Kichena 1 Should College Athletes Be Paid? Thesis: Paying athletes would do more harm than good. I. College athletes should not be paid A. They already receive scholarships 1. This would be unfair to the other students at the college (Marzili 89) 2. Compensation on top of a full scholarship would be unjust (Marzili 89) 3. Players wouldn’t focus on school B. Some athletes wouldn’t use the money for good purposes 1. Many athletes will gamble (Sack) 2. Many athletes will purchase illicit drugs (College Athletes Shouldn’t Be Paid) C. Title IX would cause problems 1. Every athlete would have to be paid the same amount (Huffman) 2. Non-revenue sports would become inoperable (Huffman) 3. Gap would widen between schools with lots of money and schools with little money (Cassavaugh) Kichena 2 II. College athletes should be paid A. Most of the athletes have no money when they arrive on campus
Background image of page Kichena 1 Should College Athletes Be Paid? Thesis: Paying athletes would do more harm than good. I. College athletes should not be paid A. They already receive scholarships 1. This would be unfair to the other students at the college (Marzili 89) 2. Compensation on top of a full scholarship would be unjust (Marzili 89) 3. Players wouldn’t focus on Kichena 1 Should College Athletes Be Paid? Thesis: Paying athletes would do more harm than good. I. College athletes should not be paid A. They already receive scholarships 1. This would be unfair to the other students at the college (Marzili 89) 2. Compensation on top of a full scholarship would be unjust (Marzili 89) 3. Players wouldn’t focus on school B. Some athletes wouldn’t use the money for good purposes 1. Many athletes will gamble (Sack) 2. Many athletes will purchase illicit drugs (College Athletes Shouldn’t Be Paid) C. Title IX would cause problems 1. Every athlete would have to be paid the same amount (Huffman) 2. Non-revenue sports would become inoperable (Huffman) 3. Gap would widen between schools with...