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Publication: The Beacon, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre PA.
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Northwestern university quarterback Kain Colter is leading his Wildcats teammates in an effort to organize a NCAA football players union.
The National Labor Relations Board is currently hearing arguments on the matter and will decide whether or not student athletes are considered employees and should be paid salaries for their work on the gridiron.
For their part, I can see the argument that student athletes in favor of being paid are making. The NCAA brings in billions of dollars a year in revenue, and universities also make a buck off their students by selling tickets to events and selling merchandise such as player jerseys.
The obvious argument against the paying of college athletes is that they are, in fact, getting paid. Athletes often receive scholarships from their schools to cover things like tuition, meal...