K.Williams 1

I feel that college students shouldn’t be paid. A college student represents his or her

institution and it is his responsibility to play with honesty and devotion. Many students

find it the best way to earn money and leave the education behind.
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Sport is necessary but there should be schedules for playing sports and studying. In my

opinion, a good player should be given scholarships and medals as an encouragement to

be a wining athlete and a successful student. Let us also not forget, talks of collegiate pay

for play, the reason college athletes are in school in the first place is they are here to

acquire an education (hence the word student before athlete) which in turn will catapult

them to lucrative careers down the road.

“Sports as great as it is, is at least in college, a side show and should remain that way if for nothing else to protect the innocence and integrity of the game. For the athletes who are great and posses the potential to elevate their games to the next level, they will eventually be more than adequately compensated for their athleticism to the tune of millions in some cases. And before you under value the worth of a college education, look at it like this for some perspective. A college education, especially an American, one of the most desired attributes worldwide.” .”(Powell, A 2004)
Every day Latinos climb on boats, along with anything else that will float, to try to navigate themselves on to Florida's coast and any other piece of U.S. soil. And for what you ask? A chance to live in America's poorest neighborhoods. “Not an opportunity to freely attend a place of higher learning because of their athletic ability as they seldom do, but merely an opportunity to live in poverty, in most cases for the rest of their lives. Not a chance to become college graduates with degrees worth a