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Unsuccessful at getting any money from state government, the Rutgers administration has embarked on a campaign to raise the bucks for a $100 million expansion of the football stadium. They’re looking at adding 12,000 seats to the 42,000-seat stadium, including 1,000 club seats for high-enders.  Personal seat licenses will be sold, and donations will be increased for premium seating. Bad news for students, however; they will have to buy their seats.

The topic is relevant here because of U of L’s plans to expand Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Rutgers is spending $100 million to add 12,000 seats; the estimated cost for adding 23,000 seats here is $65 million to $70 million. Hmmm.

At any rate, NJ Governor John Corzine, who quashed the request for state money after citizens voted down a tax increase for a stem cell research center, has committed $1 million of his own money.  Members of his staff have been trying in recent weeks to determine whether raising money from private citizens and companies might create legal and ethical problems. That project is going to take a while to get going. Star-Ledger link.