Should college athletes be paid to play their sport? This has been a hot topic discussed by many people over the past several years. Through my research‚ I have come across several different opinions on this matter. I have also found many pros and cons to paying college athletes. Many college athletes receive scholarships each year. These scholarships can cover all‚ or part of‚ tuition‚ books‚ meals‚ and housing. Some scholarships can end up being worth as much as $200‚000 over a four-year
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ethical for the NCAA to prohibit payment to college athletes beyond the basic expenses of tuition‚ books‚ room and board allowed by a scholarship? Personally I think it is unethical for the NCAA to prohibit payment to college athletes. I say this because college athletes generate so much revenue by playing in games for the school‚ especially men’s basketball during March madness. March madness brings about 90% of total revenue brought in by college sports‚ and u might say it’s a lot so
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Should College Athletes Be Paid? The NCAA is a multibillion-dollar business. They generated over 845 billion dollars last year. The President‚ Mark Emert‚ does not believe college athletes should be paid. He makes about 1.7 million dollars yearly and only has to pay 419 employees. Something seems wrong with this situation. If coaches and administrators are making millions of dollars from the players‚ why are the players not making any of the money? College athletes deserve to get a profit
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Should College Athletes Be Paid? Throughout the years‚ many colleges have dealt with much controversy over whether or not athletes should be paid additionally to play sports in college. There are strong arguments supporting both sides of this issue. I believe there is validity for both sides of this argument. However‚ through research I have done it is my belief that it is dangerous to pay college athletes in addition to their scholarships. Paying college athletes would be harmful for everyone involved
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Should college athletes have to go to class? This is a very debatable question that many Americans have opinions on. As athletes reach the end of their high school career‚ they usually know if they are going to continue to play sports in college. Some college athletes know they are going to leave school early to pursue their dream as a professional. The NCAA ( National Collegiate Athletic Association) does not want athletes to coast through college until that time comes. Critics of student athlete
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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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The Topic I decided to debate was should college athletes be paid a salary? The side that I decided to pick was the pro side. To begin‚ every year new college athletes are drafted‚ they are excited to play a college sport and represent their school.”Journalist Michael Wilbon has written that seeing the $11 billion deal between the NCAA and CBS/Turner Sports for March Madness between 2011 and 2024 prompted him to change his mind about paying student-athletes. First of all‚ this deal shows the amount
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to pay‚ that is the question that colleges are facing. College athletes are at college for an education‚ which is being lost fully paid for‚ therefore they should not be paid a salary on top of it. Problems arise when colleges discuss paying athletes. First they don’t have enough money‚ the athletes are first and foremost students‚ and it would lead to unfair circumstances. Even though tuition and various college prices are high‚ colleges are in debt. Colleges are meant for furthering education
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Majority of the sports world knows about College basketball’s biggest event‚ which is March Madness. They could probably tell you how many points‚ rebounds‚ and assist their favorite player has each game. However‚ what they don’t know is that most of these college athletes go hungry every night throughout the season. While many college athletes are given a scholarship and other grants they are only provided limited meal plans. For example an excerpt from an Internet article states that “The semi
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of students‚ parents‚ colleges‚ and coaches all over the United States. Players compete for colleges‚ parents pay to support their child in college‚ coaches instruct thousands of college athletes on how to play‚ and colleges admit young athletes right out of
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