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Term Paper Title	Black Athlete
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Black Athlete

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Social Issues

[Paper Title]:

Black Athlete

[Text]:

Why Student should be paid

According to N.C.A.A. rules, college athletes are not to receive any windfall
from any merchandise sold- even if they are tho only reason people buy it. In
other words, even if the merchandise is purchased solely because of an athlete's
popularity, that athlete receives no money. For example, how many University of
Michigan basketball fans would have bought jerseys with number four on the back
if Chris Webber did not wear it first? The student athletes are not permitted to
have jobs during the school year. Scholarship athletes' incomes are limited to
their room and board check, per diem money on road trips, and whatever money
their families can spare. If the school is turning a profit off an athlete,
shouldn't the athlete receive their own fair share.

As depicted by the Program and Blue Chips money is an important issue for
almost all college students. Very few are lucky enough not to have the financial
burdens of tuition, housing, and food interfere with their academic initiatives.
Some students have parents that are wealthy enough to cover all of the costs of
college. Other students are given financial aid from the university that they
attend. If necessary, students can get jobs to help differ the costs. There are
no restrictions put on most students as to where they can work, or how much they
can earn. Most students have this freedom, but varsity athletes with
scholarships attending Division I schools do not. The National Collegiate
Athletic Association, the governing body of collegiate athletics, restricts
these athletes from having jobs. Even though these athletes would have a hard
time make room for a job between practices, meetings and games, they are not
even given the opportunity to do so because of the NCAA regulations. These
regulations are based on the fear that athletes could be employed by affiliates
of the university, who could attract the best athletes by unjustifiably paying
them extraordinary salaries. While this may be a valid concern, the regulations
are most often carried out to ridiculous lengths which ultimately do not serve
the purpose they are intended to have.

The prospect of the money waiting for many athletes, like Darnell, when they
leave college, leads them to abandon their education and head straight for the
professional leagues. Some athletes, like Shawn Kemp or Kobe Bryant, skip
college entirely. Kemp and...

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