Clout at Rezko University--better known as U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

U. of I. admissions: How politicians pressured university to admit students -- chicagotribune.com: "The Tribune on Friday reported evidence that subpar applicants gained admission to the U. of I. with the sway of state lawmakers and university trustees. The investigation revealed that acceptance decisions at times occurred over the objections of admissions officers in deference to power brokers."
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This story documents a disgraceful practice at the University of Illinois. Slimeball Illinois legislators make thinly veiled threats to the U of I lobbyists, who then send emails to high-level officials at the University, who then cave in and admit the unqualified sons and daughters of the Chicago machine. Then young people who have worked hard and deserve admission are turned away, because their place is taken by some arrogant punk whose daddy has clout.

As a professor at the U of Illinois at Chicago, I hear a lot of high-minded talk from administrators, who impose all sorts of ethics requirements on us. But the higher you go, the more these people think they can do whatever is expedient.