Give us a break

 

Close to 50,000 people turned out today for the Penn Relays at Franklin Field -- about 20 of them were Penn students.

It's a shame that more students didn't take a study break on such a beautiful day and head down to the Relays. But you can't blame them.

First, the athletic department does absolutely nothing to promote the event to students on campus. This is not a surprise, however, as the school never promotes any of its events to students.

But if that wasn't enough, the University charges students the full price of admission to the Relays on Saturday ($20 for general admission). This is ridiculous for a number of reasons, the biggest of which is that Penn students pay tuition that funds a large chunk of the athletic department. Also, there are always a couple thousand seats that go unsold. Why not sell those at a discount to the closest customers, Penn students?

They're called the Penn Relays for a reason -- this is the University's event. Too bad the school has no interest in having students show up.

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