{"id":1106246,"date":"2021-12-10T13:43:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1106246"},"modified":"2021-12-10T13:43:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:43:40","slug":"stanford-university-student-group-denies-funding-for-mike-pence-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stanford-university-student-group-denies-funding-for-mike-pence-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanford University Student Group Denies Funding for Mike Pence Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstanford-university-student-group-denies-funding-for-mike-pence-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1106246&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/vp-mike-pence-june62019-ap-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Stanford University school Senate has denied funding requested by the College Republicans for former Vice President Mike Pence to speak on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The conservative group&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanforddaily.com\/2021\/11\/18\/stanford-college-republicans-invites-mike-pence-to-speak-on-campus\/\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;in November it planned on inviting Pence to speak on campus in February 2022. Members have since been trying to get funding for Pence\u2019s appearance, including applying for a $6,000 grant from the Undergraduate Student Senate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Campus Reform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=18538\">reported<\/a> on the political nature of the elected student body:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote readability=\"17.736351531292\">\n<p>The Senate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanforddaily.com\/2021\/12\/02\/senate-declines-to-fund-stanford-college-republicans-mike-pence-event\/\">deliberated<\/a>&nbsp;Nov. 29 over the request in a \u201cclosed session vote over Slack\u201d. The request for funding was ultimately&nbsp;denied&nbsp;in a 7-6 decision with one absentee. All other Standard Grant requests were approved.<\/p>\n<p><i>Campus Reform<\/i>&nbsp;obtained emails in which Undergraduate Senator and Appropriations Committee Chair Jaden Morgan asked for the following clarifications on the College Republican\u2019s application before informing the student organization about denial of funds:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first is given the large projected attendance, to what degree will the event be open to the outside community, and what measures are being taken to promote public health? The second is will ASSU funds be used to provide security, and has SUPD been consulted?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The College Republicans gave&nbsp;Campus Reform a statement about the denial of funding:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>\u201cIn applying for a funding grant through the Stanford University Student senate, the senate has voted to categorically reject our request for funding, even as they approved every single grant of the same kind submitted by every other student organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p>The student senate did not provide a single reason to us for the rejection of our grant application, though the actual reason is clear\u2014our grant was rejected explicitly because our speaker was a conservative. Moreover, the vote was carried out with 7 in favor, 7 abstentions, and 1 in opposition, clearly indicating there was no clear reason for the student senate to reject our application either.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education also provided Campus Reform<i>&nbsp;<\/i>with a statement that said, \u201cWe\u2019re asking the Undergraduate Senate to transparently explain the basis for the denial. Students must be able to know why elected representatives have made a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Sills, spokesman for the Stanford College Republicans and vice president of the California College Republicans told Campus Reform that he \u201cis confident that the senate will \u2018ultimately approve the grant as it is their Constitutional obligation.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Penny Starr on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PennyStarrDC\">Twitter<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Stanford University school Senate has denied funding requested by the College Republicans for former Vice President Mike Pence to speak on campus. 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