… talks about the athletic fee.
…Non-negotiable student fees subsidize over 23 percent of the athletic department’s budget.
Each semester, all U of M students registered for six or more hours must pay $225, the full-time cost of the Student Athletic Fee, on top of sundry general access fees, the student activity fee, the debt service fee and the facility fee.
Combined, these program service fees total $606 per semester, so the athletic fee comprises more than 37 percent of the sum.
I can think of hundreds of better ways I could spend the athletic fees I’ve paid over the years, not to mention what some of The University’s other departments could do with the $7.4 million students contribute to the athletics budget…