There are different opinions regarding whether not only should students receive academic benefits, but also benefits to develop their physical abilities. It is a widely accepted fact that students’ academic success is not important without their heath. Even so, I strongly believe that the money that students pay for their attendance at their universities should be more invested on the libraries than sports activities. I will explain my idea by presenting two reasons as follows.
First, the main purpose of universities is an improvement of students’ academic standards according to the meaning of the university, a high educational institute for students to research various kinds of academic fields and develop the leadership. Therefore, they have duties of improving facilities to provide students with an environment assisting their academic development. Libraries, having sources and conditions that students can use for their research, are necessary places for them from this point of view. While students who can use sports facilities during their free time are limited, almost students cannot avoid visiting and using libraries, with academic researches being essential for their graduation. Even I, who had an experience of placing under academic probation, have gone to the library of my university.
Second, universities’ reputation is rated differently depending on their academic achievements. Government in South Korea, which is my country, has a tendency to classify universities according to their reputation and the last year’s academic achievements, and then determinates how much money it invests on each universities. In addition, a lot of major companies also decide to choose applicants to be their co-worker according to their universities’ reputation. Therefore, they should to spend their money on their libraries because these places are the most suitable place to make such achievements. Professors and students can check out books of libraries to use it in their research. The more books these facilities have, the more possibilities learners can have to make a breakthrough in their major. There are no universities which do not have libraries. This is because these are a symbol of universities. When considering this, we can find out how important libraries are in universities.
In conclusion, based on what I have just mentioned, I am convinced that universities should invest more money for their academic development than contents related in physical and sports activities.
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