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From www.xavier.edu:

Coulter to speak at Cintas
John LaFollette & Elizabeth Sullivan
Staff Writers

Renowned purveyor of controversy Ann Coulter is scheduled to speak at Cintas Center on September 6, 2007.

Ann Coulter is coming to Xavier. Prepare to be offended.
Coulter, a prominent conservative pundit, has been scheduled to speak at Xavier on September 6 at a free event at the Schiff Family Conference Center, making her the most controversial speaker to come to this campus since Michael Moore in 2003.
Coulter is an outspoken political analyst whose shocking views have drawn widespread criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike. Some of her outrageous statements include calling 9/11 widows “millionaire broads” and “celebrity seekers,” while accusing them of “enjoying their husbands’ deaths.”
More recently, Coulter implied that Democratic presidential nominee John Edwards is a “faggot.” She has also poked fun at former vice-president Al Gore’s fluctuating weight, comparing his size to that of an endangered polar bear.
Coulter comes to Xavier courtesy of the College Republicans, who began selling concessions at Cincinnati Reds games just under two years ago to raise money to attract a prominent speaker.
With monetary support from the Ohio College Republican Federation, the Xavier branch had enough to cover Coulter’s speaking fee, which has been said to be somewhere in the range of $20,000-$30,000. Xavier College Republicans would not give details about other financial specifics, saying only that they had raised a little over half of the total fee.
Despite her controversial reputation, it is as yet unclear what effect Coulter’s presence will have on campus, since many Xavier students are unaware of her political celebrity.
She has not been historically well-received at other college campuses: During a speech in 2004 at the University of Arizona, two young men attacked Coulter with custard cream pies, and at an April 1, 2007 speech in Pittsburgh her “inane rhetoric recycled from her various media appearances” left many students “sorely disappointed,” according to the Duquesne University Duke.
While the rest of campus might be relatively apathetic when it comes to public figures like Coulter, at least two clubs feel strongly about her scheduled visit.
“She is a hateful person who contributes nothing to constructive political dialogue in this country,” said Greg Nicholas, president of Xavier College Democrats.
“I am disappointed that any organization would bring a person like Coulter to this Jesuit campus– a person who has publicly mocked the genocide in Darfur, used offensive slurs referring to homosexuals and Muslims and scoffed at the sacrifices made by Vietnam veterans,” he added.
As opposed as College Democrats may be to this speech, College Republicans are just as excited. “The mission of our club is to promote conservative ideals on campus and we feel that Ms. Coulter’s appearance will be a provocative and entertaining way of fulfilling that goal,” said College Republicans president Ted Brown.
“We hope that those in the Xavier community will enjoy Ms. Coulter’s visit and, regardless of political views, come to hear her thoughts. Diversity of opinion is what makes America great,” said Brown.