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Well, indeed, to get back to the original issue, which is not all of the Civil War history and states rights issues, but what does an organization do when the donation becomes less of a boon and more of a burden?
One should assume that the Daughters had the best interests of the school in mind in addition to their desire to honor memory. If not, then it would amount to paid advertising. But we should assume it as a gift.
So what does one do when what was a gift becomes a bit more of an albatros? If we assume that the Daughters would not want the school to suffer harm, and that the school would like to continue to respect the Daughters, wouldn't it be reasonable to find a balance between these two?
If the Daughters are unwilling to waver, then it puts their good will in question, and the naming rights of the dorm become no different than a stadium or such: they are services rendered. On the basis of the contract, if the school refuses to retain the desired name, they may owe the Daughters some return on their donation, but that would be the end of it.
However, it is an interesting situation.
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And this is your land, you can't close your eyes to this hypocracy.
Yes this is my land, I won't pretend that it's nothing to do with me.
'Cause this is our land, we can't close our eyes to the things we don't wanna see."
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