Tech's SGA sent out the following email with survey link yesterday to all current Tech students:
Good afternoon, Bulldogs!
SGA is sending out a survey to gauge what the student body thinks of a student athletic fee. After the Bulldogs won their sixth bowl game in a row, there has been some talk among students of wanting to implement a student athletic fee. If you don’t know what a student athletic fee is, I have provided some information below. The link for the survey will end Tuesday, January 21st at 8 PM.
An athletic fee is common at most universities and serves the purpose of subsidizing the cost of a ticket to sporting events for students, as well as supporting the maintenance and upkeep of facilities that are regularly available to all students either participating as individuals or in University activities. (It goes towards all athletics, not just football.)
There are pros and cons to this fee, as there is to anything. Some pros being: bettering the athletic program and the benefits a better athletic program can lead to (more recognition for Tech, possible increase in enrollment, etc.). Some cons being: another fee students have to pay and no guarantee it’ll better the athletic program.
This is why we need to hear from you- the students.