Dream Dennis Source 2

Southall, Richard M. "The Pros And Cons Of Making Major Reforms In The American Collegiate Athletic System." Congressional Digest 94.6 (2015): 8. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 10 Oct. 2016.

What would the payment of student athletes mean to the rest of the student body?

Before reading this article, I was interested because the title states making reforms in the American collegiate athletic system. Considering paying athletes is a huge reform that’s being debated; I figured why not. Also, for my paper I wanted to include positives and negatives, so this article featuring pros and cons was very beneficial. After reading I questioned changing my question around a bit. I felt this article was legit to use because of the amount of expertise and numerical statistics used.

While reading I noticed a statement saying athletic programs are issuing way more scholarships than before. At this point I figured this article would answer my question but not fully. Which is why I’m considering changing my question, but I don’t know to what.  I agreed with this article pros, but the cons don’t seem to fully be there. I sense some favoritism to the NCAA, which would explain the lack of cons. This source didn’t mention much about the regular student body.

I agree with my last source more, because it actually mentioned normal students which was my primary goal. But I like that this article featured more statistical facts about the NCAA. Overall this source was a downgrade from my previous source.

This source led me to questions like how should we fund these payments for athletes? Would some sports earn more money than other? Since this is similar to a job, would it certain rules they need to abide by? Also, would students really agree with a rising tuition? Do most students pick a college because of their sports teams? Overall this article didn’t answer any of the questions I needed to answer. Next, I plan on finding a source mostly leaning towards angry feelings towards payments. Once completing that task, I shall be able to properly answering my question of, What would the payment of student athletes mean to the rest of the student body?