THE DAILY OUTRAGE: Maybe he should have volunteered

Published June 10, 2010 4:00am ET



WHO: The National Science Foundation

WHAT: University of Minnesota master’s student Alexander Maki was recently awarded a graduate fellowship from the NSF to “investigate the motivations for getting involved in volunteer causes and ways to keep volunteers actively involved in doing what they do.”

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WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: The grant money to study volunteerism — which will provide Maki with a stipend for three years in addition to paying his tuition, fees, and insurance — was taken involuntarily from taxpayers.

WHERE TO VENT: Call the NSF at 703-292-5111.

– Examiner intern Anna Dorminey