Labouring College Athletes

Companies and organizations like the Veteran’s Administration, Apple, Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, Wall Street, and Congress pay their interns through stipends which are not based on performance. The stipends are used to help them cover expenses that usually occur during their course of agreement. The website thepennyhoarder.com reports that some of these interns receive over $5,400 a month. College athletes should be paid because they spend hours laboring for games, they bring in an incredible amount of revenue into colleges, and many athletes from low-income families need the money to pay for the cost of living.
College athletes should be paid because they spend hours laboring for games. They spend hours practicing, watching films, traveling, and playing in multiple games. The businessinsider.com reports that many college athletes practice an average of thirty to forty hours a week. They play in over ten to fourteen games which average about three hours each. They spend multiple hours traveling to off campus games, in activities, and meetings. These hours are equivalent to a part time or full time job. The website ok2sports.com reports that college …show more content…
The website sportingnews.com reports that eighty-six percent of college athletes live in poverty. College athletes use scholarships to cover tuition and room and board but the average full scholarships is only around three thousand dollars per year. College athletes need to be paid a stipend based on needs to cover what it actually costs to attend school. There are costs for student fees, clothing, laundry, personal items, and late-night snacks. The website money.cnn.com reports that some college athletes could not afford to buy extra food and have gone to bed hungry after burning extra calories during training. No student should be lacking when millions are made for the colleges and