The author conveniently overlooks all the generosity of the host to Brown and it’s students and focuses on one event for her own purposes. Get used to it … the elite will always exist and help each other as well as giving vast sums to improve the lives of countless individuals. And all schools need some percentage full pay students…they can’t give full financial aid to 100% of their students. And who else is going to help pay for new buildings, scholarships, professor endowments etc…?