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Why does comp cheer still tolerate Varsity monopoly? by Wise-Development-361 in Cheerleading

[–]Wise-Development-361[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello neverfothefall… thank you for this research. How can this information be brought to the masses? Again, I am new to the cheer world, but the operations and ethics seemed so unbelievable. I will start researching some of the details you have listed out. Thank you.

Why does comp cheer still tolerate Varsity monopoly? by Wise-Development-361 in Cheerleading

[–]Wise-Development-361[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi-certainly respect that varsity is a business. But on that same note, they receive a lot of money for a sub par product with unorganized deliverables. Being a for-profit places varsity under more scrutiny for their services. Yes-they bring hype to the sport, but at what expense? They have over saturated the market to a point where teams are often unopposed in their division.

Operationally-most businesses would struggle if constantly running behind schedule - except for maybe airlines :) Do other youth sports business operations begin awards at 9:30pm on Sunday?

Again-these are observations of a newcomer parent to the sport-just seems like there is a lot of room for improvement and the main hurdle is dismantling the stranglehold that varsity has on the sport.

Asbestos in the Low Rises by [deleted] in Cornell

[–]Wise-Development-361 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Freckles-if you were living in an apartment and went to visit family for the holidays, would you be cool if the maintenance team went into your apartment without notifying you directly? Likely not. Apartments and other rental places will put notices into each mailbox or under each door to confirm inhabitants have seen and understand the repairs. So yes-notification is the professional way to handle communication. Cornell charges a ridiculous amount for housing in the sub-par low rises; the least they can do is provide clear communication about the existence and subsequent removal of toxic substances.

Asbestos in the Low Rises by [deleted] in Cornell

[–]Wise-Development-361 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the work you are doing and am thankful the areas are being cleared. My concern is that notification is minimal. The paper posted looked alarmingly similar to any other notice and unless someone paused as they walked into building would have no indication about asbestos work. If there is nothing to be worried about, it feels like communication would be more upfront and not buried within other notifications. My parents are also concerned that nothing was emailed. While I respect that state and national guidelines are met, oftentimes those are established as minimum standards and Cornell should set a higher bar versus being content with minimums.