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There are an incredible amount of cultural similarities between ancient history and today. In some ways, we have really progressed as a society and in other ways, we still hold some of those ancient values. One of the ways that we have maintained the same...
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Today, the NCAA is a multi-billion industry that benefits from the success of the athletes that serve it. They make roughly one billion dollars a year off of their student athletes. Many times these athletes commit themselves to their college programs for the three to...
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Imagine dedicating 20 hours a week to playing a sport in college while having to balance your schedule with school work with no financial gain. In high school, I played three sports and often found myself struggling to excel in both academics as well as...
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association also is known as the NCAA was established in 1906 and is the athletics governing body for more than 1,281 universities in the U.S. The NCAA hosts one of 5the biggest sports tournaments in the world the NCAA march madness...
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Across the globe, collegiate sports are growing and are still offering important financial incentives for schools, universities and even partners. This has led to a lot of discussions about the athletes’ pay. Some people believe the student-athletes have received a scholarship from colleges while others...
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The phrase “student-athlete” is used all too often to describe nothing more than athletes who occasionally attend class. There are college athletes out there who never have to go to class, never have to turn in assignments, and can still have a GPA high enough...
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Ever since the NCAA started gaining a big audience and viewership, college athletes have been underpaid and underappreciated. Athletes generate millions of dollars through televised games, tickets to games, advertisements, and gambling. The March Madness tournament, one of the biggest sports events of the year,...
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An Amateur is one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession (Amateur). There are two sides to the argument of should college athletes get paid. One side states that college athletes do not have a...
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Student athletes are some of the most influential athletes in the world. On college campuses kids are in class with these athletes then get to see them on a national stage on the weekends. These athletes are looked up to. Imagine spending hours and hours...
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Living life as a student-athlete is no easy feat by any definition of the world. You’re constantly trying to balance your social life, your athletics, and your grades. The training sessions are a killer and trying to do any academic work after that feels like...
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At Mount Carmel Academy, most students who participate on sports teams and other athletic activities receive water passes, which allow them to bring water bottles to class. This keeps them hydrated so that they can perform well in any and all after-school practices and games....