Another part of the equation is that if athletic facilities aren't part of required student fees, then financial aid won't cover them, and only wealthy students will be able to take advantage of them. That's pretty much the case in most high schools since the cuts of the 90's, which I find incredibly sad and wrong. But college isn't too late to establish healthy habits and learn body awareness, if a kid is able to be there at all.
But, "who uses them" is the wrong question, IMO. Did I take any physics courses in college? No. Do I agree that my lab fees should have been pooled with other students' to buy specialized instruments for the physics department? Emphatically yes.
Last edited by OakLeaf; 10-27-2013 at 11:18 AM.
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