If the NCAA won’t allow colleges to pay student-athletes, athletes should be allowed to pursue other sources of income
STATE ISSUES: Universities make billions of dollars off of the unpaid labor of student-athletes. This has to stop.
Alexander Hong/Staff
College athletes have brought in billions of dollars to campuses — some even risk their lives to play their sports. These students are forced to compromise on academics and financial stability to support their campus. They deserve fair compensation for these sacrifices — and if the NCAA won’t allow campuses to pay student-athletes, it should, at the very least, permit athletes the right to be compensated through sponsorships.
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