On one hand I think: Great, more Macs out in the field and more sales for Apple.

On the other hand I think: Great, another benefit for the jocks that the regular kid trying to work his or her way through school can’t access.

Very ambivalent on this.

I’m all for it, as long as the funding is as described…and they’re Macs!

ARRGH! I lost everything when the page refreshed. That should NOT happen.

That’s a lot different than the school itself showering presents down on jocks with money from general student fees.

Technically, yes, but it will probably be perceived as a special privilege by other students and the faculty.

I taught in an undergrad engineering program for 3 years. I ran into several cases where athletes (especially football players) got special privileges. (The school changed its calendar so that there would be no conflict between exams and early bowl games.) I was asked to overlook that an athlete had missed all but one weekly lab session. (I suggested that he attend another section and offered to let him do the labs on his own, but he didn’t bother.)

OTOH, the star of the football team was in a class I taught for non-engineering majors. He struggled, but, with extra instruction (available for all students), he brought himself up from D-level to B-level work by the end of the semester. I called the football coach & Director of Athletics to praise this young man. I only wish that more students showed his dedication & determination.