Share: With the NCAA hosting its annual College Basketball Championship Tournament, or as most people know it, March Madness, the recent debate about whether student athletes should recieve a paycheck or not has been raging. During March Madness, companies from all over get to cash in on a great opportunity to advertise their products with millions of people around the country tuning in to watch the games. The NCAA sure is making millions of dollars off this and their athletes do not receive a single dime. …
Paying NCAA Players
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Shoot Me: Why a bullet is humane
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Voices: Should the NCAA pay their student-athletes?
Share: Donall Tuff, kinesiology: “Yes. Once you get to Division I level, it is like taking a full time job. You don’t have time to take another job. And you get penalized if other people help finance you, so it is very hard to pay for housing and food.” Mia Chavez, human science: “It depends on how good the athlete is, not just on the courts but in how well-rounded he is. Not everyone who is drafted …
Op-Ed: Letter to the Editor
Share: I am disappointed by the negative campaigning and vague campaign promises from the challengers for Academic Senate officer seats. Lack of support and evidence, false statements made about the incumbents, and overall negative campaign strategy are clear indicators to me that these are not appropriate qualities for future senate leadership. Don’t get me wrong: I respect each of my faculty colleagues as individuals with certain positive contributions to offer the college. However, their message now about representing faculty and shared governance is suspect since …
Ending Racism Does Not Begin With Closing SAE
Share: College fraternities and sororities are known for their rowdy behavior: stripping naked and running across campus in the dark, partying through the night, and even binge drinking. But does being outright racist cross the line? After the release of a video featuring the members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Oklahoma engaging in a racist chant, outrage from both the white and black community surfaced, leading to the question of how school administrators and students can prevent racism on college …
Controversy Threatens to Sink Obamacare
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Bachelor degrees at two-year schools enrich education
Community colleges are doing the right thing and offering four-year degrees at a two-year school price.
No to bachelor’s degrees at community colleges
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Muslim lives matter
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