Should College Athletes Be Paid?
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2015
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Boosters of big-time, "amateur" college sports say "student athletes" are getting free educations and possible pro careers, but critics say they are unpaid professionals victimized by academic fraud. Should they be paid?
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| 0:58.1 | but many players may be left with nothing but injuries and no education at all. |
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