Our loyal readers have shown a great passion for Penn Athletics marketing initiatives, weighing in with (mostly insightful) comments and suggestions on this blog and on the DP' website.
So I thought I would point you to today's editorial, which focuses on the Red and Blue Crew's reorganization efforts. (Note that the editorial represents the opinion of the DP, as determined by a majority of the Opinion Board. The organization maintains a clear separation between reporting and commentary; no sports editors or sports reporters currently sit on the nine-person Opinion Board).
The DP''s bottom line: "[W]e're happy to see that the Athletic Department is investing more heavily in the Red and Blue crew, giving the loose-limbed organization more structure. ... We question, however, whether or not they can accomplish their goals on the low budget of $500 a year."
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October 1st, 2009 at 10:14 pm
David(Ben):
Thank you for the excellent contribution.
It is a great testimony to the passion of the community here that this issue is getting the TRUE visibility it deserves.
You and Noah, Zach, and Eli have been instrumental in pushing this forward. Far be it from me to speak for others, but I would assume that others including Ernie N, Harvey, the JGH, and Steven Becker would appreciate the FANTASTIC work.
Would love to know the following:
1) How was the $500 derived?
2) Will the RBC leaders meet regulary with Shannahan or another one of Bilksy's understrappers?
Many thanks again.
FOJL
October 1st, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Or another way of looking at it :
Reparing the backboard/rim from Fitzpatrick's dunk probably cost
more than the entire budget for the RBC.
Kind Regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
FOJL