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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equitable‚ and sportsmanlike manner‚ and to integrate intercollegiate athletics into higher education so that the educational experience of the student athlete is paramount". Many have questioned whether it is wise to compensate collegiate athletes with scholarships‚ due to questions about the validity of their awards and speculation over athletes receiving improper benefits. The argument against paying players is that they receive scholarships‚ often valued at tens of thousands of dollars‚ plus stipends
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Pay Day! When I look at today’s college athletes as compared to the ones a hundred years ago there are some things that I noticed are different. First off I noticed today all the popularity and all the stardom that comes with being a high level collegiate athlete. Second I saw that most college athletes were not receiving a scholarship to play collegiate level sports. Thirdly I saw that there was not as much pressure to perform a hundred years ago. The big reason that all the fame and pressure have
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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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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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The Ball and Chain The term‚ “student athlete” is a polarizing one. In today’s America‚ college sports -- particularly football and basketball‚ are as much a part of the sports enthusiast’s landscape as is any professional sport. In any case‚ with enthusiasm comes money. In this case‚ billions of dollars are generated by television viewership‚ merchandise sales and university boosters. College athletes are the driving force behind an industry where television executives‚ university presidents‚ athletic
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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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Mihir Bhagat on the website Bleacher Report. The author believes that athletes are getting paid way too much money for their role in society; to play games for people’s entertainment. Salaries and wages are traditionally based on the value of one’s work but this rule does not necessarily follow in reference to high league athletes. In a day where one should be paid according to that person’s job’s economic importance‚ athletes simply are not. An example used in the article is the difference in salary
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Should College Athletes Be Paid George McCray Research and Writing Professor Pittell Strayer University Corruption‚ scandals‚ suspensions‚ firings and a systems that is systematically flawed all the while the fact of the matter is that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a organization that is bringing in billions of dollars each year yet the labor force generating the money gets a scholarship that many athletes believe doesn’t pay enough for everything that is needed
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