Paying Student-Athletes Paying Student-Athletes Imagine this; Mr. Perfect‚ a highly successful college football student-athlete‚ is shattering every record once held in the sport. He is on the cover of ESPN and SI magazine. His face is plastered on televisions nationwide. Everyone knows his face and name. He has all the fame that he dreamed of‚ but he has no money. NCAA rules state that no student-athlete can obtain a job. His full ride scholarship‚ after classes and books‚ barely
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by the pursuit of a specific decision‚ the choice or choices unmade are opportunity costs. The opportunity cost associated with my participation in Bethel’s on-line program is related to the financial commitment of being a cash pay student. Paying for college has considerably altered my family’s budget. While I do receive a partial reimbursement for tuition from my employer‚ the funds have an annual cap of approximately one-third of the total cost of tuition. Secondarily‚ the time restrictions accompanying
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is whether or not college athletes should be paid. A majority of these college athletes receive scholarship money and grants from the school that they have been recruited by. These scholarship packages pay for the students’ tuition‚ books‚ meal plan‚ room and board fees. Because these athletes are given these things‚ many people may ask‚ “What more do they need?” Along with that question‚ another problem with paying them is‚ “where would all the money come from?” Which athletes should get paid the
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Student Athlete Compensation Paying college football players has been an ongoing debate since the early 1900s. It has been so controversial‚ because while a majority of athletes believe they should be getting paid‚ many of the general public‚ such as students and fans‚ do not agree. Student athlete compensation was only legal for a few years in the early college athlete days around seventy years ago‚ and since then it has been illegal. Some student athletes have been bribed by certain schools
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Are Female College Athletes pressured into dysfunctional eating disorder to maintain thin physical features? Female student athletes have a dual roll in trying to maintain academic and athletic excellence while in college. These athletes are expected to perform at the highest athletic level possible‚ and then asked to sustain their physical appearance. “For some female college athletes‚ such concerns and pressures may contribute to eating disorders
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12/021/2012 Title of Assignment: Term Paper – “Integrating Values – The Legality‚ Morality‚ and Social Responsibility of Paying College Athletes” CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for
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2011 College Athletes: Higher Compensation for Higher Education? Division 1 athletes have it all: the glory of representing the school’s colors and honor‚ the pretty girls‚ televised games‚ and most have room and board along with classes paid for. Some think that all this is not enough for these young players; they deserve to be paid for their dedication and hard work. This is a very controversial topic because there is such a fine line between professional athletes and amateur athletes. College
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College athletes are manipulated every day. Student athletes are working day in and day out to meet academic standards and to keep their level of play competitive. These athletes need to be rewarded and credited for their achievements. Not only are these athletes not being rewarded but they are also living with no money. Because the athletes are living off of no money they are very vulnerable to taking money from boosters and others that are willing to help them out. The problem with this is
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Chanchez Smith Professor Nicholas Benca English Composition 102 24 November 2013 “Should College Athletes Be Paid? For years the question‚ “Should college athletes be paid?” has appeared in the debatable world. College athletes across the nation have argued that they deserve compensation for the particular sport in which they participate in. “We deserve a check for what we do‚” Southern Miss football player‚ Urell Johnson stated. “Win or lose‚ our sport is our job. We work all day‚ every
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Matt Lawrence Father Hudgin AP English December 21st‚ 2012 College Athletes: Should they be paid? The debate of whether college athletes should be paid has gone on for years. From famous sportscasters to the common man‚ everyone has their own opinion whether the student-athletes should receive a “stipend” or certain wage per month to cover food‚ gas‚ and other various essentials. A great example of this is from Ramogi Huma‚ a former linebacker for UCLA. “Even though the school was providing
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