Before blaming PERS every time the Oregon universities ask for money from the Legislature, remember all of these schools' campuses have buildings all over them and each one of these buildings have operational expenses.  

Consider many of these buildings are old and have mechanical systems that are beginning to fail as they are reaching the end of their operational life expectancy.  These system failures are not always foreseen and can happen without warning.   It's not cheap to upgrade these systems to current Code and many times these upgrades require all new electrical,  plumbing, and hvac to meet Code.  

We all know the RG loves to bash PERS and unions every chance they get, but I think some of the $100 million dollars being asked for collectively will go towards some of the necessary building system upgrades.