05-25-2012, 11:10 AM
No need to wink Farm 93...
I am on record that the UCBerkeley Athletic Budget is unreasonably bloated. I believe strongly that my Alma Mater should slash enough programs (down to the NCAA minimum, if necessary) to get to a point where they no longer require subsidies from the Chancellor. It is unconscionable for a public university to fund athletics with monies that should be going to reducing tuition costs and providing financial aid to qualified students. UCLA is running close to break even. Why should UCBerkeley need an annual $5-8 million subsidy?
NOTE: My opinion has not been received favorably by my fellow Old Blues. I guess they have forgotten the critical thinking skills we were taught at UCBerkeley in the late 60's/early 70's. QUESTION AUTHORITY!Â
P.S. If things don't improve financially, I think the next step is to turn the Berkeley and Los Angeles campuses into Graduate Schools exclusively and pushing undergrads to the other campuses. Creative thinking is needed if the University system is to live within their means..
Bottom Line: The compact the University made with the citizens of California - to provide a superior education at an affordable price has been broken. It is still a superior education but not at an affordable price. What happened to the "Promise"?
I am on record that the UCBerkeley Athletic Budget is unreasonably bloated. I believe strongly that my Alma Mater should slash enough programs (down to the NCAA minimum, if necessary) to get to a point where they no longer require subsidies from the Chancellor. It is unconscionable for a public university to fund athletics with monies that should be going to reducing tuition costs and providing financial aid to qualified students. UCLA is running close to break even. Why should UCBerkeley need an annual $5-8 million subsidy?
NOTE: My opinion has not been received favorably by my fellow Old Blues. I guess they have forgotten the critical thinking skills we were taught at UCBerkeley in the late 60's/early 70's. QUESTION AUTHORITY!Â
P.S. If things don't improve financially, I think the next step is to turn the Berkeley and Los Angeles campuses into Graduate Schools exclusively and pushing undergrads to the other campuses. Creative thinking is needed if the University system is to live within their means..
Bottom Line: The compact the University made with the citizens of California - to provide a superior education at an affordable price has been broken. It is still a superior education but not at an affordable price. What happened to the "Promise"?