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    hard in a college sport that you play and loved‚ and you don’t get a dime out of it? College athletes have gained immense popularity among Americans over the past decades. This has resulted in revenues for the NCAA. Not only do college athletes live the life of an average student every day‚ but they also have a strenuous schedule to keep for their sport. Student athletes should be paid for their contribution to the hard work they do in the classroom and on the field. Without the athlete the NCAA

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    A college athlete can be described using numerous words‚ but the biggest one is motivated. Almost every athlete has worked to be where there are today. Some harder than others‚ some gifted with god given talent‚ but one thing nobody can deny is the fact of being motivated to succeed. A college athlete is expected to balance everyday situations while being active in sports outside of life itself. This is something they strive to be great at‚ something they want more than anything. These athletes bust

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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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    Should College Athletes be Paid? Imagine what would happen if we would pay the college athletes for performing. It would be a disaster because that is all they would do‚ they would only play for the money. Most of the athletes wouldn’t play for the fun of the game‚ or the fame that comes with playing‚ they would just worry about the paycheck that comes with playing. If anything all of the athletes are paid already with scholarships and the free things they get to use. Not playing for money in college

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    What is the difference between college athletes and pro athletes? Pro athletes are paid and college athletes are not paid. But pro athletes are professionals and college athletes are students and athletes. The question is whether college athletes should be paid or not. Paying college athletes has been controversial for many years. Many believe paying college athletes is the right thing to do while some have different feelings. College athletes should be paid to play a sport because they are employees

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    17 October 2014 Should College Athletes Be Paid? The NCAA makes billions of dollars every year off of college sports (Johnson). Last year the NCAA men’s basketball tournament made nearly 1.15 billion dollars just off of the television ads ran during the tournament (Johnson). Athletes should be paid for their time and efforts put into the sport. They are making a ton of money for other people and they don’t get to see any of it. There are many reasons that college athletes should be paid‚ they

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    The System for college athletes isnt perfect‚ and needs to be worked on‚ a big problem we cannot seem to agree is how to compensate the student-athletes who drive the NCAA. I would like to start off with a question. Are college athletes being compensated enough for the effort they put forth today? Every Day they wake up early and represent their university whether they are putting in work in class or on the field. Each student-student athlete generates tons of money for their university and they

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    How many college athletes aren’t poor? The college athletes refers to the people who play sport that is organized by institutions. Only one out of twenty five would become pro. I think they should be paid to know how to administrate the money‚ so it wood be good for them. Also they are in danger while they are playing. First of all‚ they should be paid‚ because they put their body in danger and they can get hurt. If they get hurt‚ they lose their scholarship‚ and they don’t finish their careers

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    Bolender English 1010 11/28/16 Compensation of College Athletes The biggest achievement of student athlete in this day and age is committing to a big time NCAA Division I athletic program in his or her respective sport. It is an immense accomplishment‚ but an equally immense commitment. The term “signing your life away” more than an expression. The coaches and staff of those programs monitor every aspect of life in big time college athletic programs. College athletics has also become its own industry

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    of a college basketball team. They take their team to the championship game and win the game. Their jerseys are selling like crazy and their school is bringing in millions of dollars off of their work. In any other situation they would be a millionaire with a fancy house and car. But not if they are a college athlete because they don’t get paid. Even though their school made a lot of money off their blood‚ sweat‚ and tears they still don’t get paid one penny. There is no doubt that college athletes

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