Every year‚ there is a big debate on whether or not college athletes should receive pay for their play. The reasons and rhetoric to why they should be paid are enticing; players are the ones who earn the money for the schools‚ playing a sport at a major Division 1 University has the effect of a full-time job‚ the players are treated as slaves by their schools’ sports program. Although they exist in great number‚ these reasons for “pay for play” are invalid and are outweighed by the opposing side
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Should college athletes be paid actual cash for their contribution to the sport they participate in? Now I know a lot of people would argue that‚ “athletes do get paid‚ in scholarships”‚ but what about the big time D1 athletes that have their jersey’s being sold and being put on magazine covers? I mean some of these athletes we hear about daily are being publicized like celebrities. In Division 1 sports the big time conferences and schools have big time athletes that bring the universities they are
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Pay College Athletes Currently‚ sports are clearly used for a business opportunity‚ not for the love of the game. Did you know that in 2011 the NCAA signed a 14-year contract with CBS and Time Warner Cable worth 10.8 billion dollars for just three weekends of men’s college basketball? The NCAA claims to be a non-profit association but they make an average of 11 billion dollars in annual revenue. Many people don’t realize the NCAA treats student-athletes like employees. College basketball and football
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College athletics is a billion-dollar industry with revenue generated from hard-working‚ unpaid athletes. A college sport competition‚ such as football‚ basketball‚ and baseball‚ can be found on the television‚ radio‚ and Internet‚ almost every day. Intercollegiate athletics generate amazing ratings and revenue for both the media and universities due to their immense popularity in the United States. College athletics are big business and big money. In spite of this‚ the topic of paying college athletes
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Should Major College Athletes Receive Pay For Play? http://bleacherreport.com/articles/22835-should-major-college-athletes-receive-pay-for-play John Stevens Correspondent When I was asked to write this article I gave it quite a lot of thought. Having been in the same position as many of these athletes many years ago‚ I do share some of their feelings on this matter. However‚ on the other hand‚ I want to be as unbiased as possible about this and present a fair perspective. This is a question that
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The chance at a free education should be enough for a teenager who wants to make something of their future. Parents will greatly appreciate the fact they don’t have to pay for school or take out grants and loans for their children. Graduating from college with no debt is amazing. Students should not be paid because they are receiving a free education/degree. School is not a job‚ it’s an institution for educating. Children in Africa pray for the chance at an education. Even foreign exchange students
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Professional athletes get paid to perform the game they love. The millions they make preforming can lead to millions they make in endorsements. So why can’t college athletes sign an endorsement deal if their not getting paid? This has many positive and negative views on it. I used to argue vehemently against paying college athletes. Tuition‚ room‚ board and books were compensation enough. And even if‚ increasingly‚ it wasn’t enough and virtually every kid who accepted a scholarship was in the red
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Should College Athletes Be Paid? Frankly‚ there is no simple answer to the question of salaries for college athletes. The NY Times Upfront article “Should College Athletes Be Paid?” poses two fantastic arguments; “yes” says Joe Nocera‚ author of Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA‚ and “no” says Bob Williams‚ Sr. Vice President of Communications a NCAA. Although Mr. Nocera makes the valid point of how much revenue college athletes earn for their schools‚ Williams states
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Making Millions: Should College Athletes be Paid? How much time and effort are student-athletes actually getting credit for? Should college athletes be paid for playing? The coaches of most college sports teams are getting all the rewards while the players are doing all the work. Paying athletes could improve attitudes and create more motivation. There are three main arguments as to why college athletes should be paid to play sports: athletes will be more motivated for academic studies‚ schools
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like if college athletes got paid? I could‚ especially with the help of this new article I read‚ written by Veronica Majerol for The New York Time Upfront. I chose this topic because I thought it would be interesting to know why they aren’t paid. I would say that they should be. So some reasons I think that college athletes should be paid are that some college athletes are unhappy with the title unfairly placed on them: amateur. College athletes should be treated as professional athletes. Their games
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