The PBS documentary Big Time Loser was screened for us during class on February 9. Big Time Loser is, in essence, an in-depth examination of the inner workings of the intercollegiate sports industry. In the midst of its thorough examination of collegiate sports, the documentary also manages to raise the question of whether or not our nation’s current approach to collegiate sports is fair and ethical for everyone involved. More specifically it questions whether it is fair for student-athletes to be expected to devoted so much time and effort to an activity that some deem to be antithetical to their education. In a similar manner, the documentary questions if it is proper for universities to invest so much time and resources to activities that
