Originally posted by El-Jefe:
I'm torn. Very glad to see the program reinstated. However, what the university did and continues to do is despicable.
CSU just executed a money and opportunity transfer, away from in-state low-income and middle-class students, to out-of-state wealthy students -- and preyed on its students' emotions to make it happen.
If CSU wanted to enact a student fee to "save wrestling," they could've done it anyway. Justifying it with a "vote" in which 9% of the student body participated (6% voted in favor), is pure cowardice.
And the the fee is a classic bait-and-switch. CSU's threat of cutting wrestling was effectively a lever to launder student money into the new lacrosse program. One might reasonably ask if the students would've voted to spend their own money to add lacrosse -- a more honest question. (Yes, CSU admin did not put the question on the ballot; they didn't try to set the record straight, either.)
What CSU just did to its student body is extortion. Thankfully it's a very small fee (for now; we'll see how long it stays small).