Architecture students under investigation over pyramid scheme

A group of third-year Architectural Science students are being investigated by corporate watchdogs for an alleged pyramid scheme at TMU.

The project would see a 200-foot pyramid constructed in the centre of Kerr Quad. 

Corporate watchdogs are now sounding the alarm over inconsistencies in the project’s finances. 

“While concerns over the safety of this project are valid, what we’re worried about is the hierarchical funding structure of the project,” said watchdog, Priya Midd. 

“A lot of the funding comes from below. It’s big at the bottom and gets smaller at the top”.

Their primary qualm is with the payment of students who are recruited to build the pyramid.  

“They are being paid in raw fish and dried beetle necklaces. We’re also investigating claims that the project is being funded by private investors involved in the triangular trade.”

The students at the helm of the project are defending their work.

“We’ve been building this from the ground up for years,” says Ae Lian, the founder of the group. “There’s nothing untoward going on, it’s all by the book. Or rather, the scroll.”

The university administration was initially excited about the project, but officials are now becoming wary.

“A pyramid of this scale is exactly what TMU needs right now. It will raise morale back from the dead,” said President Mohamed Lachemi.

“We’ve been in denial up to this point. A lot of mumm- money is going into this, we need to make sure it's coming from the right places.”