Food or Tuition?

In this blog Tony and I have made fun of the numerous contests the Athletic Department hosts during breaks at the basketball games. We’ve even wrote a story about how the Athletic Department almost didn’t pay Jason Deck, the lone contestant who made a half-court shot this season for $500.
From Dance 4 UR Dinner to the new putting challenge, to the Score on Rocky, to the ever-dreadful Hamster Ball Run, Athletic Director Doug Woolard divulged to me Saturday at the women’s basketball team’s 66-56 win over West Virginia a new contest the Athletic Department will try to incorporate next season.
While both Woolard and Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing and Event Management Kosha Irby were both at St. Louis University, they had a contest known as Tacos for Tuition. The game is as follows: The contest has a chance to make five straight free throws. If he/she makes one shot, he/she wins a taco. Two in a row, everyone wins a taco. Three shots, tacos for a month. Four shots, tacos for a year. Five straight shots equals full tuition paid for one semester.
A deal hasn’t been finalized yet. Woolard and Irby are working on changing tacos to burgers from Sonic.
Most students should dig this contest and head out to practice shooting. I still can’t decide whether I would like burgers for a year or have my tuition paid.
Doing the math, total amount of burgers doesn’t equal tuition for semester even if you only took one class.
Decisions, decisions for any of those who may get picked.
Listen, at least make two. That way I get a burger as well.

Mike Camunas