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cab67

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2. I've tried explaining college sports when travelling abroad.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 03:02 PM

Feb 2021

They kinda get it in other English-speaking countries, but the rest of the world doesn't understand why alumni don't push for their alma maters to win more Nobel Prizes or National Book Awards. They really can't grasp this.

That being said - UI just announced cancellations of some sports programs because of the budget. Men's gymnastics, men's and women's swimming, and one or two other. Not the money-makers.

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the war on higher ed in Iowa continues; or, pray for us! [View all] cab67 Feb 2021 OP

Are they attacking the football program, though? We all know that's what matters most... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #1

I've tried explaining college sports when travelling abroad. cab67 Feb 2021 #2

Publicly funded/public university education was fine drmeow Feb 2021 #3

Iowans outside of the few major cities have harbored a hate for higher education in Iowa since rurallib Feb 2021 #4