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Paying College Athletes

Following are seven selections that comment directly or indirectly on the issue of whether college athletes should be paid.

Sources

  1. Boris Drucker, “I’m Glad We Won . . .” (cartoon)
  2. Frank Deford, Pay Dirt: College Athletes Deserve the Same Rights as Other Students
  3. Michael Lewis, Serfs of the Turf
  4. Bill Walton, My Priceless Opportunity
  5. Michael Wilbon, As Colleges’ Greed Grows, So Does the Hypocrisy
  6. Steve Weiberg, Despite Criticism, NCAA Takes a Firm Stance on Professionalism
  7. National Collegiate Athletic Association, Why Students Aren’t Paid to Play

After using the questions to discuss individual selections, synthesize the pieces through one of the suggested assignments on page 685.