re: Do you donate to your alma mater?

Absolutely, via the entry fees to the alumni softball tournament and all the beer I drink that weekend

I paid them what they charged to do their job. It’s ludicrous to think I should continue to send them money.
I learned a whole lot more from the companies I worked for and the people who ran them. And they paid me while I was learning. If I felt the need to give money to someone who promoted my future, it should be them, not a school.

Nope, I’m still pissed about that parking ticket they gave me for parking in the correct garage that I parked in every day including after that.

I make sure to return to sender any shite they send me.

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My company will match my contribution for a one time lump sum up to a certain #.

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Same here, I give each year to the Science Department and a couple of athletic initiatives.

Yes, I do. I donate to LSU every year.

I'm trying to help make LSU a better, more successful institution of higher learning, a leader in research, and a powerhouse in all the major sports. Every step that LSU takes in that direction makes me more proud to have attended and graduated from LSU.

It pains me to hear about LSU being in dire straights financially as much as I hate it when the Tigers lose a game. I want LSU to be the best in all phases--and not have to resort to begging to get the donations it needs to maintain a minimal level of competence.

I'm going to keep doing everything I can to help LSU move in the right direction.

It’s like tipping at Sonic. You already paid for what you ordered, why do I need to give you more when you’re not ever going to give me anything else?

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No because I don’t trust them to use the money in a positive manor

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It's clear the money they spent on their English department has been squandered.

Nope. I rather give money to charities that take care of the homeless than to add to an already existing multi-million dollar endowment

I give to the Bulldog Club for athletic purposes. My son is a student at State, so they get tuition money. I might give a little to academics once he and my daughter(High School junior) graduate.

Phuck no. They never waived my tuition, nor my wife’s nor either of my daughters’.