributions
Deseret News ^ | Saturday, September 25, 2004 | Laura Warner

Posted on 09/25/2004 8:29:13 AM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity

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The administration of UVSC is in a hell of a bind now. It means nothing to them when the students gripe, but they've raised the full ire of the donors. That's how you make the university listen. This will go down as UVSC's biggest screwup ever.
1 posted on 09/25/2004 8:29:14 AM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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The domino effect in action....perhaps Moore will donate a couple million to make up for the losses.


2 posted on 09/25/2004 8:33:05 AM PDT by Amalie (FREEDOM had NEVER been another word for nothing left to lose...)
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Currently, UVSC's student government oversees more than $6 million in student fees

Hmmmmm.....

3 posted on 09/25/2004 8:34:20 AM PDT by EggsAckley (......so many vanities....................so little bandwidth.........)
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You have to love liberal hypocrites like Michael Moore. He wants to desperately to spread the word about Bush that he charges $40,000 to speak. Another capitalist like Soros who makes money using "the system" then rails against it.

$40,000 could buy 40,000 McDonalds hamburgers. Or 40,000 White Castle burgers. Or 40 lunches for Kerry and Edwards.


4 posted on 09/25/2004 8:34:24 AM PDT by whitedog57
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Huh. So Freedom Of Speech also applies to people who don't like Michael Moore. Interesting.

Somehow this will be twisted into: "If you don't give millions of your own dollars to support something you think is morally wrong, that is CENSORSHIP!"


5 posted on 09/25/2004 8:36:08 AM PDT by VisualizeSmallerGovernment (Question Liberal Authority)
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"If you don't give millions of your own dollars to support something you think is morally wrong, that is CENSORSHIP!"

But of course! Haven't you been listening to the Hollywierds lately? Then again I wouldn't blame you if you hadn't.

6 posted on 09/25/2004 8:39:13 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Kerry lied while courageous veterans died.)
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They are paying top dollar 40k to have this cretin spout off his anti american tripe. The University of Arizona is in a similar situation in Tucson. Moore wanted 40k but the U of A is only giving him 27k. There is nobody of Sean Hannity's stature scheduled to counter him at the U of A.
7 posted on 09/25/2004 8:39:34 AM PDT by Kokojmudd
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attiontion alumni:

MOORE IS THE NORM AT YOUR ALMA MATER!

YOUR MONEY FEEDS THE COMMIES THAT CONTROL THE IVORY TOWER.


8 posted on 09/25/2004 8:41:23 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! NOV 2, 2004 is VETERANS DAY! VOTE!)
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The same thing happened to the University of Oklahoma Law school after the Dean backed Anita Hill. Donations dried up. It got so bad that the dean sent out a letter practically begging for forgivness. Hill ultimately left but the alumni didn't forget. It did not get any better until the dean quit. The school is now doing great.


9 posted on 09/25/2004 8:41:28 AM PDT by lawdave
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. "They really value students here at this school."

I find that hard to believe. M Moore is nothing more than a propagandist, our colleges are in more trouble than we think. If I had a child in that school I would force a transfer immediately period.

10 posted on 09/25/2004 8:41:30 AM PDT by Mister Baredog ((Part of the Reagan legacy is to re-elect G.W. Bush))
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Mower, who worked with GOP gubernatorial candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. to bring conservative talk show host Sean Hannity to campus on Oct. 11 to balance out Moore's view, said he hopes "donors will appreciate that the student leaders worked hard to make sure that both sides are represented."

Did they use student fees to do this?

11 posted on 09/25/2004 8:42:32 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure. – Sir Winston Churchill)
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As one of the "idiot", "scumbag" members of the "vast right wing conspiracy", it makes me feel good to see that the "intellectuals" who run an institution of "higher" learning receive a reminder from the " stupid" and "greedy" "running dog capitalists" that there exists another world outside the insular, close-minded and provincial world of academia. This other world loves America, sees the threat from terror and, surprise , surprise, values demonstrable truth over the prevarications and propaganda of liberalism's Goebbels, Michael Moore.


12 posted on 09/25/2004 8:42:46 AM PDT by JeeperFreeper
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Asked rhetorically, of course :)


13 posted on 09/25/2004 8:42:51 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure. – Sir Winston Churchill)
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Who in their right mind would pay $5 bucks to listen to this pig speak, much less $40,000? It's all I can do the change the channel quick enough when he is on television spewing for free.


14 posted on 09/25/2004 8:44:34 AM PDT by jennyjenny
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Interesting thing that happens - when a liberal outrages the right, conservatives threaten to vote with their own dollars.

When a conservative riles the left, they get all outraged, and threaten to vote with someone ELSE's dollars.


15 posted on 09/25/2004 8:46:51 AM PDT by VisualizeSmallerGovernment (Question Liberal Authority)
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Alumni can have a voice on how their money is spent and in controlling the direction of colleges.

Check out www.goacta.org


16 posted on 09/25/2004 8:49:09 AM PDT by glockem
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I go to UVSC. The biggest issue most have is the fact that the students only allot 50K for speakers per year. Moore, is taking up up most of the speakers fees in one shot. My issue is this piece of dung will desecrate a pretty good institution. I spend a lot of money in out of state tuition and I am disapointed in the choice of Moore. Not to mention that Utah is a pretty conservative state, most people there firmly back Bush and recoil at some of the charges leveled by Moore. At least the ones I have met..


17 posted on 09/25/2004 8:49:09 AM PDT by cardinal4 (John Kerry- "A Hamster Tale..")
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Currently, UVSC's student government oversees more than $6 million in student fees

Not for long if UVSC's alumni association has anything to say about it (and I'll wager that they do).

18 posted on 09/25/2004 8:49:11 AM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Gun-control is leftist mind-control.)
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The whole idea of "student government" should be scrapped. In reality, it is just a mean for a small minority of kooks to fund their weird desires.


19 posted on 09/25/2004 8:50:31 AM PDT by B Knotts ("John Kerry, who says he doesn't like outsourcing, wants to outsource our national security.")
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Indeed they can. I'll go look at the site. My question was that if there are students who oppose Moore having their student fees used against their wishes, was the same budget used for Hannity? Or did they not need $40,000 to bring him to the campus?


20 posted on 09/25/2004 8:50:49 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure. – Sir Winston Churchill)
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