because of practices and games.

Collins said he understands that students who play on a varsity athletic team have tight schedules, and that he agrees with the University’s desire to help them, but he said help shouldn’t be limited to just athletes.

“I see the situation, I’m just not sure if this is the correct way to go about it,” he said. “I understand how certain athletes, they might need a little but of extra help because they do have very demanding schedules, but I don’t think putting them ahead of the student body is the way to go about it.”

And despite the University’s support for athletics, Collins said student-athletes should remember the “student” part of their designation.

“In ROTC, they say that you should be a student first and a cadet second,” he said. “And because they are student-athletes, they are students first, and athletes second.”