text: UAA and UAF need to preserve their sports programs as this is the representative of their respective universities. I am a UAA Alumni and will be very disappointed if UA cuts their sports. This will probably end my support for UA. My position is that UA needs to INCREASE their support for both UAA and UAF and move up a division to all sports in Division I to either the Big West Conference or West Coast Conference. While the cost might be more, it will increase the stature of the universities on a national scale. I am not for cutting academics to support college sports. However, other universities have done this and found success. Also, there is 54 Billion Dollars in our savings account that could be subsidized for UA Athletics. For those of you who say that sports should be cut, are ignorant. UAA and UAF bring much value to the State of Alaska.