Colleges Are Gambling with Their Students’ Futures

Schools partnering with betting houses are auctioning our kids off for cash.

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Left: Michigan State Spartans football players during a game against Youngstown State at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., September 11, 2021. Right: Exterior of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev.

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In December 1903, Harvard University president Charles William Eliot identified a pernicious force on his campus that he believed was causing “dyspepsia” among his students. He blamed this new phenomenon for an increase in fighting, graffiti, and pranks at the school. Eliot claimed its presence was “demoralizing” the young men on campus.

He was talking, of course, about hot dogs.

Christian Schneider

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Christian Schneider

Christian Schneider is a National Review contributor and writes the Anti-Knowledge newsletter. He is a co-host of the podcast Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL.

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