RE: School cuts...

[Scott Dredge <sdredge@yahoo.com>]

It's unlikely that the UI would simply forfeit the
hundreds of thousands of dollars that are generated
from having their football teams play nationally
ranked
teams and the national exposure of the those games.
Further, the athletic programs generate booster
dollars
to fund athletic scholarships and also generate
donations directly to the University for academic
programs.

I spent a lot of time in math/science classes and on
the athletic field in both high school and college.
Neither should be cut at the expense of the other.

-SD


--- Cliff Todd <forester@moscow.com> wrote:
> Maybe the UI could set an example.
> 
> Cliff Todd
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Dennis [mailto:brian@uidaho.edu]
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:02 AM
> To: vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: Re: School cuts...
> 
> 
> Visionaries,
> 
> Could someone knowledgeable post a figure here for
> us:  the total net
> annual amount spent by the Moscow School District on
> football.  This
> should include coaches, equipment, travel,
> maintainance, insurance, etc.,
> minus the income from gate receipts & other sources.
>  Jr High as well as
> High Sch.
> 
> I suspect the figure would buy a considerable amount
> of science education.
> 
> I dare this community to put varsity sports on the
> table.
> 
> Brian Dennis
> Professor of Wildlife and Statistics
> University of Idaho
> 
> 


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