Universities should allocate the same amount of money to students’ sports activities as they allocate to their libraries. Do you agree?

From my perspective, I strongly disagree with the idea that students’ sports activities and

university

libraries should be funded equally. Of course, the importance of sport for student is indisputable, but it cannot be the main priority of a

university

education

.

First

and foremost,

library

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the library

is the most important part of a

university

. A

university

may not have a stadium, there is no

university

without a library. Students gain their knowledge mainly through libraries. The time in class is very limited. Teachers just give methods, comments, and sources of knowledge. Students have to

study

and research these sources by themselves, outside of class. There is no appropriate

place

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place to study

study

than at a library. It provides student convenience with huge collections of book and a large amount of modern learning tools. Indeed, libraries are indispensable to both schools and students.

Second

,

libraries

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library

system are not only the most

important but

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important, but

also

the costliest part of a

university

. Today, in

a

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an

information society, the students’ demand for information is great. It requires libraries to update their facilities continuously. These facilities include many high-tech tools and equipment. It costs a large

number

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amount

of capital to buy these things.

In addition

, almost

university

libraries allow students to stay late to

study especially

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study, especially

in

examination period

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the examination period

. A significant finances must be used to pay staffs working at night. For these reasons, a strong budget is needed to maintain and develop libraries.

Last

but not least, spending the same amount of money on

sports

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sport

actives as

on

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at

libraries, universities

face

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faces

the risk of decline of prestige.

Budget

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The budget

A budget

of a

university

is not limitless. Dividing money equally to sports and to libraries means giving less money to libraries than usual.

As a result

, the research and

study

activities will be affected. If the

education

quality of a

university

decreases, it will become less attractive in the eyes of prospective students and their parents. The prestige of a

university

depends on

quality

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the quality

of

education

and research

instead

of sport records. All in all, what students need the most in their college

education

is academic knowledge. Sports is needed, but it is always the secondary concern in financial policies.

Therefore

, the

first

priority is to invest in academic

facilities especially

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facilities, especially

libraries other than in sport activities.