Subtext: Athletics has put everyone in a bind with a pair of buildings it built that it can't yet pay for.
In a letter posted on his website this week, new WSU president Kirk Schulz has criticized the school's recent habit of embarking on expensive capital projects without clearly identified ways to pay for them.
"Over the past two months, I have had the opportunity to review the WSU budget with key members of the senior leadership team," he wrote. "In short, we have been spending more money annually over the past couple of years than has been brought in, which is simply not sustainable.