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Gow apologizes for porn star visit to UWL, pays fee himself

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6 years ago

November 13, 2018

Nina Hartley's speech at UW-L drew protests from campus and the community

The Chancellor of UW-La Crosse apologized to the university for inviting a porn star to speak on campus earlier this month.

Joe Gow sent an email around campus Monday, saying he was “naive” about the media attention arising from the visit of Nina Hartley, who spoke at UW-L two weeks ago.

Gow said he will personally compensate the university for the $5,000 fee paid to Hartley for her appearance, during Free Speech Week and, he says, he will not comment further on the matter.

Student fee money initially had been used to pay Hartley.

Gow says he will now book a speaker from a group that opposes pornography.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.