ADJC just sent out one of his letters to address student funding of athletics, including this:
"Our nationally-renowned students will continue to be a huge part of our ability to achieve the Vision of A Model Intercollegiate Athletics Program, and that's why we continue to allocate the prime seating sections both court- and field-side in Bramlage Coliseum and Bill Snyder Family Stadium. But, we believe, given other critical student needs across campus, the time has come for us to phase out the annual student fee allocation to intercollegiate athletics. In this spirit, earlier tonight the SGA Privilege Fee committee proposed legislation to the Student Senate which, if passed, will reduce allocations to Athletics to $450,000 in fees in FY17 followed by $350,000 in FY18 and $200,000 for in FY19 with the anticipation that these allocations will then cease."
I have to give it to him - that is a huge step, and sets a great precedent for students across the country to follow their lead.
"Our nationally-renowned students will continue to be a huge part of our ability to achieve the Vision of A Model Intercollegiate Athletics Program, and that's why we continue to allocate the prime seating sections both court- and field-side in Bramlage Coliseum and Bill Snyder Family Stadium. But, we believe, given other critical student needs across campus, the time has come for us to phase out the annual student fee allocation to intercollegiate athletics. In this spirit, earlier tonight the SGA Privilege Fee committee proposed legislation to the Student Senate which, if passed, will reduce allocations to Athletics to $450,000 in fees in FY17 followed by $350,000 in FY18 and $200,000 for in FY19 with the anticipation that these allocations will then cease."
I have to give it to him - that is a huge step, and sets a great precedent for students across the country to follow their lead.
