Monday, May 27, 2013

Should College Athletes be Paid?


After listening to all the debates I found myself thinking about this topic in particular. Is the treatment of these athletes fair? Should the rules be changed to help these athletes receive money they “deserve” for their hard work? Being a student-athlete is a full time job. These athletes are attending school, completing homework assignments, committing hours to practice, traveling for games, and are expected to be happy receiving a scholarship, that is if they even receive one. With their school load and responsibilities to their team, can we expect athletes to have time to work to receive an income to support them? These athletes bring in money to their schools yet see none of the profit. NCAA makes a profit from these athletes. An example is they use the images of these athletes in video games yet give 0% to them from the huge amount of money they generate. Can we really claim that the treatment of these athletes is fair? Should they at least receive a stipend as an athlete?

Danielle Hamilton
KIN 577
LT 24

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