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    denied compensation for athletes, their reasoning was that college athletes are students first. They avoided the main point of the case which was William Goud, a former labor board chairman, thinks the student athletes have a good case by stating "The principle reason for that is their work -- they have…

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    Should College Athletes Be Compensated? (Social & Scientific) For over 100 years, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has been known for their excellent and intense college sports programs. Now, in 2014, the NCAA earns themselves revenue of approximately $912.8 million dollars. A deal with CBS regarding television rights accounts for well over half of the money, about 81% of it. With the money, the NCAA pays for scholarships, educational opportunities, and distributes the money…

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    College athletics have gained extensive popularity among Americans over the past few decades. This has resulted in an increase in cash flow for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The enormous amount of money being made off of college sports has led to the question whether students should be getting paid for their performance. The NCAA, as a whole, makes $6 billion annually. But the players themselves don’t get a dime of the money. These athletes devote about 43.3 hours per week…

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    Branch 2).The NCAA doesn 't give any money to the college athletes and they control what they can do with their brand name to insure that the college athletes stay broke .The student athletes are unable to get a job because of the time and ours got to spend and practice and practice and for school. It is against a contract to get any sponsorship from any third-party. This Causes them to not make any money at all. “The NCAA, an organization of colleges and schools, forces student athletes to…

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    Essay Money in college shouldn’t be a big issue in college they are there to learn a way to make money not to get money easily. There has been lots of talk about this issue because if the NCAA tournaments and all the money that Is being made. People say that not only are players putting their bodies and health on the line be they work really hard for them not getting any part of the money that is being made. The NCAA brings lots of money but athletes are there to represent the college and make…

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    (Hypophora). Many of us in one way or another support some college athletic team. You may have gone to a college basket ball tournament or football games where college teams were playing. For example, the NCAA puts on a basketball tournament called March Madness. You may have heard or event went to it because, usanews.com states that but that the NCAA makes over one billion dollars annually…

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    ethic and technical skills to be parallel, without having one overshadowed by the other. Professionally speaking, my college does not jump off the page on my resume. The University at Albany may not be recognized nationally, however I received a top-notch education and gained the knowledge that has led to my professional and personal success. After graduating, like most college graduates I had to take an entry-level job outside their chosen field. Rather than letting that set me back, my work…

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    Brent Perry Mr. Hale Engl. 1301 24 October 2014 College Academics and the Student Athlete Historically, sporting events have played a huge role in the American culture. Most kids grow up aspiring to be just like their heroes on the field; however, the harsh reality is that roughly only 6.5% of high school athletes will go on to play their sport at the collegiate level and even fewer will play at the professional level. Over the past few years, the qualities that collegiate coaches look for…

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    created a new basis for male power and privilege (Hartmann 1976). In 1972 as women were fighting for equality in society, the passage of Title IX meant women in the U.S. have a legal basis from which to push for greater equity in high school and college athletics. Men have always been the talk when it comes to sports, so when women were able to play sports freely people asked “Can a woman be strong, aggressive, competitive, and still be considered feminine?” Rohrbaugh (1979). Sports are good…

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    The world of men’s college athletics is intense; full of testosterone infused, ultra-competitive athletes and corrupt coaches all vying for a spot in the nation’s biggest championships. So what does this amount to? A friendly bunch of folks all participating in games for the fun of it? While this might be the case for few, the majority of college athletics is much more complex than that. It is a billion dollar business, fueled by a few thousand young men with the carrot of their lifelong…

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