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Will Stewart Will Stewart OP
Oct 18, 2024 at 04:05 PM ET
Clemson implements first-ever student athletics fee.

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Vippie1
IPWAY
I Pay Won-Fifty Dollars a Year
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Stech
I thought all football schools charged an athletic fee at the D1 level, it
says they were the only one in South Carolina that didn’t. I am surprised at that with their emphasis on athletics, would have thought they were the first to do it.
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Big12 guy
K-State is one of the last major FBS programs that does not charge
students an athletic fee. That being said, the administration of that school does support the athletic program in other ways, so sometimes, it's just how they slice the pie. Clemson for instance, could provide monetary support with the tuition they now collect, but they separate the athletic department expenditures out from the general budget - and as most know, schools have been telling the athletic department for decades that they are on their own. One of the biggest expenses the athletic department has, are the scholarships they provide, and pay the school. I don't know the different state laws or mandates, but it seems to me, that if athletics is advantageous to a university (it can be argued either way), then administrative support needs to up their game - and maybe stop taking money from their athletic departments in tuition payments for those students representing the university. ** Edited by Big12 guy at 10/19/2024, 12:28:53 PM
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EDGEMAN
Hopefully only full time students.
Have a feeling that most of the part time students are probably part time because they can't afford to be full time students.
seekoHoG seekoHoG
In my experience most part time students are folks who have full time jobs.
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EDGEMAN
And tons of bills they also have to pay.
Pylons Pylons
Yes, but they're typically part-time more because
of time restraints. They simply can't be full-time workers and full-time students (and potentially partners and/or parents) concurrently. And I think fees are typically pro-rated with part-time status, just like tuition.
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SpeakToDamien
Seems smarter than wasting $3mm in legal fees