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<blockquote data-quote="Ransom Stoddard" data-source="post: 1954263" data-attributes="member: 10336"><p>I think more than a few will stop donating. I've spoken with a number of Ifund members across the spectrum of giving, and there's a lot of opposition to the bird--and it isn't because of Chief, it's because the bird has nothing to do with the university, its traditions, or its alumni. It feels forced, and a fair number of those donors have said they'll reduce or stop their giving if the university adopts this bird. Maybe that's a lot of talk, but giving dropped off drastically when Chief was retired, so I tend to believe it.</p><p></p><p>Personally--I don't know that I'll stop going to games, and my giving level isn't such that my opinion matters to the DIA, but I do know that I'll boo and razz this creature at every opportunity, just as I did last Saturday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ransom Stoddard, post: 1954263, member: 10336"] I think more than a few will stop donating. I've spoken with a number of Ifund members across the spectrum of giving, and there's a lot of opposition to the bird--and it isn't because of Chief, it's because the bird has nothing to do with the university, its traditions, or its alumni. It feels forced, and a fair number of those donors have said they'll reduce or stop their giving if the university adopts this bird. Maybe that's a lot of talk, but giving dropped off drastically when Chief was retired, so I tend to believe it. Personally--I don't know that I'll stop going to games, and my giving level isn't such that my opinion matters to the DIA, but I do know that I'll boo and razz this creature at every opportunity, just as I did last Saturday. [/QUOTE]
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