Coal CEO to pay $7 Million for student housing - only 12-15 people

[underpants]

University Of Kentucky Approves New $7 Million Industry-Funded Dorm Named After ‘Coal’

A group led by Alliance Coal CEO Joseph Craft recently proposed donating $7 million to the University of Kentucky for a new dorm for the men’s basketball team. The catch, however, is that the dorm would have to be named after Craft’s true love: coal. The proposed change sparked intense protests from local environmentalists and students. One professor said that as universities become “models for new energy sources,” putting “coal” on a prominent building could “make it difficult to attract top students and faculty members to the university.” Last night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation, discussed the controversy. Watch it:

This afternoon, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees voted 16-3 to approve the proposal for the new dorm, which will be named the “Wildcat Coal Lodge.” Significantly, two of the “no” votes were from faculty representative Ernie Yanarella and Student Government President Ryan Smith, who said he opposed the motion “as a voice for the student body.”

Students in the audience were reportedly not allowed to speak at the meeting. After the vote, people began chanting, “Move forward, not backward,” forcing the trustees to temporarily recess.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/10/27/kentucky-coal/

[gmoney]

1. $7 million dorm for the basketball team?

I guess that would include servants quarters, gym, pool, and "hot chicks room" kept staffed by ready, willing, and able sexual partners with a full bar/drug stash. Probably a garage with 24/7 mechanic and detailing service.

Wonder what the women's team dorm is like? Or do they stay in with the regular "students"?