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Why do schools like Arizona State exist?

The chair of their trustees thinks big-time sports are “integral” to universities, and ASU, a perennial game loser, spends hugely on them (expenditures have gone up 44% since 2005). Campus culture is what you’d expect – scads of drunken fuckheads. You can watch them on their latest outing here. It’s bound to be a YouTube sensation — timely publicity for ASU as it competes with Chico State for the gun toting asshole applicant pool. This 2012 article describes an alarmed populace as ASU demolishes all frat and sorority houses (why?) and allows colonization of neighboring streets. With rhetoric suited to a war zone, ABC News headlines:


Frat Party Violence Escalating at Arizona State University

Dispatches from the war zone:

At [one] point, gunshots were fired. The ensuing panic sent hundreds of partygoers running for their lives.

We sing to you, dear ASU.

Margaret Soltan, May 1, 2013 6:37PM
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2 Responses to “Why do schools like Arizona State exist?”

  1. Dave Stone Says:

    Not that one should throw stones, but the post forces me to reference this 30 Rock clip:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7RmG4IM1dU

  2. Margaret Soltan Says:

    Dave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2WmYL_GPBc

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