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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLiberty Students Would Have Been Fined If They Skipped Ted Cruz's Speech
Liberty Students Would Have Been Fined If They Skipped Ted Cruz's Speechby Julia Craven at the Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/23/ted-cruz-liberty-university_n_6924752.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
"SNIP.............
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) delivered his first official 2016 presidential campaign speech Monday during a convocation ceremony at Liberty University, a religious institution in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The room was packed for Cruz's speech, but the crowd wasn't all there just to applaud the senator's big announcement, which was first shared on Twitter. Some of the students who witnessed the launch of Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign were, in the words of Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, only in attendance so they wouldnt get fined.
Convocation is a mandatory Monday, Wednesday and Friday event for Liberty students -- and they are penalized with fines if they skip an assembly.
This could explain the supporters of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) who trolled Cruz from the audience.
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Liberty Students Would Have Been Fined If They Skipped Ted Cruz's Speech (Original Post)
applegrove
Mar 2015
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I noticed that a minority of students actually applauded during the speech.
northoftheborder
Mar 2015
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Archae
(46,373 posts)1. "Liberty" my ass.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)3. More like "Liberty U." Brainwashing Facility! n/t
marlakay
(11,534 posts)4. I still remember the crowds Obama got
versus anyone who ran against him.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)5. Captive audiences can be brutal.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,430 posts)6. Maybe that explains the Rand Paul t-shirts in the audience
northoftheborder
(7,575 posts)7. I noticed that a minority of students actually applauded during the speech.
Many just sat there looking apathetic.