Oregon students push back against mandatory student fees for athletics
The Associated Students of the University of Oregon, or ASUO, earlier this year voted to discontinue its more than $1.7 million student tickets agreement with the UO Athletics department — an agreement which required students to pay fees each term for access to games, regardless of whether they chose to attend them.
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Mayne said under that agreement, students were charged $25.50 per term, not including the summer, for access to tickets for games. But, that fee does not provide students unlimited access, particularly when it comes to two of the most popular Pac-12 sports.
“[E]very student is paying this fee, but all it gets you is entering into the lottery to get tickets to those football and men’s basketball games,” Mayne said.
UO’s student government recently terminated its agreement with the athletics department, which had required all students to pay a fee for tickets to sporting events.