Sports cuts backfiring
April 5, 2001
What they aren’t saying is cutting men’s swimming and diving and baseball is backfiring. How many letters and emails have there been from unhappy alumni and contributors?
How many people canceled their football and basketball season tickets? I know of some.
Is the Athletic Department really cutting spending or cutting contributions?
The cutting of these two sports affects all of the athletics and students at Iowa State, not just the 68 student athletes whose programs were cut Monday.
Jessica Mishler
Freshman
Biology