A University of Virginia spokeswoman says President Barack Obama will not be at the university when he comes to Charlottesville on Wednesday. In a statement released Friday, it was confirmed that the university declined the president's request to speak at UVA.
UVA says the Obama campaign requested the use of one of two outdoor venues - the Amphitheater or the Harrison-Small Library plaza. The university declined the request for a number of reasons including class cancellations, which UVA estimates could be more than 186 classes on the second day of school. The other main reason is they would have to take on the full cost of security, and because of university policy and their federal and state tax exempt status, they would have to offer the same opportunity to the other candidate so as not to show favor for either candidate.
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The Radford, VA donut man has inspired Jefferson's University to stand fast. I hope it is catching. I am proud to be an adopted Virginian as well as a Tarheel. I told an Aurora policeman this morning about my pictures of the Shooting Memorial and the email I sent out telling of the City Council griping about spending more on police overtime for the shooting than spent all last year. In it I related that they did not complain about the FAFL flying into Buckley Field and being escorted to Aurora South Medical center by 30 police motorcycles and several SUV's for a brief photo shoot to use for reelection of her husband. The Aurora cop, a neighbor, guessed what FAFL stands for.
ReplyDeleteI related that they did not complain about the FAFL flying into Buckley Field and being escorted to Aurora South Medical center by 30 police motorcycles and several SUV's for a brief photo shoot to use for reelection of her husband. The Aurora cop, a neighbor, guessed what FAFL stands for.
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