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"UNT's student government is scheduled to meet during the first week of the spring semester to certify the election results. That meeting will take place the third week of January." - Brett Vito in DRC article titled Results of vote on UNT athletic fee delayed Dec 7 2017.

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I'm sorry, but having students, more specifically UNT students, with this kind of power over athletics is absurd. Are we doing this out of respect to the student body? Or does it have to be done in this manner. If not, cut the small talk, pull the rug out from underneath their bleeding hearts, and get it done. 

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4 hours ago, Ben Gooding said:

I'm sorry, but having students, more specifically UNT students, with this kind of power over athletics is absurd. Are we doing this out of respect to the student body? Or does it have to be done in this manner. If not, cut the small talk, pull the rug out from underneath their bleeding hearts, and get it done. 

Since the students are the ones paying for the fee either from mom and dad or mounting student loans, they should absolutely get a voice by vote. The athletics fee is the only fee they have control of.  The university raises tuition and fees all the time whether the students like or not.  

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4 hours ago, SAGreenFan said:

Since the students are the ones paying for the fee either from mom and dad or mounting student loans, they should absolutely get a voice by vote. The athletics fee is the only fee they have control of.  The university raises tuition and fees all the time whether the students like or not.  

Exactly...and why should this be any different?  Do the students decide if the university wants to increase funding for research?  Or to building another classroom?  Or hiring distinguished professors?  Or to buy new lab equipment?  The list can go on and on and this should be no different.  The final decision should be up to the Board of Regents.  They are the ones that approve of the budget.  

Athletics are the closest alumni tie to the university and denial could adversely affect alumni giving.  True, it could also influence the decision of prospective students but if we remain competitive with other Texas universities we will likely lose very few students.  There are limits on the amount of athletic fees that can be charged in Texas by state institutions.

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12 hours ago, SAGreenFan said:

Since the students are the ones paying for the fee either from mom and dad or mounting student loans, they should absolutely get a voice by vote. The athletics fee is the only fee they have control of.  The university raises tuition and fees all the time whether the students like or not.  

Then go to a school that has not made a commitment to being Tier One in athletics.

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3 hours ago, wardly said:

I would think that it the students votes to tax themselves for athletics that it might indicate a willingness to support the programs. On the other hand if it is pushed  down throat it might have the opposite effect. Just guessing....

It'd have a short term opposite effect, sure. But this year's freshmen, the year after, and after, or after, and so on and so forth won't care or even know of this. 

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