A resident of Pittsburgh, I simply could not pass this up. The Coultergeist will be at the University of Pittsburgh this Sunday. Yes that’s April 1st, but they’re assuring us all it’s not an April Fool’s Day prank. You can bet your ass I’ll be there with a video camera. Shenanigans? Maybe.

“This isn’t an April Fool’s Joke!” proclaims an announcement for the event on Facebook, a social-networking site popular among college students. Indeed, publicity for the event has been scanty, but Pitt administrators and the Young America’s Foundation — a Virginia-based organization that books Coulter’s campus appearances — confirm Coulter is slated to appear.

“The contract has not yet been signed, but that’s just a matter of dialogue between the agency and the students,” says Terry Milani, a student-life administrator at Pitt. “There’s no dialogue as to ’should we or shouldn’t we’” host the controversial speaker.

Several members of the College Republicans were contacted with requests for comment; none replied by press time.

I’ll have to prepare for the event, and I’m not entirely sure what I’ll do. I obviously won’t be content to just sit in attendance and grit my teeth while she spews her venom. If I manage to wing anything, oh it’ll be up here immediately.

Stay tuned, folks.