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minus-squareThebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoAnyone remember that whole “athletic scholarship” scandal from a few years back, then Doctor Dre was bragging about his daughter getting into USC on her own…until someone pointed out he just donated millions of dollars to the school…
minus-squareSergio@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months ago that whole “athletic scholarship” scandal from a few years back https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varsity_Blues_scandal#Fabrication_of_sports_credentials Athletic scholarships are legitimate. The scandal was that someone was bribing coaches to falsely identify athletic recruits.
minus-squarekrisevol@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoSounds like he helped the school and paid for this kid. What’s the problem?
minus-squareMaroon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months ago he helped the school The word you’re looking for is “bribed”.
minus-squarekrisevol@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoIs that the same thing as paying tuition but helping other students with funding?
Anyone remember that whole “athletic scholarship” scandal from a few years back, then Doctor Dre was bragging about his daughter getting into USC on her own…until someone pointed out he just donated millions of dollars to the school…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varsity_Blues_scandal#Fabrication_of_sports_credentials
Athletic scholarships are legitimate. The scandal was that someone was bribing coaches to falsely identify athletic recruits.
Sounds like he helped the school and paid for this kid. What’s the problem?
The word you’re looking for is “bribed”.
Is that the same thing as paying tuition but helping other students with funding?