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Robert Burton, a donor to the University of Connecticut, is asking for his $3 million donation to be returned and for his family name to be removed from the football complex because the athletic director did not discuss his choices for a new football coach, The Hartford Courant reported. Burton made the demands in a letter to Gov. Daniel P. Malloy, writing "[D]on't underestimate me or what I have outlined and requested in this document.... I have already secured legal counsel from several law firms. If you are looking for a fight, then you have selected the right family. You have hurt and embarrassed the Burton family for the last time." The governor said he planned to review the matter with UConn officials before commenting, but did say that "I think it's important that universities run themselves and do so appropriately."
