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“The usual argument is that athletics makes Eastern [Washington University] more attractive and increases enrollment, and that just hasn’t happened,” [the chair of EWU’s economics department] said, noting that the football stadium is rarely filled to capacity. The athletics department, he said, “is just a big hole that you dump money into.”

It admits virtually everyone who applies; it has a 20% four-year graduation rate. Solution? Spend huge amounts on athletics.

Margaret Soltan, December 5, 2019 9:38AM
Posted in: sport

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  1. charlie Says:
    December 6th, 2019 at 11:00AM

    The Athletics Department, according to the article, spends more than it makes, so it’s a money loser. The football field is painted red. The irony isn’t lost…

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