Full tuition and fees may be $50K per year at some places, and the true cost to the university (per student per year) may be higher, but what's the true cost to the student?

The elite colleges and universities have need-blind admissions and financial aid that is entirely driven by a family's resources. That means the rich families who can easily afford that $50K don't mind the cost, and the families that can't, don't suffer it. Furthermore, the best school of those schools have been implementing no debt policies, where all the financial aid is in grants (instead of loans), so having debt after graduation isn't even an issue.

It's just dishonest to tell kids "Don't bother with Princeton, you can't afford it" when the reality is: for the elite colleges, if you can get in, they'll help you with the cost.

That's not scalping, that is a strawman. To fix your example, Microsoft releases XBox's a very small number of consoles, well below market price (they make money on games). You give a bum 40$ to wait 5 days first in line. Then you buy all the consoles, turn around to the others in line, and offer to sell at a 500% markup.

Skynet's greatest strength is also its greatest weakness.

What's the reason for the price increase? Nature doesn't operate off of donations, where would the additional money go?

Not being a know it all should be easy, you'll need to become familiar with the culture, tools, and goals of your team. But try to maintain high energy. If you finish your work early, ask someone nearby if he or she has time to pass off some of their work on to you, so you can (1) help him or her and (2) improve your skillset. There's nothing more frustrating for me than trying to work with someone who's stuck in their role and refuses to improve.

I saw a few of these signs yesterday. There's a 4 second delay between the two messages. It is very distracting, so mission accomplished.