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Yavin4

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8. If American colleges and universities were truly about the pursuit of academic achievements

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Tue Jun 22, 2021, 06:12 PM

Jun 2021

then college sports would not even exist, and if they did, they would indeed be just intra mural recreation among the students.

But in America, we cannot have nice things unless it exploits the hell out of people, in particular the poor and disadvantage.

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Students athletes gonna be getting paid....... [View all] a kennedy Jun 2021 OP

They won't be getting salaries as such, just education-related compensation Ocelot II Jun 2021 #1

Does that mean they have to give up their scholarships if they get paid? blueinredohio Jun 2021 #2

I hope so. jimfields33 Jun 2021 #3

They won't be getting paid in the sense of receiving salaries. Ocelot II Jun 2021 #5

Wouldn't tuition, room and board and books be education related? blueinredohio Jun 2021 #7

sports if i remember correctly are a after school activity. bad decision. AllaN01Bear Jun 2021 #4

At many universities it's their major source of revenue. Ocelot II Jun 2021 #6

If American colleges and universities were truly about the pursuit of academic achievements Yavin4 Jun 2021 #8