TO THE EDITOR:
In response to the Oct. 10 story on athletic fees, I was very disappointed to see Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham and Senior Associate Athletic Director Martina Ballen justify their request for an increase in the student fee for athletics by saying it’s just “an inflationary increase.” Have they had their head in the sand for the last several years?
High unemployment continues to dog the state, faculty and staff have had little or no raises for years, and academic departments have to do “more with less” every year, while everything on the athletic side of campus is getting supersized or expanded or gold-plated. Where is our “inflationary increase”?
That this request comes from the side of campus that has brought shame and disgrace to UNC is all the more galling.
Jim O’Hara
Professor
Classics
