Following a routine internal audit of ticketing practices within the athletics department that revealed WSU had played a little fast and loose with rules and laws, university president Kirk Schulz said yesterday that athletics director Pat Chun has already begun the process of implementing changes.
“It is critical that we manage all University resources properly, and we take the issues identified in the audit very seriously,” he said via a release. “We clearly need to create a culture within Athletics that emphasizes compliance and accountability.”
It’s that last part that gets my attention. University presidents are individuals who choose their words carefully (particularly if they’re written down), and his use of the word “create” suggests an absence of a…