Research Blog #3

I've officially decided to write about the controversy surrounding college athletes and compensation. I want to explore the arguments on both sides of whether college athletes should be paid while also touching up on several other issues. Privatization ultimately affects this issue first hand through the increased tuition. “The price of public higher education has been growing at twice the rate of the economy, twice as fast as health insurance, and three to four times more quickly than consumer prices in general” (Meister). Money is the motive behind this whole argument. As the universities are raising the tuition, schools are ultimately generating more money and expanding. Athletes at these universities come from all different kind of backgrounds. Some can afford the education through scholarship or their family's money, but others are less fortunate. The need for money among college athletes can sometimes be dire. Some players come from little to nothing and are relying on a professional career to supply compensation. Other's aren't good enough to make it on the professional level and must rely on their degree to land them a job. Either way, the privatization of universities has caused more money to be generated. The question remains on why some of that extra money cannot be put towards increased scholarships or even personal payments to the players.