Athletics, should that be our focus? In the past 6 months, I’ve gone from fully supporting the administration here at Dakota State to wondering what organization is going to be cut next. After news of the Concert Band being arranged into a smaller pep band and Friday Night Live (FNL’s) budget being drastically cut, I can only ask - why? The phonation students called me twice in two weeks telling me about this wonderful capital campaign we have and was wondering if I would be willing to donate towards athletic scholarships or a new athletic facility. My answer is “no”. The caller couldn’t even remember me telling him what activities I was involved with.
I would like to point out that the activities that bring in the most high school students aren’t athletic games but the performing arts. How many high schools participate in Debate or Oral Interpretation contests on campus? How many bands and choruses participate in Large Group Contest? How many marching bands come to our Homecoming parade? My personal experience with Dakota State as a high school student came through those programs. My first 1, 2,...
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