And as a result of these stories hitting the media, schools began monitoring student progress more closely. ... The team's roster consisted of thirteen players whom were all attending the university on fully paid sports scholarship. In 1997 the team won the collegiate sports highest award, the Division One Basketball Tournament Championship. ... (The majority of schools have established an academic average of 2.00 as suitable for participation in sports programs.) ... Learning institutions, which have sports programs, will be required to report directly to the commission on a quarterly...

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Student athletes are held to high standards due to their magnified presence and reputation in the media and sports culture. ... As an athlete, through-out my life I have learned how to balance my school work as well as my sports. ... My time has become more limited when trying to do school work because I also have to juggle a job along with the 40 hours a week I commit to my sports. ... Athletes still have lives outside of their sports and would need some kind of money for something. ... The way the NCAA is structured, there must be equality for all of the sports regardless of how popular ...

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Through donations, ticket sales, media rights, and advertising these athletes are symbols for their school and their program. ... College athletes and their sports don't only bring money into the school, they help increase admissions, because many undergraduates' college decisions are factored in with sports. ... College sports are no different from this. ... Collegiate sports is not a career or profession. ... A large portion of the fans of college sports are the students. ...

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Recently found in the media, former University of Connecticut men's basketball star, Shabazz Napier, made the statement of going to bed starving. ... Football and basketball are the two biggest sports that bring in the most collegiate revenue. ... Finally, paying collegiate athletes will normally lead to financial constraints and may cause the school to drop other sports, programs, or institutional developments. ...

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Many students around the world today focus mainly one thing while they are in school; Career and income, but how do you achieve that? How does one get the career they want and the income they yearn? The answer is education several countries are known for their exceptional performance in academics an...

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CAREER PATHWAYS Each student in Senior High School can choose among five tracks: Business and Entrepreneurship; Humanities and Social Sciences; Science, Technology, and Engineering; Sports; and Technical-Vocational. ... Information, media and technology skills, b. ...

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