When I was at university they had Prime Minister Farrakhan speak.  Many people were very mad, uncomfortable, large protests ensued.  Despite the protests it was packed. I was on the newpaper assigned to shoot the protest. There was also a debate about if a public university should pay someone that much who is that controversial  (also brought up how much the basketball coach makes, often times they are the highest paid public employees in a US state).<p>It was a learning experience.  Wonder 20 years later what would happen if they tried bring someone that controversial in.