The Dartmouth Union Vote and College Sports: Your Questions Answered

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🗓️ 7 April 2024

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The Final Four is now the final two ahead of Monday's NCAA men's college basketball championship. Women’s college basketball will crown its champion today. But off the court, many players and fans may have their eyes on Dartmouth, where the men’s basketball team last month voted to unionize. The move is already having ripple effects across the college sports world, with big questions over whether college athletes are amateurs or professionals. Wall Street Journal reporter Louise Radnofsky and sports columnist Jason Gay answer listener questions. Luke Vargas hosts. Further Reading Are NCAA Athletes Amateurs Anymore? College Athletes Are Cashing In on the NCAA’s New Rules The NCAA Wants to Pay College Athletes. It Doesn’t Really Have a Choice. College Sports Stares Down Its Doomsday Scenario Dartmouth Basketball Players Vote to Unionize in New Challenge to NCAA’s Amateurism Model Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	Hey what's news listeners, it's Sunday, April 7th. I'm Luke Vargas.
0:36.4	And I'm Anne Marie Fertoli for the Wall Street Journal. This is What's News Sunday,
0:40.9	the show where we tackle the big questions about the biggest stories in the news.
0:45.0	We reach out to our colleagues across the newsroom to help explain what's happening in our world.
0:49.6	This week, we're looking at a debate that's playing out within college sports over whether
0:53.7	athletes are amateur students or professionals a debate with potentially huge
0:59.4	implications for the future of American education and for the future of sports.
1:04.0	Take your seat. The game is about to begin.
1:07.0	Last month, 13 of the 15 players on Dartmouth's men's basketball team voted to join the
1:16.8	Service Employees International Union and if college athletes sound like a surprising
1:22.4	addition to a union better known for representing nurses,
1:25.6	janitors, and members of law enforcement, or really any union for that matter, well,
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