There is lab space provided by university (we find it very weird that you call it school).
The main point is that the WARR teams (Hyperloop, space elevator, deep space concepts, rockets and satellites [I'm in the sat group]) are student teams. Some Ph.D students are involved, too, but the point is that we decide what we do. The teamleader is a student. The ideas are from the students.
The University, in the form of the chairs (Astronautics and Propulsion) are partners and friends, but we are in charge of what we do.
WARR is actually older than the Universities Astronautics chair.
(btw, high to all WARRians on hackernews)