AND A LESSON FROM THE COLLEGE CIRCUIT – AT 12:47 P.M. ET:  Apropos of our post below on the politicization of sports, we note the same phenomenon on the college circuit, with the same sad result.  From Campus Reform: 

Amid ongoing fallout from the protests that rocked campus in 2015, the University of Missouri recently welcomed its smallest student body since 2008.

As Campus Reform has repeatedly reported, the embattled university has taken hit after hit, starting with a $32 million budget shortfall and a five-percent budget cut, followed by a seven-percent drop in freshmen enrollment heading into last school year.

More recently, Mizzou shuttered seven residence halls due to a drastic drop in enrollment, renting some of the vacant rooms out to sports fans to help make up for the school’s many financial woes, and cut 474 jobs.

Now, The Dothan Eagle reports that the university is facing the lowest levels of enrollment since 2008, with official numbers showing that enrollment is down 12.9 percent.

Additionally, the Eagle notes that, with the exception of the senior class, every incoming class is smaller than last year’s, and even international enrollment fell by 12.1 percent.

COMMENT:  You may be sure that the protesters who destroyed the university have no regrets.  They've earned their stripes as professional activists.

But those students left behind, including many minority students, are dealing with reduced educational opportunities.  They may also have to endure an influx of less qualified students, to make up the budget shortfall, meaning a lowering of the university's reputation. 

And, eventually, someone will blame Trump.

September 23,  2017