Should Universities Pay Their Student Athletes?

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College athletes should definitely not be paid. Once theyre paid it becomes a career and takes away their amature status. They're already getting a free ride all the way through college unlike most other college students.

anonymous of KS 6:17PM March 08, 2012

college athletes should be paid for all the hard work and dedication that they put in for the team.

Nikki of AL 3:06PM December 14, 2011

If you pay college athletes, then they're employees. If they're employees, they don't need to be students.
If gladiators is what you want, then call it what it is, and stop pretending it has something to do with education. The end product of a football game is a spontaneous and immediately perishable entertainment, while the purpose of a university is to produce an educated population able to compete in a world market. We should not sacrifice a dime for that purpose in favor of being what amounts to a field club for the pros. If the college athletes are to receive any pay whatsoever, it should come from the NFL or NBA, not taxpayers.

DJ of NV 1:31PM October 29, 2011

Unless you're planning on paying them thousands of dollars, give them new cars, and are able to go to the best nightclubs in town; you're not going to stop this type of stuff.

JC of OH 4:55PM August 18, 2011