The West Wing

University of Colorado

Higher Education and Intercollegiate Football Scholarships

Description

Donna cites University of Colorado's football team—130 players total, 85 on full scholarship—at a House of Blues benefit to spotlight scholarship bloat. This example reframes college sports funding cuts not as harm to women's athletics but as fallout from oversized football programs that dominate institutional budgets and priorities.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

1 events
S4E3 · College Kids
House of Blues Bombshell — Amy, Stackhouse, and the Break

The University of Colorado is cited as a concrete example of scholarship bloat—used by Donna to ground the tuition/athletics argument that the team discusses in the wake of the debate crisis.

Active Representation

Referenced through statistical example (130 players, 85 full scholarships) as part of an argument about resource allocation.

Power Dynamics

Represents institutional priorities that indirectly shape political debates; not acting as a political actor but as a symbol of higher-education choices.

Institutional Impact

Used to criticize resource allocation choices in higher education and to argue for policy rebalancing; provides a tangible example for political messaging.

Internal Dynamics

Not detailed in the scene; implied tension between athletics and academic/resource equity.

Organizational Goals
Maintain competitive athletics programs Allocate scholarships according to institutional priorities
Influence Mechanisms
Athletic budgeting decisions Public perception and media narratives about collegiate sports