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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Oh, and it's getting worse by the minute.

'President Myles Brand isn't happy about the growth rate of sports spending, and the effect that could have on academics. In his State of the Association speech in January, he said the current path is "not a long-term sustainable approach."

"These problems mean that the universities will have to increase their subsidy to athletics," said Brand, who declined to be interviewed for this story. "Some subsidy, in almost all cases, is required, and that is acceptable. But the greater the subsidy, the less funding is available for core academic activities of the university."'


That "core academic activities" thing is cute. Myles is cute. He's cute when he gets all serious about academics. He's cute when he gets pumped up about the tax exemption, which does so much for the youth of America...