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The Associated Press carried the following report today:
Feb 28, 2007
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - A longtime donor to the College of William and Mary is
withholding a $12 million pledge because of the decision to remove a cross
from a campus chapel, the school said.
The donor, who was not identified, changed his mind after school President
Gene Nichol decided in October that the cross should be stored in a sacristy
to make the chapel welcoming to students of all faiths, Nichol spokesman
Mike Connolly said.
The loss of the funds "represents a serious setback to the college," Nichol
wrote in an e-mailed statement Tuesday. "While I know it is intended to make
a policy statement, ultimately it only hurts our students."
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