I think a key difference here is that the McMarksFace building is given to the university, while the bribery scandal involves giving money to individuals. An an

I think a key difference here is that the McMarksFace building is given to the university, while the bribery scandal involves giving money to individuals. An analogy would be "buying" a car by giving $5k to the salesperson to get the keys rather than $50k to the dealership to actually buy it.