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Debbie did Dallas... and MSU

Last semester, during some odd week, probably in November, a group of MSU students decided to test their mettle and the temperament of others around them and hosted a viewing of the legendary smut work, "Debbie Does Dallas."

I call it a win.

I might view things a little differently than a lot of people, it might be because I'm from that younger generation that is good for nothing.

MSU progresses a little further (I'm not sure which direction, but it's a direction nonetheless) and the students get to see that their university, or at least someone on campus, doesn't mind throwing caution into the wind.

In the last 10 years that I've been associated with the university this move by the students might be the riskiest move I've seen. Sure we've had Ben Stein, but he's no "Debbie Does Dallas."

Regardless of what I think about the actual event, I heard a nasty little rumor on campus yesterday that blew my mind.

Midwestern, directly or indirectly, lost about $4 million in donations from said showing of smut.

I don't know how much of that rumor is true, but who doesn't love a good rumor. They could have possibly received a little more than they would have by showing the movie, but it looks like they took a major hit from the ones with deeper pockets.

I know it might sting now, but I think it might be showing the current student body backbone for the decisions that passed through the university.

I certainly hope it wasn't as catastrophic a number as $4 million. I can only guess that figure might represent a third of the total donations to the school last year, maybe more. And now the university is saddled with the responsibility of cutting $1.2 million from their budget.

Lord, help them.

And I'll add that I don't exactly have my ear to the ground with anyone important that works for the university, and this figure might be more than public knowledge by now, but I figured I'd go ahead and get it out there anyway.

Posted by Clayton Hein at 8:54 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)