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According to your textbook, the amount of money spent every year on intercollegiate sports varies from less than $500,000 at some small schools to over $160 million at some larger schools. Even though the vast majority of college sports teams are not big time, people use what they see and read in the media to make conclusions about all college sportsa big mistake, though. Your task for this discussion question is to react to the following scenario: The intercollegiate sports programs at your school are undergoing financial hardships. Because of large losses, the students have been asked to increase their student fees by $100 per semester to maintain the programs. If the fee increase does not pass, all the intercollegiate sports programs will be dropped and replaced by low-cost, student-run club sports. How would you vote? Use material from the Learn section to support and justify your decision. 

The student will complete four Discussions in this course. The student will post one thread of at 
least 400 words For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least one scholarly 
citation in APA format and include at least one Scripture reference. Each reply must incorporate 
at least one scholarly citation in APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within 
the last five years. Acceptable sources include items outside the textbook such as journal articles, 
appropriate web-based sources, and the Bible. 


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