(08-25-2015 07:50 AM)FrancisDrake Wrote:  

(08-24-2015 12:30 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  What is this legislation?

If students vote amongst themselves to pay a fee that supports athletics, then that's that. Nothing more can be said.

http://hamptonroads.com/2015/03/mcauliff...udent-fees

State system legislation to reduce/regulate athletic student fees.

"ODU essentially has... to meet the 55 percent limit, which President John Broderick said is reasonable. According to a USA Today data base of athletic budgets, ODU funded about 73 percent of its athletic budget through student fees in 2012-2013."

It's one thing if the fees were imposed on the students without their consent. In that case, I can see putting a cap on the fees.

But if the students vote fees on themselves that fund the athletic department 100%, it doesn't matter! The students have spoken, and that's that.


The legislation is wrong, if it isn't smart enough to differentiate between the two obviously different cases.