University imposes intramural fees

By By Louis Mora (Contact)

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Students will once again be nickel-and-dimed by the University this year. Intramural athletes will be greeted with a team fee for leagues which were free just a semester ago.

While the fees are minimal, it’s just another unnecessary expense that comes out of students’ pockets.

This year, officiated team sports such as flag football or basketball will cost $20 per team. Unofficiated sports such as ultimate Frisbee or sand volleyball will run $10 per team. Officiated tournaments are now $10 and unofficiated $5. A fee will also be assessed for fitness programs.

Students also agreed to swap tickets to help fund additions to the new facility.

The KU Recreations Services determined this summer to reinstitute fees for the first time since the fall of 2001. The fees, they say, will allow recreation services to continue providing intramural sports and to offset costs of running the Student Recreation Fitness Center.

A $62 student recreation and fitness center fee is included in every student’s tuition. Multiply the fee by the number of students and recreation services has more than $1.5 million to work with right off the bat.

The students have done their part when it comes to providing money for the Student Recreation Fitness Center. It was the students who accepted fees to help build the $17 million center that opened in September 2003.

Students also agreed to swap tickets to help fund additions to the new facility. Students agreed to give the athletic department 1,200 seats for men’s basketball games, but got only 226 closer seats. The athletics department also provides $1 million each year for a $6 million addition to the three-year-old rec center.

Certainly the price for intramural sports is reasonable, but tacking on more fees to students shouldn’t always be the solution.

Why not look for other solutions, instead of always charging the students? Reevaluate the hours of the facility or look at the staff to see if all are really needed to find ways to avoid passing the buck to the students.

The students have already paid enough.

Louis Mora for the editorial board.

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