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Message: [QUOTE="sun, post: 4565537, member: 11664"] But why should athletes who don't need financial support be asked to pay their own way if they bring additional value to the school by playing a sport? It's not so much about students in need not receiving financial support, but rather about those who can afford to pay not getting their fair share of support because the school doesn't put a value on their athletic contribution to the school's image. No one would dispute that Princeton WBB improves the image of the school. All of the players should be receiving full financial support, but are they all? After all, the schools opted to play in Division 1. It's possible that the Ivy League is nickel & diming their own athletes just because they may come from wealthy families & don't qualify for financial support. That makes it sound like the Ivies could be cheapskates to their own detriment. And the student protestors chanted, "Sue, sue, sue!" [/QUOTE]