re: The American Conservative: Dreher on LSU canceling classes

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I disagree with the idea of sports being in colleges in the first place unless purely from a recreational standpoint. For many schools they far too often plow money into the football team rather than the biology department, they shift the focus of students away from their books and towards an entertainment event. We are the only nation that does this.

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Athletic departments are separate from the schools you idiot. They’re private entities and they bring more exposure to the schools than anything else. More exposure means more students more students means more tuition money.