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    Gare 1 09-27-13James Eng. 101-032 Academic Integrity: how to solve the problem at MCC When considering the academic integrity‚ or lack thereof‚ amongst today’s college students‚ it is important to understand that there are a variety of reasons why students cheat. More importantly‚ they have been influenced by faculty members as well as teachers they had in high school. While every college is different and made up of unique demographics‚ it is generally true that

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    Most of today’s colleges and universities are made up of two demographics. One of which is student athletes and the other is regular academics students. These two groups of students coexist on campuses all over the world‚ but is one group more important that the other? How are the underlying issues dealt with between the two sides? Collegiate athletics is very important and make a huge contribution to institutes worldwide and society in general. Student Athlete’s schedules are generally more demanding

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    www.thelancet.com Medicine and Sport Vol 366 December 2005 S21 The rules of sport define a level playing field on which athletes compete. Antidoping policies exist‚ in theory‚ to encourage fair play. However‚ we believe they are unfounded‚ dangerous‚ and excessively costly. The need for rules in sports cannot be dismissed. But the anchoring of today’s antidoping regulations in the notion of fair play is misguided‚ since other factors that affect performance—eg‚ biological and environmental

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    Paying College Athletes Every single year‚ thousands of student athletes across the United States sign the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Form 08-3a‚ the “Student Athlete” form‚ which defers their right to receive payment for the use of their name and image (McCann). This form categorizes student athletes as amateurs who are not allowed to earn any sort of payment for playing their sports. Student athletes cannot ever earn one single penny from their college athletic careers‚ yet their

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    Should College Athletes be paid? There is a huge debate around the nation‚ whether college athletes should be paid. Since college athletes contribute to millions of dollars in revenue for the NCAA as well as their respective schools‚ many argue that they deserve to be paid. On the other hand‚ since many college athletes get free education and other benefits‚ many say they are being compensated already. All things considered‚ college athletes should not be paid because after all‚ most college athletic

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    In college‚ sports sometime become the facade of the university and or college. In return‚ the universities drastic rise in popularity comes from their sports programs. Ultimately‚ studies have shown student athletes put in more effort on the field or court than they do in the classroom. Therefore college student athletes should be paid for playing their sport while attending school. Many people say that college athletes should not be paid because college tuition‚ fees‚ rooms‚ and textbooks. They

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    College athletics have gained immense popularity among Americans over the past few decades. This has resulted into increased revenues for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the participating colleges which has fuelled the debate of whether college athletes should be compensated beyond their athletic scholarships. Athletes should not receive payment for their athletic play for reasons such they already receive a full scholarship‚ which athletes would get paid‚ and undermines what

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    referring to athletes as “jocks”‚ which is thought of as a student who can do a lot on the sports field‚ but not as much as the rest of the student body in the classroom. As athletes move on to college sports it is considered to be even more true that to college athletesacademic success comes second to their athletic success. This is a false perception that may be true for bigger (division one) schools but the stereotype is the complete opposite for division three athletics. Division III athletes are‚

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    Should college athletes get paid? College sports is one of the most entertaining to watch if you are a sports fan and‚ schools bring in a large amount of money due to their athletic programs but‚ due the athletes really deserve a pay day? Some college athletes think that they deserve to get a payday for all the sacrifices they make to their school. College athletes do not need to be paid because they have the ability to get to go to college for a reduced amount of money and a college degree is more

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    greatest who ever played a sport‚ and college is the beginning of that dream. Kids dream of making a huge living in sports in the college and professional level and it’s growing rapidly growing. At this level athletes put a lot of their time to spend hours every day practicing. Right now‚ a college athlete cannot be given money for their effort or marketed in a way that could profit the school or themselves. A growing debate centers on whether these athletes should be able to make money for all their

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