... Due to the fact these players are in college, they should not be paid to play the sport they are gifted with. The reasons why are because colleges are already providing student athletes with a scholarship to play, they are students first and athletes second, and lastly, it would be unfair to those that are ... play a sport or not. No one gets paid for making good grades. In college, students are supposed to learn how to manage their own life. If colleges pay their athletes, it defeats the whole purpose, because they are hurting the player's ethic. For instance, my parents would always t...

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... year university. Sometimes it is difficult to afford a college education for your children. However, it is not impossible. Attending a two-year college has always ranked cheaper compared to a four-year university. For example, the average college education cost for an in-state student to attend the UNM-Gallup Campus (two- ... education expenses. If big city life isn't your style, then a two-year university is the way to go. The majority of two-year colleges are located in a rural town with a respectable population allowing room for growth. If you are family oriented, then attending a two...

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... end up graduating." (Porter). This results in graduation rates in this country suffering, because as Porter states, "Including community colleges, the graduation rate drops to 53 percent. Only Hungary does worse."(Porter).  Currently, the United States is ranked nineteenth out of twenty-eight countries in college graduation rates. A ranking that comes from the "OECD", which tracks education ... ...

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