Four Reasons Students Should Vote Against The Athletics Fee Increase
This week, students at UT-Tyler have an opportunity to weigh in on a proposed fee increase to the athletics program through a special election. The election asks students whether they approve of a fee increase to the athletics fee from $16 to $20 per semester credit hour and for the maximum from $240 to $300 dollars per semester. The Student Government Association (SGA) at UT-Tyler held two town halls last week and previously delivered notice of the election to the student body via email. Now that all of the information has pretty much come out, here are four reasons why students should vote No on the athletics fee proposal. 1) To Place Responsibility For The Athletic Budget With The Administration In the town hall on Oct. 19, UT-Tyler Athletics Director Howard Patterson said the following: “When we went to Division II, it was clear up front that we don’t(sic) have the funds to play at the same level at Division II as we did at Division III.” Patterson also said ...