The separation agreements Northern Illinois University reached with two high-level administrators in July naturally leave the public with more questions than answers.

Why did the university find it more expedient to pay Associate Vice President of Finance and Facilities Robert Albanese and Convocation Center Director John Gordon to go away rather than get to the bottom of misconduct allegations against them?

What was going on at the Convocation Center and the Finance and Facilities Department that both had to go? Were public property or funds involved?