A US college outdoors club is being disbanded because its activities, which include hiking, running and backpacking, are deemed too risky.
Pennsylvania State University officials said the group will be reconstituted to focus more on safety.
The 98-year-old Outing Club is one of three that will be disbanded from next semester: the caving and scuba clubs have also been deemed unsafe.
(Score: 5, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 26 2018, @11:27PM (2 children)
I read the article, the students want the club but not the Uni
(Score: 4, Interesting) by leftover on Friday April 27 2018, @02:15AM
This is the real news. The MBAs have taken over university administrations. Now they are big-time assholes right alongside the corporations. Exploit Everything!
Bent, folded, spindled, and mutilated.
(Score: 2) by legont on Friday April 27 2018, @04:28AM
Yes, the university wants to police the students and it wants students to pay for the policing. It is a well designed strategy to prepare them for adult life. Let's take it to the next step: how to demonstrate execution fees?
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.