Senjit Sarkar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>At 07:10 AM 11/5/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Larry Winer wrote:
>>
>>> It is really sad that for a few hockey victories Union would sell
>>>its soul by
>>> giving benefits to Canadian hockey players that would not go to US
 
>>>players.
>>> Perhaps the hypocrisy ought to be ended- just pay the players and
>>>if they
>>> want to go to class that is up to them.
>>>
>>> Another sad day for Academia and the notion of clean college
>>>sports.
>>>
>
>
>Its not as if the US players do any better in academic work than the
>Canadians. The Canadians probably get the benefits because they are
>superior players. In any case the nationality is irrelevant.
 
If I understand things correctly, Union has a program in which they
give financial aid to foreign students.  This is probably in order to
get a more rounded student body, or some such thing.  Historically,
Canadians were not eligible for this benefit because besides for
saying "Eh" a lot they are close to USAians in culture.  The recent
change, attributed to the declining value of the Canadian dollar,
allowed Canadians to benefit also, and it just so happens that is
where most of Union's hockey players come from.
 
Anyone from Union want to comment?  I must admit that I have not
understood Union's hockey goals from the day that they hired Ned.
 
Ralph Baer
Gee, this list finally awakened. :-)
 
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