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UI Sorority Links Arms w/Anti-BSU Repub Protesters

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Students at the University of Idaho are refusing to let the actions of the Boise State University College Republicans go unanswered. The women of Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority are spinning what they consider "a shameful and racist event" into something that can help the immigrant community of Idaho. The sorority is holding a pledge drive to raise money for each word that was said Thursday night by former Canyon County commissioner and Congressional candidate Robert Vasquez. His speech titled "America's Illegal Alien Invasion" has raised controversy throughout the state because of the promotional fliers posted by the BSU College Republicans in advance of the event. UI's Director for Multicultural Affairs Francisco Salinas said the pledge drive by the UI students shows the ease of communication between the Latino and Chicano communities on the two campuses. "Even though we are hundreds of miles away we are thinking about them and concerned on their behalf," he said.

Question: How will this flap end?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.