Athletics accounts for half decrease in reserves - Cotty Coltier, Daily Evergreem

Newly released financial figures show WSU Athletics accounts for roughly half the drop in university savings, which administrators have used to justify system-wide spending cuts of 2.5 percent. Officials have traditionally said the athletics budget is separate from the university’s, and that athletics does not take money from academics or vice versa. But once athletics began overspending its own budget, it dipped into WSU’s general savings, draining about $50 million since 2013 and contributing to a precarious financial situation. https://dailyevergreen.com/30112/news/athletics-accounts-for-half-decrease-in-reserves/