College's Too Fat to Graduate rule under fire.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I just don't understand what physical fitness has to do with attaining a college degree, unless it IS your degree.

Then what does it have to do with finishing middle school or getting a high school diploma?

I think saying there's no point in it unless it is your degree is a pretty narrow view of what a college education is supposed to be about.

I think the course in general is a waste of time, but if one person has to take it everyone should.

This latter part I agree with. I heard an interview with someone from Lincoln (it may have been DeBoy) a week or two ago, and he made a big deal about part of the impetus for this requirement being the problem of obescity among African-Americans, which can lead to other health problems (heart issues, diabetes, etc.). He was laying it out as an HBCU's responsibility to the African-American community, but if that's the reasoning behind it, then it seems everybody should have to take the class, because it's not just about your own health and making good choices for yourself -- it's also about the health of those around you and how you can support healthy choices by others.