UC San Diego Wins HUGE Victory

[Mac]

Congrats Tritons. Hope this is the start of big things:
starbulletin.com/2007/02/03/sports/story05.html


The UC San Diego men's volleyball program yesterday received a huge boost when the student body voted to improve athletic funding, including providing athletic scholarships for the first time at the Division II school.

The referendum passed with a 55.8 percent yes vote based upon a record turnout of 41.9 percent of the student population. The previous best turnout on a vote at UCSD was 27 percent of the student population.

By voting yes, the students helped Triton athletics stay compliant with the NCAA mandate that all Division II member institutions offer at least $250,000 in scholarship money. This initiative allows UCSD to offer $300,000 of athletic grants-in-aid to its student-athlete

[volleydog]

What a nice turn of events!! There was talk of not even getting the required 20% of the Student Body out to vote!

Now lets hope the Tritons will be able to become more competitive in the MPSF as well.

[Mac]

www.ucsdtritons.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5800&ATCLID=783740


Athletics Fee Referendum Passes with a 55% Yes Vote from the UCSD Students
Courtesy: UCSD
Release: 02/02/2007


Courtesy: Jimmy Gekas/UCSD Sports Information
UCSD student-athletes have reason to celebrate as the Athletic Fee Referendum passed on Friday.
LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego Department of Intercollegiate Athletics received a big boost from the campus community on Friday afternoon when the results of the special election were announced regarding the Athletics Fee Referendum. The students came out in record numbers to vote on the referendum that will significantly improve funding for the UCSD athletic program as well as provide athletic scholarships for the first time in school history.

The referendum passed with a 55.8% yes vote based upon a record turnout of 41.9% of the student population. A total number of 8,879 students voted on the issue. The previous best turnout on a vote at UCSD was 27% of the student population.

The primary line items where the new money from this referendum will be allocated include team operating budgets, student-athlete insurance, athletic training room operation, student-athlete scholarship money and coaches salaries.

By voting yes, the students helped Triton athletics stay compliant with the NCAA mandate that all Division II member institutions offer at least $250,000 in scholarship money. This initiative allows UCSD to offer $300,000 of athletic grants-in-aid to its student-athletes.

[CityTechLegend]

This is AWESOME...

It sounds like the student spoke, and they want more. Kind of reminds me of the sceen from "We Are Marshall" when the team rallied the student body out in front of the board meeting and all you could see were the heads of every student on campus.

Great job to those who got all those UCSD students out to push this through.

[robonthemic]

Congrats to UCSD! And way to go student body for stepping up.