@dla26 My son is a sophomore at Bowdoin and could not be less into sports, as a participant or fan, and has not found the culture dominated sports at all. Statistically a lot of students participate in sports but he has not experienced any significant emphasis on attending sporting events, elitism of or catering to sports team members or any aspect of the sports team members not being as academically focused and extracurricularly diverse as the rest of the students. In terms of diversity, that’s an issue with all the LAC’s. Bowdoin’s middle of the pack I think. And the communities of under represented students are very strong and active on campus and tend to disproportionate rise in leadership positions (due to their drive and ability, not any kind of artificial promotion).