intercollegiate athletic programs on colleges' academic standards still seems to struggle to this day. This brings to surface one of the most asked questions in sports, “What effect does college sports have on academics and economics?” Herbert D. Simons, Derek Van Rheenen, and Martin V. Covington, authors of “Academic Motivation and the Student Athlete” researched the topic on whether athletics and academics benefit each other. Bryan Flynn, the author of “College Sports vs. Academics” poses the question “Should
While the popular television show “South Park” is well known for displaying two extreme sides of a controversial issue or a current trend in popular culture, the show’s fifth episode of its fifteenth season, “Crack Baby Athletic Association,” surprisingly focuses on one argument surrounding the debate on whether or not college athletes should be compensated for their services with more than the cost of their tuition, room, and board. Within the episode, the viewer is able to see how the athletes
Kyle Rojem Annotated Bibliography Should College Athletes Be Paid Van Rheenen, Derek. "Exploitation in College Sports: Race, Revenue, and Educational Reward." International Review for the Sociology of Sport 48.5 (2013): 550-71. Print. Some feel that by not paying college athletes that college institutions are thereby exploiting their athletes free of charge, which is unfair. However, this article feels that college athletes are paid very favorably by the large amount of money they receive for schooling