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Budget cuts hit triathlon class at UW-Madison

Posted by Tom Held on March 2, 2012

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A popular triathlon class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been caught in a financial transition, forcing the school to cut 29 physical education offerings.

The Wisconsin State Journal reports that students and trainers object to the cut, which would take place after the spring session.

"The triathlon class is a little different in that there's such a great bonding experience between so many of those students," said Tim Gattenby, who teaches adaptive fitness and personal training. "Either through the pain and suffering I put them through, or the way I teach the class."

The class typically has a waiting list of 30, and is part of the triathlon momentum in Madison. Faculty at UW includes some of the best competitors in the Midwest, including Thomas Brunold and Joe Kurian. In addition, the school has produced Olympian Gwen Jorgensen.

25 Comments for "Budget cuts hit triathlon class at UW-Madison"

  1. why should I pay for some guy to read some stupid english book or study some stupid other language, or...

    TheClaw Mar 02, 2012 1:39 PM

  2. Why not just create a book club and get rid of english class

    TheClaw Mar 02, 2012 1:41 PM

  3. I spent 5 years there, and I'm pretty sure that I learned something.

    eddiemathews Mar 02, 2012 6:16 PM

  4. Perhaps you can assume that the student tuition is paying for classes that you don't approve of, while the taxes are paying for Union Busting 101.

    eddiemathews Mar 02, 2012 6:19 PM

  5. Physical education used to valued in all of our schools. A healthy body makes for a healthy mind, better school and job performance, better health, etc. This is an elective phys ed course that is probably about as much of a challenge as any of us have ever had.

    It sounds horrible, but it sure doesn't sound like a snap course.

    eddiemathews Mar 02, 2012 6:23 PM

  6. Like 9% of public employee pay...they were really worried about that.

    eddiemathews Mar 02, 2012 6:30 PM

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