BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Berkeley professors have a message for the athletics department: Stop running in the red.
Faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, on Thursday passed a resolution calling for an end to subsidies for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Cal's football and men's basketball teams make money. But other programs don't, leading to deficits of millions of dollars. Critics say that's a particular problem right now with budget cuts forcing class cutbacks and student fee hikes.
The resolution is nonbinding. But Chancellor Robert Birgeneau says officials will try to work out a plan to reduce the cost of the department.
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