Bristol Palin Cancels College Abstinence Lecture Amid Student Uproar 15.68K Richard Lawson 01/28/11 01:53PM Filed to: Appearances Appearances Bristol palin washington university Abstinence lectures Fees Students College Tweetg Tweetd When students at Washington University found out that grizzly cub Bristol Palin was getting paid $17,500 out of their activities fund to come speak about abstinence, they got upset. So, having learned from others' past mistakes, Palin pulled out.