Northwestern University

A city like Evanston has unprecedented opportunities. Its energy resonates to what I feel when I walk to through the streets of New York City. It is truly home away from home in my mind. But, the best part about the city is that people will not curse you out when you try to get ahead of them if they are walking too slow, or intimidate you if they don’t like the way you are acting. New Yorkers have a knack for all of this. Also how can I forget that it won’t have that constant aroma that NYC has…

the Binge” by Robert MacCoppin, discusses some of the problems colleges have with students that binge drink. It also discusses some statistics about the number of students that binge drink during college. Catherine Sedun, a graduate from Northwestern University, says that she still remembers “binge drinking among students when she attended college about a decade ago.” How is it that of all the things college students experience the one thing she remembers is getting drunk? Sedun has started an…

Choosing a university that fills all of my needs was a nerve wrecking yet exciting task. Northwestern emerged as the best choice for me. After reading the information pamphlet, and researching the college website, I realized that Northwestern College offers what I want to gain from my college experience. For many years, I have wanted to be in the nursing field. In addition, the Northwestern College stands out for me in the field. Coming from a small high school, really impressed by my visit to…

Related events eventually lead to a graduate basketball player -Ed O’Bannon- from UCLA to sue the university and the NCAA for their actions (Goldstein). What was brought into debate was the issue that the individual was being used without his consent in order to be portrayed in a console game that helped generate revenue. The revenue made was not considered…

many court cases are beginning to arise due to former players realizing that the NCAA’s rules and guidelines are unfair. Two students on the Northwestern football team created a petition to be able to unionize and be compensated for their play, however, the National Labor Relation Board declined to give jurisdiction in their case (“N.L.R.B. Rejects Northwestern Football”). Although the board denied compensation for athletes, their reasoning avoided the main point of the case which was that…

FACTS : So if all college athletes were paid the money would probably from football and men's basketball programs . second college athletes already are given something valuable . a full football or basketball scholarship to a school such as northwestern is worth as much as 250,000 over 4 years. All NCAA school have the option to pay stipends to athletes in other sports but few are in the big east , where basketball is king . in general schools will pay out stipends to basketball and…

The National Student Leadership Conference holds many opportunities for leadership and academic inquiry, which will enhance my personal development and roles within my school and community. I wish to gain a better understanding of the health sciences including specific careers, research opportunities, and academic interests. It will support my future academic planning of classes, challenge my abilities and enrich my academic potential by exposing me to new ways of thinking. The idea of…

will guarantee them a 250 thousand dollar salary (Bleacher Report, 1). “The Northwestern University football team may have fundamentally changed college athletics: They voted on whether to unionize” (Kariam, 1). What this means, is that if the vote is in favor of unionizing; they will be considered university employees and receive pension. Why does the NCAA think that it’s okay not to pay college athletes? If the Northwestern vote passes, how much money will each player make? Also, will every…

to play a college sport. Football players at Northwestern University began one of the most high-profile efforts at demanding more rights involving payment in college athletics. They are being led by CAPA founder Ramogi Huma and former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter. However, not all of the players on their team were on their side. Two of the team’s leaders, Quarterback Trevor…

Due to NCAA rules, athletes have not been allowed compensation for their participation in college athletics. This rule has caused a great divide and debate within the collegiate sport world, especially with the recent exponential growth of college athletics. For instance, college sports critics Val Ackerman and Larry Scott argue “that college is ultimately about getting a degree and getting ready for life long after their playing days are over” supporting their claim that college athletes should…