Kenyon blames football for budgetary discrepancies

With an operational budget of $1.3 million, or 2.7 percent of the College's total budget, the Kenyon College athletic department equaled the number of men's and women's varsity teams at 11 each with this year's addition of the women's softball team. Though the number of teams is now equal, the funding allotted for men's athletics versus women's still contains some discrepancies.

While men's teams draw roughly $150,750, the women's teams receive only $116,750: a difference of $34,000. "Football is the kink in the equation," said Athletic Director Bob Bunnell. "There is no comparable sport in terms of size and equipment." In response to the differences among sports in which men and women both carry a team, yet the men receive more funds, Bunnell cites more expensive equipment and more traveling as the primary reasons.

-Jenny McDevitt Kenyon Collegian