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- From: fielden@spot.Colorado.EDU (j. a. fielden)
- Subject: Re: Don't boycott all of Colorado
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.184239.6077@colorado.edu>
- Sender: news@colorado.edu (The Daily Planet)
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- Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
- References: <1992Nov17.225655.23248@claven.ucar.edu> <1992Nov18.230811.7510@col.hp.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 18:42:39 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.230811.7510@col.hp.com> dag@col.hp.com (David Geiser) writes:
- >> McCartney personally. Exactly the opposite effect from what you want.
- >> There is certainly no evidence that the University itself, or even the
- >> athletic department, contributed to the support of #2, and the consequences
- >> of expecting them to control what one of their employees does with his own
- >> money and on his own time are, if anything, scarier than the implications of
- >> #2.
- >
- >$DRIFT_ON
- >The university can most certainly expect McCartney, who is a public figure and
- >a representative of the university, to keep his public exposure pristine. Not
- >being publicly political is frequently part of that expectation and many times
- >is explicitly expressed contractually. Anybody out there know how to look it
- >up in this particular case?
- >$DRIFT_OFF
- >
- >Not buying tickets for the games is one of the most intelligent proposals
- >presented. It may not damage the university, and indeed that is probably not
- >the goal, but it will certainly attract attention. Imagine listening to
- >national coverage of the game where the sportscasters describe the empty seats
- >as a result of #2. Extend this to Denver Bronco games or anything else that
- >gets national coverage. If you can't stay away, show up with a big banner
- >that says: #2 Sucks or
- > Colorado for Family Values or Christians For Intolerance ?
- >
- >The wittier it is, the better chance of being broadcast.
-
-
- Yeah, but all that would probably do is increase the
- student athletic fee(currently $66 ayear).
-