Pay to Play: Examining the Data Behind the Idea of Allowing College Athletes to be Paid
By Christopher O'Connor, Justice and Legal Thought
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Colin Miller
May 10, 2020
This particular project stood out to me because i wrote a couple papers in high school about this topic of should college athletes be paid. Through reading your poster, I learned that the NCAA is a $6 billion company and has been greatly profiting off of its athletes’ likeness for years. One question i have for you is what are the repercussions that will come if the NCAA decides to allow college athletes to profit off of their personal brand and talent.
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Daniel Johnson
May 08, 2020
I think that this debate is really fascinating over whether or not college students should be paid, and your topic really interested me. I completely agree that college students should be compensated because of the multi-billion dollar industry they support. When college athletes put everything on the line and suffer career-ending injuries their futures are completely destroyed. This promise of education that universities offer is not equal to the value of these D-1 athletes. Great poster overall!
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millmansara
May 05, 2020
This research project stood out to me because earlier this school year I was part of this group presentation which we presented to the Do Good program here on campus that focused on the current environment experienced by D1 athletes and the not always positive sides of it with regard to all the pressure and expectations that are involved. Through your poster, I learned that countless college athletes have been and continue to be exploited by means of their talent and hard work, specifically like in the case of Kevin Ware and I agree that the exploitation of these NCAA athletes is problem that should be addressed and not just continuously swept under the rug. However, while their are upsides…
This particular project stood out to me because i wrote a couple papers in high school about this topic of should college athletes be paid. Through reading your poster, I learned that the NCAA is a $6 billion company and has been greatly profiting off of its athletes’ likeness for years. One question i have for you is what are the repercussions that will come if the NCAA decides to allow college athletes to profit off of their personal brand and talent.
I think that this debate is really fascinating over whether or not college students should be paid, and your topic really interested me. I completely agree that college students should be compensated because of the multi-billion dollar industry they support. When college athletes put everything on the line and suffer career-ending injuries their futures are completely destroyed. This promise of education that universities offer is not equal to the value of these D-1 athletes. Great poster overall!
This research project stood out to me because earlier this school year I was part of this group presentation which we presented to the Do Good program here on campus that focused on the current environment experienced by D1 athletes and the not always positive sides of it with regard to all the pressure and expectations that are involved. Through your poster, I learned that countless college athletes have been and continue to be exploited by means of their talent and hard work, specifically like in the case of Kevin Ware and I agree that the exploitation of these NCAA athletes is problem that should be addressed and not just continuously swept under the rug. However, while their are upsides…