Essay Archive - Should Scholarship Athletes Work?
Should Scholarship Athletes Work?
Should college athletes on full ride scholarships be able to hold a job
during the school year? Well up until Monday, January 12, 1997, full
scholarship athletes were forbidden to hold jobs during the school year. For
the last five years this has been a very controversial issue in the National
Collegiate Athletic Association, known as the NCAA. Imagine being from a poor
family and going to college on a full-ride scholarship for basketball. Under
the old legislation, that player is not allowed to work or receive money from
the school. ....
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