From Deseret News archives:
Fee no Moore than usual
UVSC also paid Bush's mother $40,000 to speak
But former first lady Barbara Bush and controversial "Fahrenheit 9/11" director Michael Moore have something in common getting $40,000 from Utah Valley State College to speak to its students.
That's the same amount UVSC's student government is paying Moore to address students on Oct. 20, which has prompted a public outcry, including threats by state legislators and major donors to pull funding from the state college.
In addition, a petition is circulating to recall the decision to invite Moore and the student government officers responsible for inviting him.
But the Bush matriarch didn't cause such a stir when she came to UVSC, a college located in the most conservative county in one of the country's most conservative states, said former UVSC professor Gary Wixom.
Although no additional travel or security fees were required for Barbara Bush's visit to UVSC corporate jet service was donated and Secret Service agents accompanied her other speakers have cost UVSC a hefty sum just to shuttle in and out of Utah.
The Dalai Lama, who visited UVSC in 2001 and is a close relative of a former staff member at the college, didn't charge for his speaking engagement. But UVSC spent more than $30,000 on travel, security and facility costs for the spiritual leader.
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UVSC speakers
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