A Letter To Associated Students Of Western Oregon University

With younger colleges, emerges new sports programs, like the University of South Alabama (USA), a Division I, Sunbelt football team that started in 2005. As a

This business transaction involves the universities’ greed for money. Universities will almost never turn down a money offer. Having a top notch athletic department is great for them especially, for the television revenue. After all, they only care to better

College sports were originally started to give the school some spirit. It’s the same with high school, it was there to give the kids something to do and give the other kids something to believe in. But, as time has progressed, college sports have taken a completely different path than high school. Now college sports have turned into huge money makers, and high school sports struggle to stay alive. Should college level sports continue as they are? I believe yes, even if it is a bit corrupt, it is beneficial to the school and could be changed.

Not only do the players play hard for the school, but they also have the potential to earn money through commercial signings and endorsements by third party sponsors. The NCAA should lift the “Principle of Amateurism” and establish a newer one that resembles the one of the Olympics. The Olympics’ amateur model resembles the NCAA’s “Principle of Amateurism” except for the fact that they do not have restrictions on commercial opportunities such as

Examples of the intramural sports they have are normal sports such as basketball, volleyball, softball, and even flag football; some sports that are not so average are billiards, walleyball, racquetball, and triathlons. This year at WOU they have a total of seventeen activities that you can take part in. These activities include campus ministries, literary magazines, and a television station. As you can imagine the activities provided at WOU bring in a lot of their students because it is a great opportunity to get experience for your future job!

It has been statistically proven that out of all the Division 1 sports teams, only 45% of them are actually allowed to graduate. Colleges need to focus on the “athletic-students” now. They need to get the “athletic-students”, who are only in college for the sports, to become “student-athletes”, who are students that are good at sports but have school as the number one priority. Although, most people are only looking at the graduation rates, which are low and need improvement, but they don’t show the entire story. They only show how many people graduate, not all the people that got an education. This doesn’t mean that all the athletes got an education in college. Colleges need to change and enforce a few things to make sure that their athletes are understanding the soul purpose on college, an EDUCATION! They could bench freshman until they can prove that they are ready for the responsibility of going to college and playing sports. Colleges should even make the people that are failing classes, or skipping lessons and lectures without a good reason ride the bench for a game. That should teach them to take their college education more seriously. There are some colleges that are doing things different, and they are

College athletics is a big time money maker for universities. Universities sell memorabilia, tickets to games, and great tailgating gear. The games are also aired on television were millions of people watch. Universities bring in tons of revenue every year, but where does it go? Not to the stars of the show. Athletes work hard to make their schools proud, but work so hard on their athletic skills; they have no time to actually work for extra money. Because college athletes have no time to support themselves, the school they attend should provide additional funding.

I believe there is a problem with college sports in America only because colleges are million dollar corporations that are well funded. Head coaches make millions and students get nothing in return but scholarships. Students can go hungry while on their respective team and on their scholarship. The reason that the schools are notable or rich in value is because of it’s athletes who

All those athletes training most of their lives to be where they are and just have the school give up on them is just heartbreaking. What could be even worse is if students with outstanding grades were able to get into a good school but do not have enough merit funds to get into the school because the school’s main focus is attempting to pay their athletes. All students going to the same school should be equal, so consequently there is no reason why some should not be accepted for what they do best and others not be able to do what they love. Contrary to popular belief, colleges are not making huge profits because they are schools and not

To be fair to the whole university, you would think that they should pay all varsity sports teams. “Let’s be real here; men’s football and basketball teams are usually the programs that make the most money for universities, so if football players and basketball players got paid, does that mean that the men’s lacrosse and baseball players would get paid too?” (Pros and Cons).

Another reason why colleges should support their sports teams because of how NCAA and NCAAF helps college student athletes with their academic work and their opportunities they have

Women’s Rugby League in Australia constantly growing, and the New South Wales Rugby League took notice after the NSW team broke a 17-year-drought against Queensland earlier in the year, by setting a five year pathway plan to increase participation levels and equality in sport.

From observing, interviewing and reading articles on linguistic communities I have seen that Loyola Women’s rugby club team has been created from a mixture of the distinct culture that makes up the sport of rugby and the individuals that make up the team. From this mixture

Our athletic program exists to support an athletic program ranked among the nation’s top 25 regarding total program success that provides student-athletes with an unparalleled opportunity to explore their sport potential while completing an academic degree at a nationally top-20-ranked academic institution.

You have a variety of sports offered in college but only a few get national recognition and/or televised. Those sports bring in millions of dollars in revenue which is made possible by the players. Filling seats in stadiums allows vendors to sell their merchandise. Without spectators having compassion for that sport, the vendors wouldn’t have such an easy way of selling their products. This compassion for the sport is because of all of the hard work the student-athletes put in, along with the fight they put up against their opponents every game. They should definitely be rewarded for their hard work and time. Other sports which tend to be less popular should also be accommodated monetarily as