With recent talk on the boards about the need for Mason to build a basketball practice facility, I thought that some might propose some combination of seeking major donations plus raising student fees in order to fund such a project.
Today's Washington Post (print version) had the following article on student fees being used to fund college athletic programs at Power 5 conferences and some of the push back that has arisen at some of the schools:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...a47476-8d3e-11e5-ae1f-af46b7df8483_story.html
There is also an older article that focuses on student fees at Virginia colleges.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/24/AR2010102403002.html
I think that currently full-time students at Mason pay $272 per semester that goes to the athletic department.
http://studentaccounts.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/AuxiliaryStudentFee.pdf
I'm not sure what it is at vcu--there had been some talk that they had raised student fees over the years in order to keep Shaka Smart.
Today's Washington Post (print version) had the following article on student fees being used to fund college athletic programs at Power 5 conferences and some of the push back that has arisen at some of the schools:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...a47476-8d3e-11e5-ae1f-af46b7df8483_story.html
There is also an older article that focuses on student fees at Virginia colleges.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/24/AR2010102403002.html
I think that currently full-time students at Mason pay $272 per semester that goes to the athletic department.
http://studentaccounts.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/AuxiliaryStudentFee.pdf
I'm not sure what it is at vcu--there had been some talk that they had raised student fees over the years in order to keep Shaka Smart.
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