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    Student athletes are constantly given rules and regulations that they must follow to be college eligible. One of those regulations is a required education GPA based on the schools division and student body. There are many schools that have allegedly ignored this regulation and allowed athletes that did not meet the requirements to play at the college level. Preferential treatment among student athletes is a major problem for the NCAA. Universities set standards that all students must follow. So when

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    same as for a top doctor. Since 1961 the average wage of a hard working miner has increased by 6% whilst the top footballer’s wage has increased by 1439% for kicking a ball around a football pitch. I understand that lots of people enjoy football and support teams because they are local etc. but don’t you think they’re paid a too much money? Christiano Ronaldo earned £15 million last year for kicking a ball‚ that’s £15‚000‚000 (£288‚000 per week) and you would’ve earned less than £75‚000 for a lot of

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    like money? All you have to do is score well on a school test. The argument comes from some people feeling like students should be paid when they do well on a test‚ whereas other people feel like students should not be paid but rather should always do their best. Paying students would help more to try their best and should be done.’ The first reason why students should be paid for good grades or test scores is because it makes students want to do better in school:” Facts have shown paying students

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    College Athletes Getting Paid: Considerate or Materialistic? Now‚ more than ever‚ we live in an era of entitlement. College students are fully aware of the time and effort they must put forth should they choose to participate in a sport. The rules and regulations are clearly stated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)‚ and receiving compensation for their contributions are clearly not stated. Paying college athletes has been an ongoing debate since the early 1900’s. In 1905‚

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    As the college football season begins to set in‚ many are beginning to count down the days until the BYU Cougars arrive here at Rice Eccles this coming Saturday. Across campus‚ MUSS members can be heard warming up their lungs and stocking fraternity houses in preparation for a weekend filled with festivity. Indeed‚ everyone on campus is anticipating the game known infamously as the “Holy War.” Following a rather tumultuous weekend filled with a handful of collegiate upsets‚ including the thorough

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    Student-Athletes who are recruited to play a college sport are going in with one goal‚ to play their sport professionally by being the best player they can be. Unfortunately only about 3% percent of NCAA athletes in their respective sport go on to play professionally. The other 97% spend hours and hours of their precious time practicing on the field all for no future in that specific field of work. Actually according to Forbes‚ Marc Edelman reports “student-athletes work 3 and a half more hours a

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    Why is a professional athlete able to get away with certain crimes that a normal everyday person couldn’t get away with? There isn’t a good enough answer to that question today. Some judges and law enforcement seem to look passed the wrong doing of a professional athlete because of their social status or importance to the league or association. Obviously this is unjust‚ athletes can’t get away with what whatever they want just because of the status they hold. One definition of the judicial system

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    Since the inception of College Football‚ there has always been this notion that when a team is performing poorly that a change in coaching has been deemed necessary. However‚ the underlying question remains; is this really the best long term plan? Authors Adler‚ Berry‚ and Doherty decided to take an in-depth look to see if this truly does help the program or does the program remain where it started. The purpose of this paper is to analyze their work on several different aspects. First the reader

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    School Students should not be paid for good grades and behavior. 1. Kids shouldn’t be paid because they don’t have the entitlement to the money. A. A reason that we shouldn’t pay students is that their parents pay for their tuition and many other aspects of the kid’s life and then they have to pay them to do well. That is not right and should not happen. B. Also‚ school is a privilege as many kids around the world don’t even have an education. C. Finally‚ just because they get good grades and

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    according to two “Sides to every coin” the average knee replacement costs $35‚500 to $40‚000. Professional athletes don’t get insurance. Imagine needing to pay $40‚000 for a knee replacement. Professional athletes are paid fairly not all of them spend all their money they just don’t know what to do with it besides some people make more money just sitting around. Next‚ athletes are paid fairly they work hard for what they earn. One thing is for certain they have no idea how to have any financial help

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