Paying+College+Athletes

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 * Article 1: ** [] --Neelesh

The author Drew Lipsky believes that college athletes should not be paid. He says by giving scholarhsips to athletes "would ruin college athletics and the amateurism that makes the system work." He says that athletes scholarships in the first place is so that they can get an education. The author brings up a godd point about how many sports analysts say pay only the basketball team or the football team. But this is pointless because intercollegiate athletics programs are composed of many sports which would mean if the college is going to pay for one particular sport they will likely have to pay the players in every sport. In addition, they will have to pay both men and women and equally.

**Article 2:** [] --Neelesh

The author Michael Simzak argues that college athletes shoud be paid. He says when NCAA season starts whether basketball or football "The commissioners will make money, the schools will make money, the coaches will make money, the athletic directors will make money, and the NCAA will make money." The only ones without money will be the college athletes who make all this revenue possible. However, he also states that by paying college athletes they "would lose their amateur status and become employees of the institution that they represent." Some problems would include that if a college athlete got injured the college would have to compensate for ti just like the professional sports. In addition, Simzak points out that if college athletes were to be paid that under Title IX and the Fair Pay Act schools would have to pay both male and female athletes equally and in equal numbers. I think this article is credible because the author consider both sides of the argument.

= = = = =The Case for Paying College Athletes- Abhishek Singh= [] This is a fair article that is unbiased and looks at the benefits (and flaws) of paying college athletes. It states that among the pros of paying college athletes, one is the reduction of cheating that will go on as a re4sult as seen in universities such as Miami and Ohio State recently. It states that a "university lacks $3,222 in educational expenses, including everything from parking fees to utilities charges. Just paying players this much, the report says, could "reduce their vulnerability to breaking NCAA rules."

=Let’s Start Paying College Athletes- Abhishek Singh= [] Joe Nocera argues here that college athletics especially football and men's basketball have become million dollar commericial enterprises in recent history. To not pay these athletes or the labor force of the sports itself would is unfair. Benefits, according to Nocera, include eliminating misconduct and doing the right thing. Nocera gives a plan as to how such a system would work out such as a salary cap system to keep competitive balance. In conclusion, Nocera believes that college basketball (men) and football players deserve to be paid for play. CBS recently signed a 14 year 10 billion dollar deal with the NCAA. It would be a travesty for the people that provide this entertainment to not make a portion of the profit.

= The 'Illegal Procedure' Of Paying College Athletes-Erin White = []

National Public radio interviewed former sports agent Josh Luchs about his opinions regarding paying of college athletes and also discussed a 2010 Sports Illustrated article where Luchs admitted to paying money and providing other benefits to college athletes, in clear violation of NCAA rules. Throughout the interview Luchs talks about how he felt justified in providing kids that he represented with “smaller doses” of financial assistance where needed. This interview and recording can be trusted because NPR is a nationally recognized organization and also because Josh Luchs was on the front lines of this controversy for many years of his life. [] In this article from the Sports Illustrated website, Paul Daugherty (a former Professor for Advanced Reporting at the Universityof Cincinnati) discusses how college athletes should not be paid. In this article, Daugherty’s main argument is that these athletes already receive a ton of perks that come with being an athlete (like 1st class airplane seats to away games, top of the line hotels, and scholarships). This article can be trusted because being an intellectual like a Professor, he is able to study and predict the effects of paying an athlete in a classroom scene.
 * College athletes already have advantages and shouldn't be paid-Erin White **


 * Justin Cheeks**

http://espn.go.com/ college -sports/story/_/id/6778847/ college - athletes -deserve-paid

@http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/arz31&div=33&id=&page=

The first article explains how college athletes should be paid because basketball and football teams bring in the most money for schools. It also says that athletes are always targeted for illegal allegations when a musician or writer who has a full scholarship can go unnoticed when doing something involving money out of content.


 * Jasmine Jordan -** Paying college athletes

@http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904060604576572752351110850.html **De'Ricka Crooks** this is the link to something i found. this really doesn't address the problem at hand, but it's the background behind it.. we just needed to know the details of the NCAA and the federal procedures that has to be followed.

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE|CX2588700110&mode=view