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Show Letter i Challenge vs. SEC Editor: To clear up misunderstand surrounding the tween the Challenge rn! and the SEC, we "L I In making Preliminary' of the SEC for someof0UrM popular lectures. He gave,? prices: $1,000 plus expenlt admission charging evets $ o the publ The expend last years Challenge indicated that the expense, J be approximately $400. Therefore, use of the SEC would have necessitated an ap,,f. priation of approximately SSf per event. On the other hand o, total expenses resulting from M al of the Union Ballroom, Li Theater, Parlor A, Room 277a' 200 in the Union, the Lib Auditorium, the Fine Arts Ait torium, Carlson Hall, and fees fi: projectionists and coat check amounted to less than $500 1 the entire week. Naturally, v decided that use of the SECwi out of our reach. In a phone conversation t Mr. Jacobsen, April 22, he it formed us that as a result of ile special audit request by the Co,-ernor Co,-ernor (which was triggered b)' ; conversation with the Governor!: a dinner held in conjunction t. Challenge Week), the SECadnir. stration has been made aware,1 their surprise, that they are tually making enough money: some events to allow free use the building for no-charge slit sponsored lectures. We apefc for our part in this harsh into of reality into their fantasy t The other facet of our iie tion with the SEC has Hit the use of the 5th South bit j for advertising Challenge. Wei i ranged early in the school it. ! through the University's fc , i, ; dent's office to use the t h ' from the end of March to j ! of Challenge Week (April V i ; posted our display as set I ; only to find out that somi L I was wrong with the lights L I board. During the next a half, the lights were on oil) l ; night. On April 7, - 'before our reservation ot- L; I board expired, Mr. Ja li Idered the posting of an SK u 'athletic advertisement oi is I Ironically, the lights a; , W Inightand.toourtaowl. ; have been on since. We .; lt 'Jacobsen to pay all or JJ ! billboard expenses due LT I of publicity his f W; 'caused us. He declined- . Lw I You are probably ' lw: I where Mr. Jack fits .n Jt $ ;So are we. Does Bud W ; exist or is he jus. a , ' Jacobsen's imagination ; Mfi; 1 contact we have had Mc beginning with our 'arrange events and ; MMj ' i . rail Thursday, Mmi lour phone call i" Mm$ ! never seen him. mni ' , MN ' Royal1 Mov r,rU- xMZD i GV ; ChjlenS-- |