The admissions scandal recently unveiled by federal prosecutors offers another data point for the argument that NCAA athletic programs should be eradicated from academia, writes columnist hiltzikm
Although some students gained admission to USC and other universities based on their purported participation in non-revenue sports, that’s just another aspect of the corruption inherent in academic athletics.
Rowing, water polo, tennis and squash, for which many Ivies and near-Ivies recruit players, are simply not open to most minority or inner-city students. They’re offered chiefly by private schools or those in affluent neighborhoods, and often require financial outlays for training and gear beyond the reach of the average family.
With every new academic scandal linked to university sports programs, the necessity of divorcing even non-revenue athletics from academia becomes more urgent. The scholar-athlete — that creature who combines brainpower with physical ability — looks like more of a myth every day.
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