As seniors prepare to graduate and enter the “real world,” they are planning to leave behind their legacy in gift form.
While Senior Class President Clara Pugsley has announced a large electronic sign as this year’s gift, more is yet to come.
The Senior Class Council has $2,700 to donate to the gift, but the huge amount of left over money in the Associated Students of the University of Utah’s Executive Cabinet came to a much larger number than originally projected, and will allow for an expansion of the gift.
“I guess the money came from all of the pizza coupons we used this year,” said Ben Lowe, ASUU president. “We were really frugal with our semi-weekly office luncheons.”
Pugsley originally wanted the sign to advertise campus events, but now she has grander plans.
“Think flashing neon and 99 cent buffets,” she said. “We’re totally building a casino, man!”
The casino will be beneath the Free Speech Area near the Union, and will feature slot machines, roulette wheels and blackjack tables. Lowe is completely unconcerned about gambling restrictions in Utah.
“Dude, the government can’t touch us if we’re in the Free Speech Area, we’re totally, like, free,” Lowe said.
Jack Bullocks, a Senior Class Council member, is “really stoked” about the casino.
“I totally think this will help build a feeling of community on campus, because nothing says community like a bunch of drunk, broke college kids. And it will give a bunch of bored U students something to do on a Friday night,” he said.
U President Bernie Machen is ambivalent about the project.
“I sure to the hell hope I’m at a different university by then,” he said.
The project will take about two years to complete, and all proceeds will go to the ASUU Pizza Fund.
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