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Jake Warren Instructor: Malcolm Campbell English (1102) September ! 201" Topic Proposal: The Compensation of student athletes Introduction/Overview #he topic that interests me is $hether or not stu%ent athletes shoul% be compensate%& #his is a constant %iscussion topic in 'merican societ( an% I)m intereste% in taking a %eeper look& I am eager to *in% out $ho %eser+es the mone( an% $h(! or ho$ the mone( $ill be %i+i%e% amongst the %i**erent sports& I see both si%es to this argument an% belie+e there pros an% cons *or each& M( *inal topic $ill be ,-o$ the compensation o* stu%ent athletes $oul% ne+er be *air nor practical&. While recei+ing a scholarship to pla( a sport an% atten% school seems like an a$*ul lot some belie+e stu%ent athletes shoul% be compensate% on top o* that& #his a constant %iscussion topic an% this a**ects man( stu%ent athletes an% /ni+ersit(0s& #he problem is the uni+ersit()s making millions o* %ollars o** the athletes an% the athletes recei+ing 1ero compensation& Man( big name stu%ent athletes such as Johnn( Man1iel! or 2erlens 2oel brought millions an% millions o* %ollars to their school an% sa$ none o* it in return& Some belie+e this is un*air an% that the schools are using the athletes as mone( making tools& 3thers belie+e being gi+en a college e%ucation *or *ree is *ar more than enough $hen it comes to compensation& It is also +er( trick( because some sports make a lot more than others an% coming up $ith an e+en %istribution $oul% be a nightmare&

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I $ent about *in%ing m( preliminar( research mainl( b( $atching ES42 an% other sports net$orks hearing the *acts an% opinions o* the broa%casters& I also rea% numerous online articles *rom sources such as ES42! 5leacher 6eport! C5S sports etc& 3n top o* $atching an% rea%ing about the topic I ha+e a %ecent kno$le%ge %ue to m( *ollo$ing o* sports *or so man( (ears& I ha+e not (et looke% in seeking a librarians help because I *eel m( topic is not something I coul% *in% in the librar(& I also might inter+ie$ a *amil( *rien% $ho is a sports photographer $ho has %ealt $ith tons o* stu%ent athletes in the past& 7astl( I ac8uire% some *ee%back an% in*ormation *rom a *rien% o* mine $ho ga+e me his opinion& When it comes to the topic o* compensating stu%ent athletes theres usuall( onl( t$o si%es *or or against& Some people belie+e stu%ent athletes are at the school *or e%ucation *irst an% there*ore are not pro*essional an% %on)t nee% to be pai%& 3thers belie+e stu%ent athletes are 9ust there to pla( the sport an% loll( gag through school an% are being robbe% o* thousan%s an% ma(be e+en millions o* %ollars& #here are man( *actors that make this a +er( %i**icult an% contro+ersial topic causing a lot o* strong opinions& #hese opinions are e:presse% through #&;& Internet! ra%io! an% maga1ines&

Initial Inquiry Question(s) <oes the compensation o* athletes hurt the e%ucation s(stem= -o$ %oes the compensation o* stu%ent athletes a**ect pro*essional leagues= -o$ the compensation o* stu%ent athletes e**ects %ri+e an% moti+ation=

y Interest in this Topic I)m intereste% in this topic because I am an a+i% sports *an an% this a constant hea%line among sports ne$s& #his topic interests me because this topic causes so much contro+ers( an%

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%iscussion& #his topic also %eals $ith college stu%ents! so it allo$s me to empathi1e an% reall( imagine m(sel* in their shoes& I also *eel this is a great topic because I kno$ some about it! but not e+en close to all& >or e:ample I kno$ this a constant %iscussion topic in the 2C'' an% that the( are not in *a+or it& I also kno$ at this point there are man( agents an% stu%ent athletes $ho belie+e the( shoul% be compensate% an% this is $here it all begins& While con%ucting research I hope to learn e:actl( $h( college athletes aren)t pai%! an% the a**ects it $oul% ha+e&

!e"t #teps M( ne:t steps are beginning to take a closer look into the compensation o* stu%ent athletes& I *irst plan on researching more online articles *rom sources such as ES42! Sports Illustrate%! an% C5S sports& I then $oul% like to ma(be inter+ie$ a couple stu%ent athletes an% get their opinions on this topic& I am also consi%ering inter+ie$ing a *amil( *rien% $ho is a sports photographer $ho %eals $ith stu%ent athlete personall( all the time! an% getting his +ie$s an% kno$le%ge& 7astl( I plan to +isit the librar( an% speak to either the research librarian or *in% certain maga1ines or books pertaining to m( topic&