Some sports teams not making the cut: budget issues force Fairfield U to drop football and hockey. (In The News).
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of Massachusetts The system includes UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth (affiliated with Cape Cod Community College), UMass Lowell, and the UMass Medical School. It also has an online school called UMassOnline. , and Howard University Howard University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; with federal support. It was founded in 1867 by Gen. Oliver O. Howard of the Freedmen's Bureau, to provide education for newly emancipated slaves. A normal and preparatory department was opened the same year. that have eliminated sports
programs because of budget issues. With the costs of maintaining hockey
and football programs escalating, the state of Connecticut considering
drastic cuts in aid programs for Connecticut college Connecticut College is a coeducational private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut. It is located on the Thames River, on which the College's crew and sailing teams practice. students, and the
uncertainty in the national economy, Fairfield decided to eliminate
hockey and football beginning with the 2003-2004 academic year. The
elimination of both programs will result in annual savings of
approximately $570,000, not including athletic grants-in-aid. The funds
will be reallocated to support the university's student financial
aid program.
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Preceded by
Thomas R. Fitzgerald, S. called the
decision a difficult one, yet necessary not only to strengthen the
financial aid program but to maintain the quality of the remaining 19
varsity programs. (It currently costs the school approximately $7
million to run all of its sports teams.) The university ranks the
importance of its sports in a tier format: Hockey and football are tier
three and four, while men's and women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. are tier
one. The university made a commitment six years ago to strengthen its
athletic programs by providing more support for personnel, operations,
and grants-in-aid budgets. The schools also provided capital funds for
construction of the Walsh Athletic Center, University Field, Lessing
Field, and the University Softball Diamond.
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