The local paper’s quoting Marilyn Flowers, an economics professor – and chair of the department – at Ball State who’s been going after campus athletics.
… Ball State has more than $14 million budgeted for its athletics programs. Approximately 80 percent of the budget is paid for from student fees – almost $9 million – and institutional support – almost $2.5 million.
“When it costs so much for kids to go to school, and you charge them $800 a year and most of them don’t go to any games, that I think is really unfortunate,” Flowers said.
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UD thanks a reader for linking her to this story.
May 3rd, 2009 at 8:08AM
BSU is SO behind the curve. If you are embarrassed by student turnout, everyone knows that you start awarding door prizes or having drawings for cash prizes for attendees.