In 2007, [Humboldt State University] switched the Athletics Department’s primary funding source from the state General Fund to revenue collected by the student Instructionally Related Activities fees, which are currently the highest in the California State University system, according to Strategic Edge. HSU’s student fees have increased from $278 per semester per student in 2010 to the current $337 per semester rate, according to the university. [AD Tom] Trepiak said raising the fees any higher is not an option.
The funding model switch was made to free up funds for more academic purposes, according to a 2007 university memorandum of understanding.
But Trepiak argues that athletics are a form of academia.
“The job of a coach is to teach a student athlete how to do their sport, so part of that is a perception thing with people looking at it with their own special interest rather than the big picture,” he said.
December 4th, 2016 at 4:46PM
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-orwell-tapes-part-1-1.3513191
December 9th, 2016 at 10:15AM
Reading that quote that athletics are a form of academia is analogous to having my five year old niece explain why Dunkin Donuts is part of her balanced diet….