The context in which the phrase the “RU Screw” is used in to refer to flaws created by the university is something that has developed and changed over time. Originally referring to the bureaucratic inefficiencies due to lack of cohesion between the four different liberal arts colleges, its meaning changed after the Transformation of Undergraduate Education was put into place. After the TUE the "RU Screw" referred to problems related to inefficiencies with university systems that were most likely caused by budget cuts. As a result of the meaning changed once more, and is can no longer be seen as bureaucratic inefficiencies and negligence, but just the opposite. The "RU Screw" is no longer just a silly play on words, it is a phrase that assigns blame to the universities bureaucratic figure heads and their attempts to systematically and efficiently "screw" students out of money in order to replace what was lost because of troubling economic times and severe budget cuts.
The important thing is that over the course of this universities long history there have been so many problems and instances where students and faculty do not receive the proper care and attention that they should, which has ultimately created a negative stigma and specific term that refers to all of these redundant, yet calculated inefficiencies.
The "Case," for you, should be a number of RU Screw stories that you need to analyze closely.
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