(06-30-2018 06:39 PM)ilovegymnast Wrote: I don't know how other schools do it but the fees students pay at Kent State allow them to go to any sporting event without paying anything extra. I couldn't find the exact amount each student pays per semester but the general is 195.50 for FT students. That also gives them access to the student wellness center for no additional charges as well. The students are also able to attend any theater event, art or fashion show and any other on campus event without additional fees.
So what is better one flat fee per semester to attend everything or no fee like Ohio State and pay out of pocket for all events?
Well first, IIRC at Ohio State students do get in to all sporting events for free, save for men's hoops and football.
Second, regarding football the one obvious difference is that at Kent State, there are usually lots of empty seats in the football stadium so allowing students to attend for free (or for the $200 blanket fee) isn't costing the university anything, the seats would be empty.
But those Ohio State student tickets would be worth good money on the market, so students are actually getting a bargain. For example, last year, student tickets for football were $34, but for the general public the lowest ticket price to any tOSU football game was $67, and for most they were $95 and up, so that's a real steal.
Plus, and let's face it this matters, at Kent State you are seeing a bad team play, at Ohio State, a good team. That's why there's a lottery system to allocate football tickets to students - the demand exceeds the supply in a big way, which means students think $34 a game is a very good bargain.
In contrast, the fact that Kent State often has empty seats (2017 attendance was 11,000 per game in a 25,000 seat stadium) even with students getting in free suggests that collectively they don't think even "free" (for that $200 fee) is a good deal.