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Finally. The UC system is cutting sports in order to have money for education.
"But the UC Berkeley baseball, men's and women's gymnastics and women's lacrosse teams now face a sobering reality: this season will be their last.
Cal announced on Tuesday that it will cut all four teams, eliminating those sports entirely, and will designate its national powerhouse men's rugby program as a varsity club sport, dropping it from intercollegiate varsity status. The decision comes in the wake of criticisms levied by faculty and alumni over the money spent on sports in a time of across-the-board budget cuts at the university.
"Clearly, this is a painful outcome after months of deliberations, analysis and the examination of every viable alternative," athletic director Sandy Barbour said in a statement. "I deeply regret the impact this will have on so many valued members of our community."
The university predicts that the move will save $4 million in the first year. It comes as part of a wider effort to reduce the money allocated in the campus budget for intercollegiate athletics. That support now totals more than $12 million annually, but university administrators hope to cut it to $5 million by 2014."
Why not football, water polo, volleyball, GOLF and basketball going as well? Maybe if schools were focused on education instead of sports, education would be the real priority.
Do you think sports are important enough to be run by a government? Should the athletes be treated like slaves--which they are--they are not paid, though many do get tuition paid. But, nothing close to their value.
The better news is that these "athletes" will now go to other schools, meaning more seats will be open for kids wanting an education, not government supported play time.
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"But the UC Berkeley baseball, men's and women's gymnastics and women's lacrosse teams now face a sobering reality: this season will be their last.
Cal announced on Tuesday that it will cut all four teams, eliminating those sports entirely, and will designate its national powerhouse men's rugby program as a varsity club sport, dropping it from intercollegiate varsity status. The decision comes in the wake of criticisms levied by faculty and alumni over the money spent on sports in a time of across-the-board budget cuts at the university.
"Clearly, this is a painful outcome after months of deliberations, analysis and the examination of every viable alternative," athletic director Sandy Barbour said in a statement. "I deeply regret the impact this will have on so many valued members of our community."
The university predicts that the move will save $4 million in the first year. It comes as part of a wider effort to reduce the money allocated in the campus budget for intercollegiate athletics. That support now totals more than $12 million annually, but university administrators hope to cut it to $5 million by 2014."
Why not football, water polo, volleyball, GOLF and basketball going as well? Maybe if schools were focused on education instead of sports, education would be the real priority.
Do you think sports are important enough to be run by a government? Should the athletes be treated like slaves--which they are--they are not paid, though many do get tuition paid. But, nothing close to their value.
The better news is that these "athletes" will now go to other schools, meaning more seats will be open for kids wanting an education, not government supported play time.
More...