Education is an investment that pays of both for oneself and the community. Athletics may or may not pay off for anybody but the athletes (who don't get the whole college experience) and the coaches. And the studies that have been done show that this assumption that it does pay off is not true. Stud...

Falcon30: The roads you never drive on are probably used to deliver the goods you buy everyday. The vast majority of the taxes you pay go towards programs that benefit us all. And, you have a say in how those taxes are spent. Students are being taxed without representation or consultation. If they w...

Those poor students. On this chart alone, I see $63.1 million billed to students for programs that have nothing to do with their education. Well, except for their debt education.

All, It is true that I have written an article about this topic. It is also true that my letter from the editor at that time more clearly explains how I feel about athletics in general and I do say that the money is put to good use. I was wrong. While the money that we are currently spending may be ...

BGDrew: Not sure why I decided to come off that way, but critical thinking is actually quite encouraged at BGSU. The mere fact that these columns have been published is good evidence for that. I just meant that the breakdown of general fee spending should be more widely available. I don’t see any go...

Here is some of the books for those who think my facts are bogus: "Game of Life" "Beer and Circus" "Air Ball" "Hundred Yard Lie" Jacobs4Heisman, there is not evidence. That is why you are not digging it up. Come on. Try me. Just do it. Don't come on here claim...

You all must have graduated from colleges like BGSU, where critical thinking about these "general fees" is frowned upon, because when you graduate from a university that doesn't encourage oversight on spending that serves no purpose you put students like this into the world: The IRS and th...

Universities capitalize on ignorance Matt Clark Posted: 9/8/06 Universities all across Ohio are billing their students millions of dollars for programs in which most of them will never participate. Only a few of these institutions publish the details of this billing on their Web sites, they include ...

Just wanted to let you all know that I am listening (or reading) in. I plan to make an in-depth post that responds to a lot of these concerns with the opinion I published today. First and foremost, it is important to note that I do indeed encourage and want you to write into the BG News. The comment...