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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by evancox100 on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:39PM (#36789262)
Probably not, because they don’t come with the string attached that “you must build a new building and name it after me to receive this donation”.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by sangnoir on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:49PM (#36789435)
"..and the building (a dorm) must not have any windows"[1]

1. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/22/nightmare-of-t...

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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by ghaff on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:59PM (#36789615)
Yeah. Even if a modest donation is earmarked to, say, the athletic department, the school has a lot of flexibility to move unrestricted money from one pocket to the other. For significant even if not huge donations though, schools really would like unrestricted gifts in general.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by ticviking on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @01:29PM (#36790095)
Seems simple enough to get someone that vain to cough up an annuity to pay for maintenance and some admins for that building, “we’d hate for your building to wind up like poor Jefferson Hall, we can’t even afford to pressure wash it every 5 years.”
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by jstarfish on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @02:24PM (#36790961)
Yeah. Stadiums and landmark buildings don't work this way, so why universities diverge is beyond me.

Whoever pays for upkeep should get the naming rights.

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