Student Union announced last night that the Campus Programming Council (CPC) has decided not to try for rescheduling liberal filmmaker Michael Moore’s appearance until after the Nov. 2 election. The group will refund tickets for the original Oct. 7 event, in part because even after the election, there is no guarantee that Moore will appear.
Organizers originally tried to reschedule Moore for sometime before Nov. 2.
“Judging by how many tickets were sold, there were a lot of students on campus excited about it,” said junior David Ader, president of Student Union. “But this is a busy time for him, and trying to find a time when he could do it, when we could do it, when the Pageant could do it, was tough.”
Moore had originally planned to come to St. Louis the night before the second presidential debate was held on campus, but just over 24 hours before his scheduled appearance he cancelled due to what he said was a bout of pneumonia.
If Moore does reschedule, it’s anyone’s guess what he will talk about.
“It’ll depend on who’s going to win, but I don’t think that what he says is entirely dependent on the outcome of the election,” said sophomore Mark Reddish, the comedy chair for CPC.
Conservative pundit Sean Hannity was to speak at the Pageant the morning following Moore’s appearance, but he also cancelled right before the event.