But they're still looking for sponsors to help cover the increased cost due to the first lady's participation. The biggest expense is an estimated $300,000 dollars for a live feed to jumbo-trons that will broadcast the speech to "spillover" guest's downtown.
The campus can accommodate 12,500 people, but at least 25,000 are expected.
The state's newest university has 500 graduates who wrote letters, urging the first lady to come to Merced.
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