With all the money that colleges and universities bring in from the ticket sales‚ memorabilia sales‚ and other items sold from the school athletics many people are questioning the fact if college athletes should get paid. Every year the NCAA and colleges bring in millions and millions of dollars from ticket sales and jersey sellings that come from the hard work of the athletes. The athletes risk career ending injuries and do not get anything in return. College athletes should get a cut from all
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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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legend Kareem Abdul Jabar in his text “College Athletes of the World‚ Unite‚” argues that college athletes get exploited. He supports his argument by giving examples of his own experiences‚ providing numbers that make his argument credible‚ and by making some type of comparisons to explain his reasoning. Jabar’s purpose is to inform people the value of a college athlete in order for the athletes’ to “bring an end to the indentured servitude of college athletes and start paying them what they are worth
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Are Female College Athletes pressured into dysfunctional eating disorder to maintain thin physical features? Female student athletes have a dual roll in trying to maintain academic and athletic excellence while in college. These athletes are expected to perform at the highest athletic level possible‚ and then asked to sustain their physical appearance. “For some female college athletes‚ such concerns and pressures may contribute to eating disorders
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Student Athlete Compensation Paying college football players has been an ongoing debate since the early 1900s. It has been so controversial‚ because while a majority of athletes believe they should be getting paid‚ many of the general public‚ such as students and fans‚ do not agree. Student athlete compensation was only legal for a few years in the early college athlete days around seventy years ago‚ and since then it has been illegal. Some student athletes have been bribed by certain schools
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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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Common Sense Reasons Why College Athletes Should Be Paid‚” the author‚ Maurice Peebles conducts an interview with Jay Bilas to get his input on whether college athletes should be paid. He shares how the NCAA is a multi-billon dollar business that limits athletes in particular on earning money. Also‚ he gives examples of different perspectives that people can relate to in different industries of how this situation would apply to them. Furthermore‚ he explains that college athletes would benefit more from
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Child exploitation is one of the biggest problems of the planet. It is increasing constantly. More than 250 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 work in the world; it adds up to 11‚5 million teens between the ages of 15 and 17. Most of them live in countries of the Third World‚ Asia‚ Africa but also in Europe and North America. In certain countries like India‚ Indonesia as well as Bangladesh‚ the children represent 10 at 15% of the labour force. Up to now‚ dealing was mainly associated
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Association (NCAA) claims to be a nonprofit organization. Athletes enter the NCAA to play out their dreams of furthering their high school sports career to the next level. They receive scholarships that cover all or most of their school tuition and other fees but end up wanting more for their dedication. They expect more because they are hardworking athletes. To keep high ranked players from attending other colleges‚ coaches and other college faculty pay players under the table. Additionally‚ it is
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First of all‚ the risk factor involved with collegiate sports is all to high to not compensate players. If a student-athlete is hurt or unsuccessful‚ the coaches and administrators can thus waive a player and left with nothing. Moreover‚ no one mentions the lifetime of health care bills that await some student-athletes in contact sports. How can a "free education" compensate them for debilitating injuries caused during their time on campus? And how can we as fans truly enjoy a football game knowing
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