That's operating expenses Ben, operating expenses on the operating budget, and travel budgets and what not have been cut . . . ku is operating in the red, and LOL at Lew trying to drag other schools into it, the majority of the cost of the facilities projects was paid for with long term debt.
Plus, the basketball practice facility is a lot closer to happening than what is being let on. Hey maybe ku will finally have that stand alone outdoor track by 2015 . . . at least a decade after it first come out of the architects office.