Last week both of my sisters came home for Thanksgiving. Naturally, we spent alot of time talking. Somewhere in the mix the Swine Flu vaccination was brought up and my sister, a soccer player a Lafayette, giggled while informing me that everyone at her school got it. She noticed I looked rather confused and explained the reasoning behind her laughter. She told me that the athletes at Lafayette were given vaccinations first, then the students with a registered illness, and then the general population. To me that seems a little ridiculous. The college actually prioritizes their mediocre athletes above the students that have low white blood cell counts? WTF mate. College athletes seem to get all kinds of perks: their laundry is done for them, they can get free tutors for any subject, they are often allowed to postpone exams, ect. I can't help but wonder why these athletes are treated like royalty. When did it happen? How does the special treatment influence the athletes? Would our universities be more efficient and fair if, like every other country, we did not have serious collegiate athletics?
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