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Topic: Renaming Roger Ailes Newsroom

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Tim Burke

9/8/2016 9:00 PM

Neither the dean nor the president find it important enough to act on renaming the Roger Ailes Newsroom, so I'll pledge $1,000 toward renaming it the Fred Kight Newsroom.

This is entirely serious.

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BillyTheCat

9/8/2016 9:23 PM

Tim Burke wrote:expand_more

Neither the dean nor the president find it important enough to act on renaming the Roger Ailes Newsroom, so I'll pledge $1,000 toward renaming it the Fred Kight Newsroom.

This is entirely serious.

I'll pledge $1,000 for the renaming it the Les Nessman Newsroom.

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Deciduous Forest Cat

9/9/2016 10:39 AM

I have to assume that this is not as simple an issue as we all want to make it seem...

So... how much money was given by Ailes? What was done with that money? Do we have to give it back if we remove his name? Do we even have the ability to give it back? What do these naming contracts look like? Any of our resident lawyers want to chime in here?

We have plenty of named buildings on campus, same dating back to the 1800s. Are we going to go into all of their histories? Did some own slaves?

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MedinaCat

9/9/2016 12:24 PM

$500K according to The Post.

http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2016/09/roger-ailes-...

In a similar matter, the Paterno Library remains in State College. Nike removed the Paterno name from its Day Care Center(ironic) at their corporate campus, but it had been named in honor of the coach, not a result of a donation.

Last Edited: 9/9/2016 12:28:12 PM by MedinaCat

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Deciduous Forest Cat

9/9/2016 2:17 PM

MedinaCat wrote:expand_more

Ha - it's not a day care center! I guarantee that's where the shoes are made.

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MedinaCat

9/9/2016 4:43 PM

Deciduous Forest Cat wrote:expand_more

MedinaCat wrote:expand_more

Ha - it's not a day care center! I guarantee that's where the shoes are made.

Okay...that took a minute to register...good one!

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RSBobcat

9/11/2016 10:12 PM

Last Edited: 9/11/2016 10:14:09 PM by RSBobcat

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RSBobcat

9/11/2016 10:13 PM

Just re-name it the "Somewhat Fair and Balanced Room", or "Spin It If You Can Pull It Off And Sound Like You're Not Room"

Last Edited: 9/11/2016 10:13:48 PM by RSBobcat

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Recovering Journalist

9/12/2016 8:43 PM

Name is coming down and donation is being returned.

https://twitter.com/condormorris/status/775479117403656192

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Alan Swank

9/12/2016 9:39 PM

Recovering Journalist wrote:expand_more

Name is coming down and donation is being returned.

https://twitter.com/condormorris/status/775479117403656192

This young man is a real asset to reporting here in Athens.

http://www.athensnews.com/news/campus/roger-ailes-name-ta...

Last Edited: 9/12/2016 9:41:58 PM by Alan Swank

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Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame

9/13/2016 10:36 AM

Really glad to see OU take this step.

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Paul Graham

9/13/2016 1:43 PM

Important lesson for future generations: Don't name things after jerks that 1/2 the people in the country hate.

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Monroe Slavin

9/13/2016 3:02 PM

Darn..I was kinda hoping to have something named after me.

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MedinaCat

9/13/2016 3:44 PM

Paul Graham wrote:expand_more

Important lesson for future generations: Don't name things after jerks that 1/2 the people in the country hate.

Got it...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Clint...

http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/...

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Kevin Finnegan

9/13/2016 4:39 PM

MedinaCat wrote:expand_more

Paul Graham wrote:expand_more

Important lesson for future generations: Don't name things after jerks that 1/2 the people in the country hate.

Got it...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Clint...

http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/...

Yeah, this pretty much eliminates any living president from ever having something named after them.

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RSBobcat

9/13/2016 11:10 PM

Monroe Slavin wrote:expand_more

Darn..I was kinda hoping to have something named after me.

I see what you did there - got a good chuckle outta dat!

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RSBobcat

9/13/2016 11:14 PM

finnOhio wrote:expand_more

Yeah, this pretty much eliminates any living president from ever having something named after them.

It's on them - Long live the Fourth Estate (and the OHIO School of Journalism)

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