being paid at the end of the month. College athletes‚ however‚ go to practice every day‚ knowing they will not receive any pay for their work. Everyone expects them to play for the fun of the game‚ but in this capitalistic world today‚ is that really enough? Even though college athletes are considered amateur student athletes‚ they already earn scholarships‚ and colleges might have a few problems with money‚ colleges should pay athletes because the athletes earn the colleges billions of dollars‚ others
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Since it seems like the universities and NCAA are unwilling to examine their case college athletes are taking matters into their own hands. At a Northwestern University‚ a Division I college in Chicago‚ these players became tired of not receiving any compensation aside from their scholarships and they made a decision that made the NCAA realize they were serious. They were aware that suing for compensation could be a losing battle they took the next step. What these players decided the best thing
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Should College Athletes be Paid? Maybe it was the annual spectacle of March Madness and the fact that UCONN came out of nowhere as an underdog to win their 3rd national NCAA men’s basketball title. Maybe it was the excitement of watching the UCONN football team playing in its first ever BCS Bowl against Oklahoma last year. Whatever he reason‚ the media and sports critics always ignite a fresh debate over the merits of paying college athletes for their services to the schools. Over the past few
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The Shame of Paying College Athletes Definition of college-A constituent unit of a university‚ furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences‚ usually leading to a bachelor’s degree (dictionary). College was made for learning and in preparation for rest of your life; not for just a pay check. (Daugherty) Bob night states “Paying college athletes diminishes the value of an education.” (Daugherty). Not only does a paying college athlete diminish the value of an education
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English 1013 4 April 2005 Argument I believe professional athletes are overpaid. These athletes are making millions of dollars to have fun and play. They are getting paid to do what elementary kids do every day. Professional athletes are should be paid about sixty to ninety thousand a year. The reason I say this much is because they are at a professional level and have worked hard to get to that status. In theory‚ professional athletes are overpaid because the U.S. is more focused on entertainment
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The Struggle of Paying College Athletes The Coach of a football team is just as important as any player performing on the field. In fact his power over the team surpasses that of any one single player‚ the coach can determine whether an entire season is a victory or a loss. Perhaps this is why Colleges justify paying a coach millions of dollar a year‚ but the players who are out there beside him next to nothing. Although a lot of the players that perform on the field week by week do get
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Should College Athletes Get Paid To Play "Should College Athletes Get Paid To Play" Forget about the game-winning touchdown‚ forget about the cheerleader girlfriend‚ and forget the pageantry. What about the hard earned money college athletes will never see and earned? In the world of college sports its win or go home‚ and to the winners go the spoils. Most successful college sports teams rake in millions of dollars in revenue. Steve Spurrier‚ the coach for the Florida Gators signed a six year
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program – making a total profit of $123‚769‚841. The athletes themselves did not receive any of the money the school made on the sales. College sports are also widely watched online and on television which allows additional people to view them from anywhere. The agencies that broadcast the sporting events must pay to broadcast it; this brings even more profit to the college that the athletes never see. College athletes should be paid a salary in addition to the scholarship that they get for a sport
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