Ohio University administration seems determined to ensure a legacy of closed-door, callous decision-making. At least, that appears to be the case after yesterday's out-of-the-blue announcement that the athletic department is cutting the lacrosse team, the men's swimming and diving team, and the men's indoor and outdoor track and field teams.
Obviously, such decisions are not made overnight; this plan might have been in the works for years. In comparison, the lacrosse team was poised to begin their season in a month. The men's swimming and diving is in the middle of its season; men's track and field began its season three weeks ago.
The athletic department is running more than a $4 million debt. They knew this was coming. Waiting this long to tell athletes their programs are getting the ax is inexcusable.
Sure, sometimes tough decisions have to be made; sometimes hearts have to get broken in the process. But there's a right way to do it, a professional way to handle it and OU ' yet again ' dropped the ball.
It would be a sweet gesture if the next time OU administrators decide to make major policy changes, they could at least pretend to give students a voice in the process.
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Ill-timed elimination of 4 sports shows lack of professionalism, consideration of students
