Cheney is heckled at his alma mater
by Mead Gruver - Sept. 11, 2009 12:00 AM
Associated Press
LARAMIE, Wyo. - Praise and protest greeted former Vice President Dick Cheney as he visited his alma mater Thursday for the dedication of a new international center bearing his name.
About 100 protesters heckled Cheney throughout the dedication ceremony for the University of Wyoming's Cheney International Center. Cheney and his wife, Lynne, donated $3.2 million for the new center for foreign students and for scholarships for Wyoming students to study abroad.
Protesters made up about a fifth of the crowd of about 500 and hoisted critical signs: "Shame on UW" and "We don't want your blood money."
"They violated international law. They had no respect for other countries," Jennie Boshell, a senior at the university, said of the Bush administration. "To put Cheney's name on an international center is ridiculous, and it makes the university look stupid."
