2014 Are college athlete’s players or employees? The idea of paying a college athlete appears to be outrageous to some. The thought of giving someone money for something they have chosen to do may not appear to be fair. The greatest concern is where to draw the line. Should the decision be based on the amount of money and fame the program generates? Why should athletes be treated special and receive compensation for their contribution to the school? One major factor is that athletes make numerous
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Should College Athletes be Paid? “But‚ is money such a big problem for these student-athletes? Don’t they receive scholarships? How much more money do they need?” (Meshefejian). College athletes getting paid is a big issue because it leads to many question on if they do get paid or don’t. If college athletes got paid they would have to deal with how much they should get paid and who gets paid the most. But many that say they should get paid is because they raise a lot of money for their schools and
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2/27/12 Should college Athletes Be Paid to play These days athletes are getting paid under federal labor laws and entitled to form unions and negotiate wages‚ hours and working conditions. Most college athletes these days are getting paid under the table according to Kenneth J. Cooper. This article explains why college athletes go to certain colleges. Donald Remy‚ the NCAA’s general counsel and vice president for legal affairs‚ says court precedents and tax laws have upheld the status of college athletes
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go to college is privilege not a necessity. The ability to play sports at the collegiate level is a choice of the student; it isn’t mandatory. Student athletes have the ability to go to college because they excell at a sport/sports‚ That is one of the greatest opportunities but some feel that‚this opportunity isn’t good enough. The greedy people want more than the ability to play a sport and go to college for free.Those greedy people are the college athletes who want to get paid. College athletes
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College athletes come after school and during school everyday for practice. College athletes also travel from place to place and they have to play games every week and sometimes there games are on weekend. Some athletes that play dangerous sports like football and baseball could get hurt for playing their sport. I believe that athletes should get paid for playing for many different reasons. College athletes should be paid for playing because they put their bodies on the line when they play in their
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Should college athletes get paid more money? There has been a constant debate the past few years on whether college athletes‚ particularly football players‚ should get paid. In 1988‚ the Nebraska legislature passed a bill that would allow the University of Nebraska football players to receive better cash incentives. The bill was later vetoed by Governor Kay Orr‚ who was governor of Nebraska at the time (O’Toole etal. 2). . The dispute comes from coaches‚ parents of the players‚ and the players
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is if they make all that money should college athletes get paid? This has been an argument topic for a while now and some say college athletes should and some say college athletes shouldn’t get paid. There are many reasons for both of why they should or shouldn’t. If college athletes were to get paid‚ it could help the athletes financially‚ it could make the sport more competitive‚ and it is like a full time job to the athletes. If college athletes were to get paid‚ how can it help them financially
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Should college athletes get paid? It is a question that as been asked for decades. Although it is a violation of NCAA rules to pay college athletes‚ many colleges have still done so. In the past‚ colleges have bribed athletes during the recruiting process‚ offering them cash to come play for their school. Jersey’s‚ cards‚ collectibles‚ bobbleheads and a variety of other items are sold in merchandise stories around the nation. Professional athletes get paid millions of dollars to wear certain brands
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College athletes who play sports are working hard to get to the next level‚ they are putting their bodies on the line and some people say they should get payed but they are already receiving benefits from their college. Most college athletes are working so hard they are putting their mental and physical health in danger. They put their bodies on the line every game but‚ should they get paid? Many of them are already receiving scholarships. But only about two percent of high school athletes receive
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2013 It’s time to pay My topic is about why ALL college athletes of every college sport should be paid some sort of money. Now a days in the collegiate world of sports‚ colleges and Universities are generating millions upon millions of dollars through the athletic programs. From football all the way down to the golf team. Yet‚ the people who bring these millions of dollars in aren’t getting paid for it. I’m speaking about the athletes. The athlete’s adults and even children have come to know
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