I have only been at the
University for a few months
yet I have observed something
that comes as quite a shock to
me. It seems to me that the
academic community has a
great amount of respect for the
Honor System while the
administration seems to
disregard it (but I suppose that
they feel that is irrelevant to
the cold realities of life).
When I arrived in
September, I didn't have a
ticket to the football game,
and I was advised by a
Counselor to purchase a regular
ticket at the gate. I bought a
ticket assuring that I would be
reimbursed by the Athletic
Dept. when I presented my
stub. Such was not the case. I
did not receive a dime of my
money back, because, I was
told, that the money was in
separate accounts, and that my
money had already been
divided with Navy. It seems to
me that I paid twice for that
game (both in fees and in
cash), and since the game was
not a sellout don't they still
owe me $6.00? The situation
concerning Basketball tickets
seems to me to be a similar
one. As I understand it every
student pays $22.00 of his fees
to the basketball division of
the Athletic Department,
which means that a student is
entitled to see every game (a
season ticket only costs
$20.00). Therefore, if the
Athletic Dept. only releases
3,800 student tickets (as it did
for the Maryland game), and
then sells the remaining tickets
aren't they getting paid twice
for some of those seats, and
cheating the students? It is
unfortunate that I can't give
the Administration
twenty-four hours to explain
its actions or ask it to leave the
University, but I do wish that
it would give some justification
for its seemingly dishonest
transactions.
Anthony def. McCormick
College 1
