appdaze wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:24 pm

And that's the point. Athletics and academics should have never been this intertwined. We are charging students 2k+ over 4 years for something they don't use without giving anyone an opt out choice.

There are plenty of things on campus supported by fees that not everyone takes advantage of. Athletics and specifically football are a big part of the college experience at App and many other schools so it's not like students don't get anything out of it.

JTApps1 wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:37 pm

appdaze wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:24 pm

And that's the point. Athletics and academics should have never been this intertwined. We are charging students 2k+ over 4 years for something they don't use without giving anyone an opt out choice.

There are plenty of things on campus supported by fees that not everyone takes advantage of. Athletics and specifically football are a big part of the college experience at App and many other schools so it's not like students don't get anything out of it.

Yeah, I paid library fees. When did we get a library?

I never once rode the Appalcart as a student.. I paid for other students to ride it though. But I never complained about it because I agreed to it when I said I was going to attend the school.

Disagreeing on already agreed upon fees is nothing other than silly.

If you don't want to pay athletic fees, don't agree to attend a school that says you have to pay athletic fees if you attend the school.

Here is an interesting article on student fees, primarily as it applies to JMU.
https://cardinalnews.org/2024/03/27/stu ... ports-why/