President's house running over budget

[Tatanka]

Chapman's "discretionary" fund ... broken down ...

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/256145/

Thank you for your continued interest in NDSU and Bison athletics.

[The_Sicatoka]

Worried about all that money you gave to NDSU's Development Foundation?

No, but apparently the Foundation board is worried about the money that's been give to them. (And Barry Batchelor is a nice guy. He shouldn't have to deal with this stuff. He still is on the Foundation board, isn't he?)

PS - Tatanka, your needle on your vinyl 45 rpm is stuck, or are you more a 33 1/3 rpm.

[BisonAccountant44]

Chapman's "discretionary" fund ... broken down ...

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/256145/

And your point is? There are only a few items on that list which I feel come close to falling outside of where one would expect a university president to be spending money.

Two small ones are the social club in DC and the World Club memberships. For $2k though, who really cares?

The only other items I may question would be the Redhawks suite, and trips to DC. Even then, if the suite was used around 6-8 times, probably not a bad deal. The only reason I even mention the trips to DC, is just because there is no reason for those trips listed. I don't think anyone would have to try too hard to come up with reasons why the president of a school like NDSU would make the occasional trip to DC, but seeing an example or two of what those trips were for would be nice.

[BisonAccountant44]

And your point is? There are only a few items on that list which I feel come close to falling outside of where one would expect a university president to be spending money.

Two small ones are the social club in DC and the World Club memberships. For $2k though, who really cares?

The only other items I may question would be the Redhawks suite, and trips to DC. Even then, if the suite was used around 6-8 times, probably not a bad deal. The only reason I even mention the trips to DC, is just because there is no reason for those trips listed. I don't think anyone would have to try too hard to come up with reasons why the president of a school like NDSU would make the occasional trip to DC, but seeing an example or two of what those trips were for would be nice.

* This is assuming the $22k trip to the inauguration is not included in these numbers. That trip was just ridiculous .

[Tatanka]

No, but apparently the Foundation board is worried about the money that's been give to them. (And Barry Batchelor is a nice guy. He shouldn't have to deal with this stuff. He still is on the Foundation board, isn't he?)

PS - Tatanka, your needle on your vinyl 45 rpm is stuck, or are you more a 33 1/3 rpm.

Thank you for your continued interest in NDSU and Bison athletics!

[The_Sicatoka]

Needle's still stuck.

Maybe Joe can get you a new one on the next $22k boondoggle.

[Tatanka]

Needle's still stuck.

Maybe Joe can get you a new one on the next $22k boondoggle.

Thank you for your continued interest in NDSU and Bison athletics!

[bisonmike2]

I think we're missing the real point here. NDSU's home is supposed to have cost upwards of 2 million. UND's came in around 1.8 million.

2 million > 1.8 million. Suck it UND! Our house is better!

/hold your outrage bisonville und'ites. just trying to make light of a shiatty situation

[met1990]

Suck it UND! Our house is better!

NDSU could have built a cardboard box shanty and it would have been better than UNDs. After all, NDSU's house is across the street from the Turf (and just a few blocks away from Chubs)!!!

[roadwarrior]

NDSU could have built a cardboard box shanty and it would have been better than UNDs. After all, NDSU's house is across the street from the Turf (and just a few blocks away from Chubs)!!!

Location! Location! Location!