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by nerdponx 2811 days ago
These are the obvious places the schools are making a ton of money - where does it go?

This is exactly the reason why I don't donate to my alma mater, neither should most people. Less "alma mater" and more "greedy mater who funnels taxpayer money into a growing bureaucracy".

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I decided not to donate to my college when I saw them moving an entire historical house up a hill. They're a major research university with a $3 billion dollar endowment, a Pac-12 football team, and the largest employer in Washington State after its own government. I'm pretty sure my $100/month has more utility to more people at a food bank, than it would at that school.
Also the mixing of sports and education seems weird to start with. Are there other countries besides US doing that?
Curious, which historical house?