[Photo courtesy of WikiMedia.org - photo edited by Tony Lee]According to a Daily Pilot report by Jeremiah Dobruck, "UC Irvine’s swimming and diving, rowing, and sailing teams are no more as a response to a tightening state budget, UCI officials announced Wednesday, saying the move would save the university close to $1 million."
This is one of the many potential responses by SoCal academia to the bill Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed.
OCC already increased its tuition to $26 per unit from $20 in response to the bill Schwarzenegger signed.
In Dobruck's article...
Jeff Hobbs, Orange Coast College communications director, said his college would love to take on extra athletes, but they have capped their growth as mandated by the state and would not be able to take the extra influx of students.
OCC has not had to cut entire athletics programs, but with the volatile economic situation, there aren’t any guarantees, Hobbs said.
“I don’t think the programs themselves are going to see any drastic cuts as of now, but that could change,” he said.
Here's to hoping OCC will not cut its athletic programs.
To donate to the UC Irvine's swimming and diving programs, go to http://www.anteaterswimminganddivingfoundation.org/.
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