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Karl Rove, former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to President George W. Bush, is scheduled to speak on the University of Iowa campus Sunday night. Rove’s public appearance, however, does come with a hitch — for the media anyhow.
Phone messages were left with members of the UI Lecture Committee the past two days, but none responded to the Iowa Independent’s inquiries.
Rove’s appearance, scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m in the main lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU), is sponsored by the UI Lecture Committee, a presidential charter committee whose membership consists of students, faculty and staff. Admission to Rove’s lecture, “Reflections from The Architect,” is free and open to the public. The series and Rove’s $40,000 speaking fee are funded through student fees with select lectures supported in part by the F. Wendell Miller Fund. In 2003, former President Bill Clinton received a $50,000 speaking fee for his lecture at Carver Hawkeye Arena.
Also participating in the lecture will be Frank Durham, professor of journalism in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, who will interview Rove. A question-and-answer session will follow the on-stage interview.
The media won’t be the only ones restricted in what they bring into the IMU Sunday night. Certain items will not be allowed into the main lounge during the lecture, including large parcels, handbags, bottles, cans, signs and cameras or any other kind of recording device. No bags or backpacks will be allowed, and only purses smaller than 8 1/2 x 11 are allowed. All visitors are subject to search, and university officials reserve the right to allow entry.
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