Comments on: Where Does Your Money Go?

By: Sense

Sense — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 05:20:10 +0000

How about athletes and those who attend sporting events pay for athletics?

By: Don't people read?

Don't people read? — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:12:21 +0000

To all the people complaining about funding athletics:

They’re talking about club/intramural sports. These are the sports non-athletes get to participate in. For example, ultimate frisbee. Stop bashing the athletics programs, we already know students don’t support us. And trust, we’re struggling for funds for the teams that actually WIN -_-

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:21:52 +0000

Club Sports is through F@CU which is part of the Student Activity Fees.

By: This just proves

This just proves — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 08:51:25 +0000

entitled legacies are as dumb as athletes!

By: are you fucking serious

are you fucking serious — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:10:54 +0000

“half” to be D1?

By: My thoughts exactly.

My thoughts exactly. — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:56:54 +0000

The women’s studies and anthropology departments and Pupin don’t negatively effect my college experience. The football/basketball teams being so perennially horrible and the subsequent lack of interest in them from the student body does.

By: My thoughts exactly.

My thoughts exactly. — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:53:37 +0000

This should be the key takeaway from the budget breakdown.

By: I'm always saddened

I'm always saddened — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:52:34 +0000

when I see a Penis Fountain (that’s the proper technical term, right?) malfunctioning. Probably instinctual.

By: Indeed

Indeed — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:49:35 +0000

that was my rationalization until I realized that our athletics (at least the most visible, which also happen to be the costliest) do more harm than good to my college experience. Also, if we each pay $390 per year, why does Dodge still suck so much? Can a guy get a weight belt (http://i.imgur.com/BJLnv.jpg) or some wrist straps (http://i.imgur.com/pOCvh.jpg) up in here? Can I lift on my one weekday morning off without rude gym teachers telling me every week I have 5 minutes before they’re kicking me out for their intro lifting class?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:19:55 +0000

that’s kind of unfair to assume my socio economic standing. i am in fact on full financial aid; my student contribution is equal to what columbia estimates book expenses to be.

so i, personally, don’t pay for that stuff. i can’t imagine i’m the only one that description applies to. the comment wasn’t meant to deride people on aid, just to point out that for a lot of us it doesn’t make sense to be complaining on this matter.

By: Just wondering

Just wondering — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:54:23 +0000

Hi Barnard ’13,

What is the breakdown of student fees at Barnard? What percentage is given to Columbia for BC students accessing Columbia-student-funded spaces, coming to non-dually recognized organizational events, and being given spots to Columbia-sponsored programs?

By: just a thought

just a thought — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:53:53 +0000

If I promise never to take classes in women’s studies or anthropology, can my tuition not be used to fund those departments?

If I promise never to take a class in Pupin, can my tuition not be used to maintain that old building?

By: false

false — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:15:38 +0000

Students who are on complete financial aid have a student contribution that they finance with their workstudy and casual employment. This not only means that we pay more out of our own pockets for our education than do students whose parents are footing the bill, but that we do it at the expense of our studies. Unless, of course, you’re working 12 to 15 hours a week to pay your bills.

Fuck you, and other entitled shits like yourself.

By: Update

Update — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:00:09 +0000

bwog is at least 15 comments more annoying and predictable than i had suspected.

statistically, half of these posters don’t pay shit to be here anyway, so you’re complaining about the spending of an endowment that’s not yours on a program that has to exist(ivy’s half to be D1.)

love,
non athlete

By: But actually though

But actually though — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:32:45 +0000

If I promise to never ever go to a sporting event, can I not pay the athletics fee…