funded by New York’s Alfred University‚ 79 percent of college athletes surveyed in the United States have been subjected to hazing. The same study shows that only 12 per cent of athletes think what they went through is hazing. (Keller) The growing epidemic of hazing rituals on the college campus begs the question: Should hazing be allowed on college sports teams? Hazing is a vital part of forming a close-knit unit whether it is for college athletics or even professional athletics. Performing
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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 of
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The Electoral College The upcoming presidential election is just around the corner‚ and with that comes the never ending debate over the Electoral College. Should it be abolished? Why is it beneficial? Why was it even created? These are just some questions usually associated with the Electoral College. On the contrary to what some might think the Electoral College should be in place and not abolished. Why? To understand this one must first know why the the founding fathers created it‚ what the Electoral
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whatever candidate has more votes in that state‚ wins the state. Even if the popular vote is for the opposite candidate that wins‚ hence 2016’s election. The Electoral College should be abolished‚ and be replaced in the constitution by the popular vote‚ which represents each individual’s real vote. Firstly‚ the Electoral College can be a “easy” way of electing president. But those who vote for the opposite candidate that does not win will feel their votes stolen from them‚ as they are only accounted
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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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increasing the cost of tuition is sought to be beneficial to the staff and faculty by being able to provide what some would consider a better quality education. As well as provide some students with a sense of motivation due to the high cost‚ as some wouldn’t be able to afford to fail in school. It is evident that an increase in tuition would simply‚ create a higher student loan debt‚ cause a slash in state funding and even bring about some discouragement to students. A rise in tuition will severally affect
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Association is corrupted with sneakiness‚ unfairness and greediness‚ particularly in division one colleges. In North America‚ sports play a huge role‚ especially sports like football‚ hockey‚ basketball and baseball. Sometimes this causes us to become vanished of fairness‚ like are the players being treated right? A great example of injustice in sports is amateurism of football players in division one colleges. Division one and division two athletes must obtain amateurism‚ which is playing the sport as
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The Electoral College Before the tense and puzzling presidential election in 2000‚ many people thought the Electoral College was a place of education. Most people now know that it is not a place‚ but a process of how the President of the United States of America is elected. The Presidential Election of 2000 helped inform Americans that our President is not elected by the popular vote‚ but through the process of the Electoral College (Ballaro). The Electoral College has existed since the beginning
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Professional athletes today are being paid big bucks‚ and many of the athletes are being reckless with that money. Athletes should be getting a lower salary because that money could be helping so many people and causes. Soon‚ some natural disaster will happen in your area and there won’t be enough money due to the fact that athletes are taking it all. Athletes should be paid less because colleges are going bankrupt‚ it is affecting fans‚ and the increasing salary is starting to hurt other players. The fans
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money for their schools but still don’t get paid. Some kids even have to quit playing their sports because they don’t have enough money to cover all of the expenses of school. Not all the athletes should be paid just the athletes that bring in the revenue for their school‚ the ones that earn it. College athletes need to get paid because they are unable to hold a job as well as competitively play their sport‚ Some of them are getting paid illegally‚ They make most of the money for their schools shouldn’t
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