Priorities

(It's been a week. Slacking as usual. Time for an update.)

So I was at Rutger's visiting friends this week. As we were driving around I noticed a lot of on-campus construction taking place and asked them about it. Well one of the buildings was a new visitors center(nothing's wrong with the old one.), another was a gargantuan fountain, and the last a 300 person or so amphitheater. Why all this renovation you ask? As explained by school bulletins and the like, because Rutgers' football team has been doing so well the past couple years there have been many more people coming to the school. Also last year, the school built a multi-million dollar weight room for football players only and a 40 million dollar addition is being added to the stadium. That being the case, "we want the school to look aesthetically pleasing."
Meanwhile, tuition for next year has risen significantly and all the buses enabling students to get to class have been cut. There weren't enough as it was, and I can personally vouch for that. Now, as much as I love football, can someone tell me exactly what is wrong with this picture?? I'd have to say it's punching you in the face right now. Where the heck are the priorities???? Why is this "university" more concerned about sports and notoriety than being an institution of higher learning. Why are they forgetting about it's purpose of education?

I think this applies universally to schools across the nation. And frankly, it's pitiful. No wonder our country is collectively going down the drain.