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Originally Posted by wilsonmw04
Champs MUST rotate to VCU for equity's sake.
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Why must the minority of teams be catered to for "equity's sake?" The population central of teams in the district is far closer to the MD site than Richmond/VCU. Having the DCMP there makes a lot more sense for the district as a whole, even if it's not ideal for some teams. Why not leave it near the population center for utility's sake?
Yes, there are teams that end up paying more in travel costs when they move from one regional competition to competing two, three, or fours times in a district system. It really shouldn't be as surprising or as controversial that competing in more events ends up costing more money to sparsely located teams.
Also, competing at the DCMP is not a requirement. Technically, you don't even have to compete at two district events (though your initial registration fee buys you into two of them). You can still compete with a comparable travel budget to a regional system, if you so chose.