The New Yorker’s Andy Borowitz spoofs the UNC athletics/academic fraud scandal. The satire, published under the title “U.N.C. Boosters Outraged That Some Athletes Took Real Classes,” concludes with:
“As a university, it is our sacred duty to protect our athletes from education,” the university spokesman said. “We can—and we must—do better.”
With all due respect to Borowitz, it’s been done. Back in January, readers of my newsletter read “Shocking claim: Some top college students read like adults, play like kids,” which concluded:
“The issue for me is clear,” she said. “What kind of athletic institution do we want UNC to be?”
