In 1907, fledgling Swarthmore College received a bequest that was estimated to be worth somewhere between $1 and $3 million. If the school wanted the cash, though, it would have to stop participating in intercollegiate sports. …. Brad Feld, a local venture capitalist, donated $25000 to the University of Colorado on the condition that a plaque would be placed on the door of a second-floor men’s restroom in one of the campus ‘ technology centers. …

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