Gaelic Athletic Association

be enough to play? When will athletes feel like their work is being recognized? When will athletes quit demanding more: more chances, more freedom, and now, more money? When will student-athletes truly become “student-athletes”, without putting athletics before academics? Do student-athletes deserve to be paid a salary, in addition to their scholarships? How would a salary effect the way collegiate sports are being played now? Paying a college athlete a salary goes far beyond simply writing a check

centered around, nor does it mention athletics. College athletes should not be paid a salary for their participation in college sports, the purpose of college is education and not athletics. A Student 's Relationship To School And Athletics College athletes arguably possess a similar and often equivalent skill set to that of a professional athlete and may even train just as hard as a professional athlete. However, a college students relationship to athletics is no different than a high school student

When it comes to going to college, one would think that athletic departments at schools like University of Kentucky and University of North Carolina would make the effort to put strong emphasis for their student-athletes to have a high academic standing in order to play. Sadly now a days, the case is the opposite and they ultimately lose as students. Domonique Foxworth, who played college football at the University of Maryland from 2002 to 2004, he sparks conversation with the statement that “When

So the question arose again, should we pay college athletes? According to research done by the National College Players Association, “If allowed access to the fair market like the pros, the average FBS football and basketball player would be worth approximately $121,048 and $265,027 respectively (not counting individual

full tuition, meals, and housing paid for, but the school should not be responsible for giving these student athletes money for playing. The school should not be responsible for paying the athletes because they are financially irresponsible, college athletic programs cannot afford to pay athletes, playing sports is a privilege, and it would remove athletes’ competitive nature and passion for the game. Being paid to play? A debate that has been talked about for quite some time now on campuses and all

Standing at the fifty yard line, with a universities’ jersey on, surrounded by 100,000 people is a student. This student wakes up every day like any other student, he goes to class, he eats in the dining halls, and he studies for his exams. The only difference is he plays football, and the 100,000 people in the stadium payed to come watch this student play. This morning, he wakes up with his roommate, who is also on the football team. They put on their game day outfit, a suit and tie, and walk

The grey fog comes in, there is mist in the air, the cold wind increases my alertness and the uneasiness of everyone causes silence for a brief moment until the high pitched blow of a whistle starts it all. This sounds like a setting for a suspenseful corny movie but, really it’s just a typical game day here at San Francisco State University. Unlike all other game days, this one is very special. We take on UC San Diego in hopes of securing a playoff spot. My emotions have been running all over the

December Con: Zachary Lozano and Hunter Aikmus Resolved: NCAA student athletes ought to be recognized as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Hunter and I stand in firm negation of the resolution, Resolved: NCAA student athletes ought to be recognized as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. We will support our stance with the following Three contentions. Contention One: Paying College Athletes is Logistically Impossible Not only do different college sports bring

favorite team. Although sporting equality differs in the minds of people, I encourage athletes to focus on the academic side of school. Within all the publicity these highly recruited players receive, the rules appear to bend based on the students’ athletic ability. Even with college football being the third-most-popular sport in America, I firmly disapprove that the academic standard for athletes should be lowered. I do like to party when the sun comes out. On many LSU football teams, half of the

The debate about college athletes getting paid has divided people into different opinions on this topic. College athletics has become extremely popular and has turned into a job for many students. Playing a sport in college can make the players more likely to go to the pros. However it could also be a bad thing because the player could be likely to be injured while playing in the sport and ruining their whole career. The articles “College Athletes getting paid?” by Tiffany Patterson (2017), “Should