What SIU means when they say it isn't "public money."

A second thought about the Poshard inauguration. When SIU says they aren't spending public money, what they mean is that they are going to spend the money we give them. Clearly this means that if you are giving SIU money you shouldn't give it to the general fund unless you want to fund the administration party fund. Looking back on my contrubutions to SIU this year (so far), they seem to be paying for this party with my money.

I guess if SIU was well run it wouldn't be worth mentioning.