tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post3959449978367536669..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Faculty Regent says it's Entertainment over Academics at WKURichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-20008470264674037432014-01-27T19:22:50.106-05:002014-01-27T19:22:50.106-05:00Sorry I misread it, not 10 million. 27 million fo...Sorry I misread it, not 10 million. 27 million for a parking structure and athletic upgrades for EKU. <br /><br />Sounds like whether we like it or not, whether we can affort it or not - division I athletics here we come.<br /><br />I guess folks figure we won't need classrooms anylonger and the entire spectrum of higher ed will become e-courses we can all teach from our houses as deferred maintenance becomes demolition for more parking for athletes and fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-74261553213192574592014-01-27T19:11:32.612-05:002014-01-27T19:11:32.612-05:00Ok, let's see 21, million dollars divided by W...Ok, let's see 21, million dollars divided by WKU tuition room and board gives you $1300 or basically you could use those same dollars to reduce everyones tuition by about 13%. Hard for me to jive if it is better to spend this money to be a Division I team or spend a small fraction of it to be a division III and lower my kid's tuition by a thousand bucks. <br /><br />If enrollment is about 21,000 and you are spending 21 million on athletics, it would seem to imply that each person should be getting about $1,000 worth of entertainment from sports by going to WKU? <br /><br />I went to a division three school and we still enjoyed watching sports and competing with other DIII teams. I think folks are going to be hard pressed to try to provide conclusive evidence that sports exclusively increases enrollment on a long term basis. I mean showing up on ESPNU on a Thursday night to either compete against another marginal team or get your head bashed in by a legitimate powerhouse is nice but it really doesn't make me want to go to school or feel any greater pride in it - at least not $1000 worth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-81483622543986186722014-01-27T15:05:03.896-05:002014-01-27T15:05:03.896-05:00Did I read that in addition to second phase of sci...Did I read that in addition to second phase of science building that budget also has additional 10 million for athletic facilities?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-80849074592168506882014-01-27T10:33:18.807-05:002014-01-27T10:33:18.807-05:00The same story will repeat in the Richmond Registe...The same story will repeat in the Richmond Register one year from now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com