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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a non-athlete at a NESCAC during the 90’s. Athletes often ate together due to their practice schedules but when they didn’t have games or practices, they were eating and socializing with non-athletes. They were also involved in other aspects of campus life when their time permitted, and many of them were even able to study abroad for a semester. They were way more integrated into campus life than the anti-athlete posters make it seem. [/quote]

I think it has changed a lot since then. Back then athletes were almost "students who happen to be athletes." Now, with athletics playing such a big part in the admissions process, being on a team is a much bigger part of an athlete's identity. I am a huge sports fan but I think that these schools have gone overboard in their devotion to athletics. I think that much of this is driven by the coaches, who have gotten the ears of admissions. From their perspective this is totally understandable because if they are consistently coaching poorly performing teams, they are likely to lose their jobs, so they have a huge incentive to recruit talented athletes, and then require those athletes to devote a large portion of their time to their sport.

Again, I love sports. But it just seems crazy for a sport that is lucky to draw 25 fans to a game and that many on campus don't even know exists to have so much pull.[/quote]

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