Dear Penley: Use game for education
I am about to start my third year at CSU, and I cannot help but
notice the rise in tuition and other fees around campus. I know
that I am not the only person who feels the effects of cuts to
Higher Education in Colorado. However, I did not decide to write
you about increasing costs, I decided to write you because I have
an idea that would increase the Higher Education budget in
Colorado. I have sent this idea to Governor Owens, but I feel that
your input, influence, connections and position at the university
make you a more suitable and attainable person for me to propose my
idea.
As we all know, the University of Colorado – Boulder vs. CSU
football game is one of the biggest events of the year in Colorado,
and not just for the two universities either, but for the entire
state. However, CU and CSU are only under contract to play each
other, they are not required to play. I propose that we take steps
similar to the state of Florida, who requires Florida State
University and University of Florida to play every year, and
require CU and CSU to play. In addition to requiring the two
schools to play each other, they should be required to play at a
large neutral site, like Invesco Field at Mile High. In turn, an
additional fee would be added to the ticket prices, and a small
percentage taken out of concessions and other game related income,
and added to the budget for Higher Education in Colorado.
Such an idea might seem unfeasible and ludicrous, but it could
contribute lots of money to Higher Education across Colorado. For
example: we’ll assume that the game sells out, like always, add
$7.00 per ticket for a Higher Education fee, and draw $0.25 from
every concession sale (assuming each ticket-buyer purchases one
concession item); the increase in the budget would be drastic in
just one afternoon or evening. Invesco Field at Mile High seats
76,125 people. Therefore, the budget would increase $532,875.00 on
ticket fees and $19,031.25 on concession kickbacks, making the
Higher Education budget increase $551,906.25 in less than six
hours.
President Penley, I do not know what it takes to make a
difference in decisions, the budget or any significant event at
CSU, let alone the State of Colorado. However, I do know what it
feels like to worry about affording college. I would appreciate
your help and consideration of this proposal. It would make the
difference in the educations of thousands of students across
Colorado.
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