Should College Athletes be paid? There is a huge debate around the nation‚ whether college athletes should be paid. Since college athletes contribute to millions of dollars in revenue for the NCAA as well as their respective schools‚ many argue that they deserve to be paid. On the other hand‚ since many college athletes get free education and other benefits‚ many say they are being compensated already. All things considered‚ college athletes should not be paid because after all‚ most college athletic
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College athletics have gained immense popularity among Americans over the past few decades. This has resulted into increased revenues for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the participating colleges which has fuelled the debate of whether college athletes should be compensated beyond their athletic scholarships. Athletes should not receive payment for their athletic play for reasons such they already receive a full scholarship‚ which athletes would get paid‚ and undermines what
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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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Negative Impacts of Drastic Minimum Salary Rise to Indonesia Economy In late 2012‚ minimum worker salary for 2013 has become an important and concerning issue. This was caused by drastic increase set by the local governments across Indonesia. In Jakarta‚ for instance‚ wages have increased by 44% compared to last year. The Bogor government also has implemented strong increases‚ where the minimum wage climbs up 70% from 2012. Although the rise is intended to improve welfare of workers and enhance
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becoming far too dominated by big market teams‚ and a salary cap should be put in place. The lack of a salary cap is simply bad for baseball. The Yankees‚ for example‚ buy all of the big-time star players. This upgrades their roster‚ and makes them win championships way too frequently. This happens because they have a lot more money than other teams‚ and aren’t afraid to spend it. This isn’t even close to being fair to the smaller market teams. A salary cap is more likely to even the playing field throughout
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Whether it be a Professional Athlete or a high school track runner‚ drugs are common within their members. The term drugs loosely correlates with three meanings: those that enhance performance (amphetamines‚ ephedrine‚ and cocaine)‚ beta-blockers used to slow heart rate and reduce tremor‚ and the ones used in bodybuilding (human growth hormones‚ anabolic-steroids‚ and diuretics). The use of drugs in athletics reaches far beyond the professional leagues‚ many high school athletes get into the use
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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 football and basketball generate more than
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Gold medal‚ Gold behavior Every four years‚ our country sends hundreds of athletes to represent our country in the olympic games. An athlete who has the privilege of representing our country should be a leader‚ respectful‚ courageous‚ have sportsmanship and set an example. Professional swimmers Ryan Lochte and Lilly king did not demonstrate those qualities as well as women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope solo. After what happened this year I think we should be be more cautious on who is able to represent
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Mandatory Drug Tests for Athletes In 1986‚ Len Bias‚ a star basketball player at the University of the Maryland tried cocaine. Shortly after‚ Len Bias died from cardiac arrhythmia as a result of cocaine overdose (Peck 36) . Not only do drugs ruin the health of athletes‚ but the use of performance enhancing drugs also ruins the integrity of the sporting world. Therefore‚ there should be mandatory drug tests for all athletes. Performance enhancing drugs were first used in the 8th Century B.C. by
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Argument for Paying College Athletes Stephen Elting Mercy College Have you ever heard of a business that made billions of dollars‚ yet did not pay their employees? Seems pretty remarkable doesn’t it? Well this business is known as the NCAA. According to an article in the New York Times‚ the NCAA made $770 million from just the three-week Men’s Basketball Tournament‚ but how much did the athletes who participated in said tournament receive? If you said zero
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