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This image was posted on March 30, 2014. The information given relates to my social issue because it disagrees with my claim, making this a counterclaim. The cartoon was drawn by Nick Anderson and published by The Houston Chronicle. There were no errors found and the image was created to inform, entertain, and persuade viewers.

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This image was released on November 23, 2013. The information relates to my claim, disagreeing with my claim, therefore making this a counterclaim. The creator of the image is Asher Freeman. No errors were found and the purpose of the image is to inform, persuade, and entertain the viewer.

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The Ed O'Bannon suit against the NCAA may create a means for student-athletes to receive payment in the future, and it could severely damage college athletics.
O'Bannon, on behalf of Division I football and men's basketball players, is challenging the NCAA in a class action lawsuit because of its propensity for using images of former student-athletes for commercial purposes.

O'Bannon argues that once a student-athlete graduates, he should receive some sort of financial compensation for the NCAA's commercial uses of a student-athlete's image.

O'Bannon played college basketball at UCLA and played in the NBA for three seasons before playing professionally overseas until 2004.

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken partially certified a class action suit against the NCAA. As a result, there's been speculation that student-athletes might receive financial compensation in the future or be forced to join a trade association that would negotiate contracts for student-athletes.

The grassroots organization of associations like this began immediately after Wilken's order to certify a class action against the NCAA.

There are still a lot of questions that need to be asked regarding the future of the NCAA and the ramifications of the O'Bannon lawsuit. Many of those answers depend on the outcome of O'Bannon v. NCAA.

The NCAA has many faults, but its refusal to pay college athletes is not one of them.

Regardless of the class-action lawsuit, student-athletes receive free world-class educations and are provided with elite training and coaching in their respective sports.

The Baylor undergraduate cost for taking 12 or more hours (which all NCAA student-athletes must do in order to remain eligible) will be $49,028 for the 2014-2015 academic year.

Considering that a student-athlete receives five years of education to play four seasons, a student-athlete earns roughly a $200,000 to $250,000 education at Baylor without having to write a check.

Not to mention the countless other benefits student-athletes have. Student-athletes receive free books, a housing stipend, a meal plan and other benefits.

Also, student-athletes have their own academic center at Baylor with free tutoring and academic advising.

Baylor student-athletes also have an entire student-athlete services staff to lean on for support. Student-athletes gain access to any class they need because of their status as a student-athlete.

On top of all of that, why should student-athletes be paid? Granted, some exceptional student-athletes generate massive amounts of revenue for their respective schools, such as Tim Tebow at Florida, Robert Griffin III at Baylor or Johnny Manziel at Texas A&M, just to name a few. But Tebow, RG3 and Manziel are exceptions to the rule. Most student-athletes are not stars, and most do not generate any revenue for their universities.

If O'Bannon wins his suit against the NCAA, it would open up Pandora's box for NCAA athletics.

Trade associations would become possible for student-athletes, much like professional sports have players unions. College athletes would have contracts that could be negotiated.

Contrary to popular belief, most college athletics programs, as a whole, lose money on athletics. Football generates revenue but that revenue is often dispersed to nonrevenue generating sports like soccer, volleyball, track, cross country, baseball and softball.

Only 23 of 228 athletic departments at NCAA Division I public schools generated enough money on their own to cover their expenses in 2012, according to USA Today.

Considering that 203 out of 228 schools lose money on athletics, and considering that student-athletes already receive an education and benefits valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars, student-athletes should not be paid.

With universities already losing money to sustain athletics programs, paying athletes would only exacerbate the problem and is an unnecessary option. If colleges paid athletes, it would inevitably raise the cost for students and burn an even larger hole in everyone's checkbook.

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Editorial: NCAA athletes shouldn't get paid

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The Ed O'Bannon suit against the NCAA may create a means for student-athletes to receive payment in the future, and it could severely damage college athletics. O'Bannon, on behalf of Division I football and men's basketball players, is challenging the NCAA in a class action lawsuit because of its propensity for using images of former student-athletes for commercial purposes.

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This article was released on October 10, 2014. The information relates to my claim because it agrees with my claim. It agrees with the option of college athletes should not be paid. The creator of the image is Mike Luckovich. No errors were found and the purpose of the image is to persuade, inform, and entertain the viewer.

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This image was released on February 27 2019. The information relates to my claim because it agrees with the information on why college athletes should not be paid. The creator of the image is Chip Bok. No errors were found and the purpose of the image is to persuade, inform, and entertain.

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This image was posted on October 15, 2014. The image relates to my claim because it agrees with the fact that college athletes should not be paid. The creator of the image is Rick McKee. No errors were found and the purpose of the image is to entertain, inform, and persuade the viewer.

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The article was released on March 13, 2017 and has not been updated or revised.  The article about why college athletes  should not be paid was from by "Junior Scholastic/Current Events". Both sides to the issue were addressed. There were no spelling or grammar errors found in this article. This article was written to inform as well as persuade the reader.

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About Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the solution features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

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This article was posted on November 20, 2019. No changes have been made. This article is a con article, therefore making it a counterclaim, disagreeing with my claim. The author of the article is Justin Reyes and this article was put out by Greenville University Papyrus. No errors were found and the article was written to inform and persuade the reader.

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Imagine working for countless hours, six days a week, then putting on multiple performances just so someone else can be paid billions. That is the life of a college athlete. College athletes do not get any recognition or benefits that they deserve for the revenue they bring to their university and the surrounding community. For some college athletes, things such as tuition, gear, recovery items, and other necessities needed to perform are not free or cheap. Many college athletes pay money out of their own pockets to be able to perform at the level they need to, but who gets all the financial benefits? The NCAA and the university itself.

According to USA Today, the NCAA had a revenue of $1.1 Billion from 2017 NCAA college sporting events. How much of this money went to the college athletes who are the ones physically and mentally performing generating this money? Zero. However, in a legal way, college athletes who are playing at Division 1 or Division 2 schools are being paid with full scholarship tuition. It is fair to say that, paid tuition is equivalent to being a paid athlete. This leaves out Division 3 college athletes who put in just as much hard work and time to be able to perform at a high level and generate money for the NCAA and their university, but do not receive full rides. At Division 3 colleges, the only scholarship that is allowed is academic, not athletic. I interviewed Walker McDonald, a current college athlete at Greenville University, and asked him the question of, should college athletes get paid for playing for their university? Walker said, "I believe college athletes should be paid based on how much money they get from scholarships...athletes should at least make enough money to cover their tuition if the scholarship doesn't."

Media by NCAA Money Revenue.

Media by All NCAA College Sports.

College athletes have to sign contracts by the NCAA stating that they will not receive any money from anyone while they are playing for the university. I do not dismiss the fact that playing for a university is a privilege and not a right, college athletes have many experiences and memories that are priceless in life. However, times are hard for many students, and college athletes have a bit more expenses when it comes to necessities, they need to be able to perform at high levels. I was able to interview Josias Parker, an alumna of the men's basketball team at Greenville University. I asked him if college athletes should get paid for their time playing for their university. Josias replied by saying, "I definitely think college athletes should get paid, because universities make a lot of money from sports, sports bringing a majority of income, especially for small schools like Greenville University. Athletes should get paid especially because college is a tough time with money, so paying money to athletes will give college athletes more relief and will try to help them and aid them with whatever they need, like necessities they need to perform well."

There is a good compromise with those who disagree with the idea of college athletes getting paid, instead of a set salary like professionals. The very least college athletes could receive is donations from fans or other organizations. College athletes are told to treat their sport as a job and be professional about every aspect of the game. However, like waiters and waitresses get tips for doing a good job, why can't athletes be rewarded the same way?

Even without pay, the very least college athletes could receive is a guarantee that their scholarship will not be taken away if they are hurt playing. If we are going the route that an athlete's pay is their scholarship, then it shouldn't be able to be taken away when they are no longer "useful" for the university. Athletes like Kyle Hardrick who lost his basketball scholarship at Oklahoma University after he tore his meniscus in his knee are examples that universities only care about the ability of the player to perform. If universities only care about the usefulness of the athlete, then there should be guaranteed tuition or pay allowing the athlete to finish college even after being injured and unable to play. Student college athletes should get paid, especially after seeing the details of what they go through to perform at the high caliber level they compete at.

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Imagine working for countless hours, six days a week, then putting on multiple performances just so someone else can be paid billions. That is the life of a college athlete. College athletes do not get any recognition or benefits that they deserve for the revenue they bring to their university and the surrounding community.

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This article was released on May 22, 2019. Since then there have been no corrections or updates made to it.  This article is a con article, disagreeing with my claim, making this a counterclaim. The author of this article is Rick Mase and it was published by The Washington Post. There were no spelling or grammatical errors found and the article was written to inform as well as persuade reader.

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This article was released on February 26, 2019. Since then there have been no revisions or updates made to it. This article is a con article therefore it agrees with my claim that college athletes should not be paid. The author of this article is Jeremy Engle, and it was published by the New York Times. There were no errors found and the purpose of the article is to inform as well a persuade the reader.

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Should College Athletes Be Paid? (Published 2019)

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A star athlete’s freak injury revives the debate.

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This article was released on October 4, 2008. No changes have been made. This article is a pro article, therefore it agrees with my claim, college athletes should not be paid. The author of this article is Lisa Horne and it was released by BleacherReport. there were no errors found and the purpose of this article was to inform and persuade the reader.

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We've heard the arguments a million times. Football players make schools a ton of money and should be able to reap some of the rewards. Players are risking permanent injury by playing for free. Players are being used.

Blah blah blah.

Apparently, the gift of a free education is not considered enough anymore. Fine. But it's not just that five-year full ride the players get. It's all of the other stuff.

Free food. Any of you naysayers want to pony up the dough to feed an offensive lineman for a week? And it has to be healthy too. That's at least 500 bucks a month.

Free insurance. It costs approximately 400 bucks a month per person for decent insurance. Multiply that by 85 scholarshipped players...per month. Gulp.

Free publicity. Just how much is it worth to have ESPN talk about your team every week? To show your mug? Your stats? Think an agent can do better? For free?

Parental mentoring. Some of these players come from single-mom households, with no paternal influence in their life. How much is finally having a father-figure in your life worth?

Housing allowance. I know a few hundred thousand families who foreclosed on their homes might be thinking you got it pretty sweet. Live in a dorm and it's free. Act spoiled and want to live on your own? You still get a monthly stipend/allowance for that.

Free travel. I wonder how many kids who live in a small town ever will have the chance again to travel to California, Florida, Hawai'i or other beautiful spots. For free.

Travel costs. Ding, ding, ding. This is a killer, even for big programs. The cost for buying food, hotel rooms and such is a nightmare for teams on the road. The players never have to look at a bill. The school eats it all up.

The bill for Ohio State's trip to Los Angeles was $346,000. Over 24k was due to fuel surcharges. With most commercial airlines dinging you for a second bag and excessive weight, can anyone even imagine what those charges were? All that equipment? All that excess weight? Ohio State had to charter two planes. One was not enough.

The cost for NCAA football teams to travel for the '07-'08 season was 42.6 million dollars. Grasp that. Just for travel.

Universities and colleges spent over 42 mil to pay for players who, except for an elite couple hundred, will never set foot on the gridiron again. And they want to get paid???

Don't they get enough already? Can we stop future Divas-in-the-making now?

Only a small percentage of all active players actually make it in the NFL. Why should a perennial third stringer get paid to sit on a bench? Should Matt Cassel have been paid while at USC? He never started a game but is now starting QB for the Pats.

Maybe, just maybe, these student-athletes could cut down their expenses a bit. Maybe stop buying iphones, ipods, laptops, diamond studs, Sirius radio, GPS devices and expensive cars.

Stop paying for $5 beers at nightclubs and then getting into trouble which may require the school to hire you a $350 dollar an hour lawyer to defend you in a civil suit.

Study, instead of paying tutors to do your work for you.

Last time I checked, the student came before athlete. Student-athlete.

Respect that. And get that degree. Ask Gino Torretta or Jason White how important that is-two Heisman winners who actually had to go out into the real world and get real jobs.

Players need to start showing up and playing and instead of thinking they can coast through the games and land an NFL gig. The odds are against you.

Whether you make it there or not, make sure and send a thank you note to the school who gave you unlimited opportunities. A school that spent at least a million on you, the bench warmer, to represent the school. They are already paying you.

Don't stare a gift horse in the mouth. Just keep your mouth shut, study, and play.

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Why College Football Players Should Not Get Paid To Play

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We've heard the arguments a million times. Football players make schools a ton of money and should be able to reap some of the rewards. Players are risking permanent injury by playing for free. Players are being used. Blah blah blah. Apparently, the gift of a free education is not considered enough anymore.

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This video was posted on September 28, 2018. The video has not been revised or updated since then. The information relates to my claim because it agrees with the fact that college students should not be paid. The video was posted to YouTube by FoxBusiness, a branch off of FoxNews. There were no errors found in the video and it was created to inform as well as persuade the audiences.

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This video was posted on July 11, 2014. The video has not been revised or updated since then. The information relates my topic because it disagrees with my claim of why college athletes should not be paid. The video was posted to Youtube by CNN and there were no errors found in the video. The video was created to inform as well as persuade the audiences.

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Should college athletes be paid to play?