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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

“Anything you say, Tom.”



From the Courier-Journal:

University of Louisville students were told in 2002 that their annual $50 athletic fee would expire this summer.

But now U of L may not keep its promise, and some students wonder whether their $1.5 million contribution to sports programs could be better spent on other campus activities or even offset rising tuition.

…U of L President James R. Ramsey would not comment about the fee, saying through a spokesman that the school is still working on its budget for 2006-07.

He told the trustees last month the fee is set to expire this summer, but Athletic Director Tom Jurich's contract says the money would be available to the athletic department.

Jurich's contract runs through 2016 and can be renewed annually after that.

Jurich declined to comment, referring questions to Ramsey.



…Trustees approved a $25 fee for 2002-03 that would rise to $50 by 2005-06 and expire after that without explicit renewal by the trustees.

They also called for a possible fee renewal proposal to be discussed with student government before any action by trustees.

But then-interim President Carol Z. Garrison signed a contract with Jurich that said the university would provide $1.4 million in tuition revenue to the athletic program each year starting in 2005-06.

In June 2004, Ramsey extended Jurich's contract through 2016. That revision said the athletic department would receive all the money generated by the student athletic fee -- "$50 per student per year. Thereafter, such fee shall not be less than $50 per student per year."

Bill Brammell, a senior and Student Government Association president, said students were not consulted.

"They didn't even wait to evaluate it, and when they evaluated it they left us out," Brammell said.

Brammell said he thinks students are willing to continue paying the fee but only if it is used for students, such as to improve health services or child care on campus.

"What we'd really like to do is reduce our commitment to athletics," Brammell said.