College Athletes Should be Paid Jean M Denis 11/03/14 Enc-1101-10320 Freshmen Comp I I. Background and Thesis There has been major discussion recently concerning the topic if college athletes should or shouldn’t be paid while they are attending school. The first thing the opposition wants to say is‚ "They’re already getting a scholarship! Isn’t that’s more than anybody else? Don’t be greedy!" Contrary to what the opposition states‚ being a college athlete is a full-time job
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your free education and being an athlete‚ school feels like a breeze as you walk around campus as one of the big dogs in town. People may think that it is difficult to play a college sport and get career studies‚ but it isn’t impossible through new college programs for athletes to come. There have been recent studies to try to help improve college athletics throughout universities. “Offering an associates bachelor’s degree would place more emphasis on academics‚ and give the student-athlete more in
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Should College Athletes Be Paid? Should college athletes be paid? This question has been the subject of debate for many years. There are pros and cons to both sides of the issue‚ but college athletes deserve to be paid for several reasons. One reason is that college athletes are not allowed to work and earn money when they are playing a sport. Another is that college athletes can contribute to a winning team that attracts fans and raises ticket sales and can bring in money through sponsorships
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In the past twelve years‚ the amount of money generated by these two sports has increased nearly 300%. The student-athletes who participate in these programs are part of the reason why these schools stand to make such handsome profits: through ticket sales‚ endorsement deals‚ broadcasting deals‚ and jersey sales. Does it make sense for an academic institution to run a multimillion dollar entertainment business‚ which is what college football and college basketball have become? (Meshefejian) College
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Don’t Pay To Play Every year‚ colleges send out recruiters from their schools to search for the most talented‚ unique‚ and determined athletes all over the world. Some students come from halfway across the country‚ or even half way across the world just for the privilege of attending‚ studying‚ and most importantly‚ playing a sport for a universities sports team. Some of these students can barely speak English‚ or hardly passed high school‚ but in the end that is all irrelevant because these
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this large sum of money‚ no college athletes are legally compensated for their work. According to NCAA rules‚ “You are not eligible for participation in a sport if you have ever: Taken pay‚ or the promise of pay‚ for competing in that sport” (NCAA Regulations 1). Due to this law‚ not only are college athletes having difficulty in paying off their college tuition‚ but also many athletes are being paid under the table through black markets. These amateur athletes have no incentive to stay in college
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English 1106 20 April 2015 Should Student-Athletes be Paid? Introduction In the modern college sports era‚ the call for student-athletes to be paid has escalated. These athletes are now apart of a nearly billion-dollar industry in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). There are arguments for both sides. Those who believe that the athletes should be paid make the argument that schools and the NCAA are making millions of dollars off these athletes and are not being compensated for their
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There has been much debate over the past year or so as to if college athletes should be paid‚ independently of their scholarship‚ for their hard work and dedication to their school and team. The life as a student-athlete is not easy because of the time dedicated to athletics and the time they need to dedicate to their studies. For example‚ the life of a Division 1 athlete might include waking up‚ going to class‚ going to workout and practice‚ staying after for film sessions‚ and then only getting
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Effect The term “professional athlete” can and is often applied to anyone and everyone who holds a job as an athlete or sports competitor. Often‚ these “professional athletes” are glorified and held to a standard above what an everyday citizen is held at. They are given the best equipment to compete against the best of the best. However‚ a common factor of criticism is the salary that these professional athletes receive to compete in their various sports. While athletes are often given a large sum
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College Athletes Should Get Paid At some colleges‚ college athletics are a key source of income‚ and they attract students to their institutions. Universities depend on their athletes to produce and maintain the popularity of their school’s name. College athletes are suppose to be the best of the best on that level‚ so why do college athletes not get paid? The National Collegiate Athletic Association‚ NCAA‚ says that it is trying to protect the athletes from "exploitation by professional and commercial
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