Don’t build SDSU athletic hopes on making students pay higher fees

Don’t build SDSU athletic hopes on making students pay higher fees

Re “SDSU committee recommends 41% increase to student athletic fees” (Dec. 15): San Diego State University is preparing to impose a sharp increase on its Instructionally Related Activities fee, asking students to generate an additional $8 million or so a year for the athletic department. This comes as the University of Utah announced a $500 million private equity deal to support its athletics. Athletic Director John David Wicker and President Ad…

CFAC passes IRA fee increase recommendation; awaits action by SDSU President

On Dec. 12, the Campus Fee Advisory Committee voted to send a recommendation to SDSU President Adela de la Torre regarding a proposed increase to the Instructionally Related Activity Fee. The committee voted 15-2 on the final recommendation and will wait to hear back from de la Torre.  The resolution proposes a lower increase than the previously proposed 45%, which would have raised the fee from $580 per year to $840 per year, totaling approxima…