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Vashta Nerada

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2. Colleges are still about getting an education, right?

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 12:45 AM

Dec 2013

This is sickening.

Here at my college, the school administration is cutting departments and majors, but our crappy football team is getting a new stadium.

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Athletics spending outpaces academic spending in NCAA schools, including UNC, NC State [View all] alp227 Dec 2013 OP

In other news, water is wet. Orrex Dec 2013 #1

Colleges are still about getting an education, right? Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #2

They could save a lot of money. Just teach sports and everybody can find a job playing basketball. BlueJazz Dec 2013 #3

As a retired academic . . FairWinds Dec 2013 #4

The dumbing down of our nation's higher education system. Yuck. blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #5

I like sports just as much as the next guy... iandhr Dec 2013 #6