Colleges keen to cut costs following a financial crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic have opted for a simple goal: low-profile sports that do not attract many spectators, attract a disproportionate number of white or foreign athletes and are relatively expensive to operate .
Schools ranging from highly selective private institutions such as Stanford University to public institutions including the University of Connecticut and the University of Akron are demolishing varsity teams for sports such as rowing, fencing, tennis and squash.
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