Should College Athletes Be Paid? Richard Sherman‚ a premier athlete in the NFL‚ is what one would want to see in a student athlete. In high school‚ he was the salutatorian(second in his class) and graduated with a 4.2 GPA‚ while putting in the demanding hours required to be an elite athlete. He attended Stanford and continued his academic excellence‚ while maintaining that NFL prospect status. In an interview‚ Sherman was asked his stance on college athlete treatment: “While student athletes are being
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Should college athletes get paid? Over the past few years‚ one of the greatest debates has been whether student-athletes should be paid as if they were professional athletes. I strongly stand behind the belief that student-athletes should not get paid. Majority of college athletes are trying to get to the pros‚ with that being said they have not reached that level yet‚ so why should they get paid as they were a professional? Being involved in a college athletic program is just another stepping
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A Call for College Athletes to Be Paid The NCAA makes an estimate of nine hundred and eighty nine million dollars annually. The NCAA is able to make this gigantic profit while paying its employees absolutely nothing. If this situation would happen with a large employer paying its employees nothing‚ the company would get into serious legal trouble. However‚ since they are college athletes‚ society thinks it is okay. While many people say that receiving an education is enough of a privilege and paying
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Low GPA explanation To: SCHOOL This letter is written as an explanation for my low GPA since it does not adequately reflect either my work or ability and desire to continue my education. Although I completed all prerequisite classes in Finance‚ Accounting‚ Economics‚ information technology and Management at North Carolina Central University‚ I would be remiss if I didn’t address my poor undergraduate GPA. My college career was marked by many troubles in myself and my family which lead to
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Ethics 5/1/14 Should student athletes get paid? This question has long been debated for quite some time in various institutions and organizations. With the upcoming focus on the NCAA‚ especially in our own division of the Big East‚ the question on how players should be compensated is brought up. It is no secret that student athletes are compensated in various ways‚ whether it is through scholarships or complimentary housing‚ but questions of paying the student athletes a surplus in addition to tuition
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Should students have certain Gpa to play sports “Winners never quit and quitters never win” Vince lombardi. This quote is relevant because if you quit in school you don’t win in sports. Yes students should have to have a certain gpa to play sports because they might quit on school to focus on sports. If students only have to pass the class to play sports they might do just enough so they can play sports. If school made it so that students would have to have a certain gpa to play sports that might also
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The GPA Chaos by Arsalan A. Wasti Evaluation of a student’s performance has always been a critical function of any educational institution. This evaluation not only influences a student’s admission process in other institutions‚ but also his career recruitment. In the recent times‚ the GPA (Grade point Average) system of evaluation has replaced the existing percentage system in Pakistan. Almost all of the emerging higher education institutions are using this system
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Athletes should not be paid for the sport that they play in college. College can be a wonderful thing for athletes and people can get full ride scholarships for playing a sport. It is argued that these athletes should be paid for the amount of revenue they bring into their schools. However this is not the case. A lot of schools actually lose out on money for college athletics. When you think about it as well college athletes are in pretty comfortable positions if they use their resources to their
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that they’re in college to get a job after they graduate. Students put some much effort into getting the highest GPA ever‚ that they lack on the side of finding a job. I’m not saying that students shouldn’t focus on their GPA; getting a high GPA is very important. But I feel that most students forget‚ or don’t know WHY‚ they are trying to get the high GPA. Employers look at your GPA
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Should college athletes be given legal payment for their contribution to the universities? Many colleges around the United States have given thought to paying the athletes that play at their schools‚ especially in Division 1 programs. Collegiate athletes believe they are the source of income for their school‚ and request to obtain a part of what they produce. Although lawmakers‚ and experts conclude that paying college athletes would remove the amateurism from the game‚ college athletes should be
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