Student Fee for football

[CharlieK]

They get to vote on everything when it comes to added fees. My sophomore year we got to vote on if they were going to add more buses and vote on the fountain in the quad. It all boils down to how many people actually participate in the voting. Not a lot of students vote and then the ones that don’t like it get mad that they are being charged an extra amount but they are the same ones that didn’t vote on it.

I understand that they get to vote. I'm saying it's dumb. The university should have the freedom to set the tuition and fees as they need, and the students (customer) can vote by choosing to attend or not.

[Policarp]

I understand that they get to vote. I'm saying it's dumb. The university should have the freedom to set the tuition and fees as they need, and the students (customer) can vote by choosing to attend or not.

100% agree. Dont like it.....go elsewhere. Free market capitalism 101, All schools should have freedom to set fees as needed.

[MetryCajun]

100% agree. Dont like it.....go elsewhere. Free market capitalism 101, All schools should have freedom to set fees as needed.

UL is a public school with Louisiana tax dollars supporting it. If UL wants to set their own price they need to go private. This is a moot point. We are not getting a student athletic fee because it is not supported by the student body.

[CharlieK]

UL is a public school with Louisiana tax dollars supporting it. If UL wants to set their own price they need to go private. This is a moot point. We are not getting a student athletic fee because it is not supported by the student body.

So what? There are lots of public entities that I don't get to personally vote on what fee I pay them for their service.

[Turbine]

Every time I see crowd shot of the student section at UL I see Very few people. ....

A byproduct of moving the student sections into the Irrelevant Zone.

[cajun_lannister]

I understand your brother saying no not being a sports fan...but SMD is saying how can he/they not view it as a minor investment in their diploma/future...

Because people are not hired based off how well your college did in football the previous year. I all for having a student fee but the students need to have a voice in the matter. I can vividly remember working all summer to pay for my school and becoming enraged when a saw $175 cheerleading fee. On the other hand, I voted for the new union and was happy to pay that fee because I knew I voted for it.

[Turbine]

Because people are not hired based off how well your college did in football. I all for having a student fee but the students need to have a voice in the matter. I can vividly remember working all summer to pay for my school and becoming enraged when a saw $175 cheerleading fee.

Successful athletics prevents the prospective employer from asking ... "Where?"

[MetryCajun]

So what? There are lots of public entities that I don't get to personally vote on what fee I pay them for their service.

I was under the impression that all all public universities had a budget and requested funding from the state. If there are shortfalls, positions/programs are cut or tuition is raised to cover them. It is not done by the individual institutions. It makes sense that unilaterally assessing fees without government or taxpayer approval would be circumventing the arrangement these public schools have. Putting the vote directly to the consumer (student) is the fairest and most equitable way to make the changes students want. Right now they don’t care about making our athletic budget larger.

[CajunAmos]

I was under the impression that all all public universities had a budget and requested funding from the state. If there are shortfalls, positions/programs are cut or tuition is raised to cover them. It is not done by the individual institutions. It makes sense that unilaterally assessing fees without government or taxpayer approval would be circumventing the arrangement these public schools have. Putting the vote directly to the consumer (student) is the fairest and most equitable way to make the changes students want. Right now they don’t care about making our athletic budget larger.

I'm wondering if the public schools in other states with $500 athletic fees or more had student votes.

[Boomer]

Successful athletics prevents the prospective employer from asking ... "Where?"

..... OK need some help on this....... T Joe headed up the Dept which regulated the use of state budget funds devoted to athletics.... he allowed a % I think up to 6%....... upon his becoming pres of UL he didn't give the athletic dept the full amount but used a different funding method that actually gave more bucks to athletics...… can someone refresh us on the method he used?