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Message: [QUOTE="upstater, post: 4654281, member: 153"] The politicians are cutting state subsidies to UConn. This is a massive loss at the university. Just to put it in perspective, some schools like Arts & Sciences have entire budgets comparable to the ADs. It's really a massive amount of losses. If the politicians were saying, each year, here's $50m to cover your athletic losses, that would be one thing. But instead, they actually blow holes in the overall budget, and UConn responds by raising tuition to a level where it can no longer serve all its state residents. This is why the new UConn president, a person who is probably making a huge amount of cash for the very first time in her life, risked her job by threatening the politicians with the prospect of pulling out of the XL Center. People can say that was a dumb move, but a strong argument could be made that it was highly appropriate. [/QUOTE]