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Clemson Wants Input From Students, Alumni Before Implementing Athletics Fee

Clemson Univ. President Jim Clemments yesterday said that he "wants to talk with students, faculty and alumni before suggesting whether trustees vote on charging students a $350-a-year fee to bolster the Tigers’ athletics programs," according to Andrew Shain of the Columbia STATE. Clemments said, "I will study in depth before proceeding any further." Shain notes school AD Dan Radakovich "floated the idea of the $350 fee, saying it would add" about $6M to his department. Clemson officials said that the "amount of the fee could change." Shain notes Clemson has a $74M athletics budget. Student body President Maddy Thompson said that she has told Radakovich and other school officials that students "oppose a $350 athletics fee." Thompson: "Why should 21,000 students pay for facilities only used by a handful of students, especially when you have a booster club?" Clemments said, "I’m going to listen very closely to the students because they’re the ones who will be paying the fees. And I’m curious to see what faculty say. And I want Dan to make his case. It’s too soon for me to make any comments on it. But I’m looking forward to seeing what people think." Clemson Assistant AD/Communications Joe Galbraith said that any money raised from a student fee "would be used to pay for athletics operations, not for buildings or scholarships" (Columbia STATE, 11/19).

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