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    In the modern world of colleges and universities‚ sports have become an enormous part of the social life of colleges. In order for these colleges to be successful in area of athletics‚ colleges must recruit naturally talented athletes. These gifted athletes sometimes are not academically eligible‚ as far as grades and SAT scores go‚ but colleges still accept them in order to run a flourishing athletic program. There are individuals‚ who are upset at this‚ because athletics are believed to be accepted

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    I believe that I would be an ideal candidate for guaranteed admission into the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Pharmacy Program because I always look to challenge myself‚ I have an extremely strong work ethic‚ and I’m motivated to succeed in everything. As a swimmer‚ I’ve been trained to push through the pain and accept it. I always try my best in everything‚ because I’ve learned that hard work is necessary for greatness. Sophomore year swim season‚ we had a new coach who really worked us to

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    for over 100 years‚ and in that time‚ it has been the governing organization for millions of college athletes. In recent years there has been major discussion recently pertaining to if college athletes should or shouldn’t be paid while they are in school. The notion that whether college athletes should be compensated has been floating around for years. I believe that colleges should‚ in some way‚ pay athletes that represent their school. With current television revenue resulting from NCAA football bowl

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    There is a lot of controversy over the college athlete and their role in the NCAA’s revenue lately. Students who play at the college level are considered student-athletes. The “student” is put in the front for a reason because in college you should concentrate on your academics and your career you are pursuing. Granted a student could come through college with a career playing the sport of their choice. To be successful at the sport they choose though they have to spend a lot of time at it‚ more

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    paid at the end of the month. College athletes‚ however‚ go to practice every day‚ knowing they will not receive any pay for their work. Everyone expects them to play for the fun of the game‚ but in this capitalistic world today‚ is that really enough? Even though college athletes are considered amateur student athletes‚ they already earn scholarships‚ and colleges might have a few problems with money‚ colleges should pay athletes because the athletes earn the colleges billions of dollars‚ others

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    importance of college athletes. They question often referred to is‚ should college athletes be paid to play their sport? Now me personally‚ I’m gonna have to agree and say that they should be paid for playing their sport. Vince Lombardi quoted and said‚ “The price of success is hard work‚ dedication to the job at hand‚ and the determination that whether we win or lose‚ we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” Now there are hundreds of thousands of college athletes all over the

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    with regards to college programs compensating players and players accepting compensation from universities and outside sources‚ one question has understandably been brought up. It is a question that was bound to be asked sooner or later‚ and one without an obvious answer: should college athletes be paid? It is one of the biggest‚ if not the biggest‚ question that surrounds the world of college sports. The answer‚ quite simply put‚ is no. Allowing universities to pay students athletes to participate

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    Should College Athletes be Paid? “Student athlete. Student comes first”. The question everyone asks is should college athletes be paid? There are many differences in a college athlete and a professional athlete. The thing about paying college athletes is they would just spend all their money on things that they do not need. College athletes should not be paid because they are still student athletes‚ being paid would take the intensity out of the game‚ they would not be focused on their grades‚ and

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    surrounding the compensation of college athletes has garnished widespread attention across America. While very few institutional athletic programs are able to achieve a sustainable budget‚ the NCAA should not allow institutions to provide salaries for student athletes because it will impair the mission of higher education‚ and destroy the true meaning of college sport. First and foremost‚ institutions cannot afford to pay student athletes. The majority of college athletic programs are very

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    College Athletes Should Get Paid At some collegescollege 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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