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College Athletes Annotated Bibliography
The Paying of College Athletes: An Annotated Bibliography

O 'Shaughnessy, Lynn. "7 Things You Need to Know About Sports Scholarships." US News. U.S.News & World Report, 22 June 2010. Web. 20 June 2012. http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-college-solution/2010/06/22/7-things-you-need-to-know-about-sports-scholarships

This source gives information on sports scholarships. It states that there are seven things to know about college scholarships. The first thing an athletes needs to know is the odds are remote. There are roughly 138,000 athletic scholarships available for Division I and Division II sports. Next is money is not that great and most scholarships are sliced and diced. The ones who give out the scholarships like to nitpick
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\McQuilken, Kim. Road to Athletic Scholarship: What Every Student, Athlete, Parent And Coach Needs To Know. New York University Press, 1996. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 18 June 2012.

This source is similar to the one above. This explains what each and every specific person needs to know to receive a scholarship. Scholarships are given daily, but athletes really have to be on their p’s and q’s to earn one. This source is from a book and is telling the author’s story on how she got an athletic
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Sack, Allen L., and Ellen J. Staurowsky. College Athletes For Hire: The Evolution And Legacy Of The NCAA’s Amateur Myth. Praeger, 1998. EBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 18 June 2012. This source is about scholarships and the NCAA. In today’s society things are a lot different than past times. More and more athletes are signing college scholarships to play sports. While getting a scholarship is important, its not as crucial as it should be. This sources also states how college athletes should be given some kind of reward to play. I plan to use this source to really pinpoint why college athletes should be paid to play.

Nocera, Joe. "Here 's How TO Pay Up Now." The New York Times. The New York Times, 01 Jan. 2012. Web. 20 June 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/magazine/lets-start-paying-college-athletes.html?pagewanted=all.

This source is from an online newspaper. The editor is stating how college athletes should start being paid to play their sports. Division I schools have started paying their athletes a $2,000 stipend. Although that may sound good, Division III schools are where its at. The article also describes other viewers feelings towards this as well as

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