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There has been much scrutiny over college athletes receiving illegal benefits over the years. What should be looked at more closely is why these benefits are illegal in the first place. The NCAA has such a stranglehold on college athletics that college athletes are not allowed to do what many other college students do. Many recent scandals have sparked the debate of the payment of college athletes. There has been controversy as to whether college athletes should be paid, or whether they should

Robert W. Smith was born on October 24th, 1958 in Daleville, Alabama. He went to secondary school in Daleville, after which he cleared out for Troy State University, where he played lead trumpet in the Sound of the South Marching Band. Besides playing trumpet, he also studied composition during his time at TSU with Dr. Paul Yoder. Upon his graduation from TSU with a Bachelor of Music Education degree, Smith sought after his musical profession in South Florida, where he earned the Master 's degree

Brown, M. T., Zuefle, D. M. & Batista, P. J. (2007). “Will the real 12th man please stand up? Texas a&m and seattle seahawks settle dispute over right to identify fans as ‘12th man’.” Sport Marketing Quarterly, 16, 115-117. The legal dispute between the National Football League’s Seattle Seahawks and Texas A&M University over the exploitation of the slogan “12th Man” is not only a respectable example of the significance of brand loyalty, but it is also an important case that proves the importance

For any athletic program during any sporting event, a brawl breaking out between the two opposing teams could be considered an undesirable situation. During a game between the Florida International University Golden Panthers and the Miami Hurricanes, that very thing happened and severe punishments were handed down by both programs to those involved. On October 14, 2016, a game between these two “cross town rivals” took place, and there was trash talk and penalties throughout the game. All of these

A Proper Recognition Frank Brown has spent most of his life dedicated to not only bettering CSU, but he has also had a huge impact on the lives of many in the community. Throughout his lengthy career as president, he helped shape CSU into the great school that it is today. Aside from his work as the president, he used his spare time to enrich the community around Columbus. He did this by starting numerous leadership programs and minority training programs. Brown deserves to have a statue of himself

Being granted a statue in remembrance of being great is a very honorable achievement. But, what makes someone deserving of being permanently recognized? There are many individuals that not only contributed to the successful status of the town of Columbus, but also Columbus State University. CSU could be considered the pride and joy of the town of Columbus some would even say the town is really building itself around this school. Hypothetically if the school were to ask who is the most deserving of

Many people are honored for their leadership, impact, legacy, achievements and hospitality. At Columbus State University, there are multiple people that should be considered for an honor. Mary Blackmon started women’s athletics at CSU. Frank Brown , former president at CSU, transformed CSU from a commuter college into the massive university it is today. Thomas Whitley was the founding president at CSU. Carson McCullers was a well-known author in Columbus. All these people did something great for

Year’s Six. These Bowls are the bowls you want to be in. To be in a bowl game you have to be in the FBS, which is division 1. You can’t be in division 2 to be in bowl games. The eligible conferences for the college football playoff are the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, C USA, MAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt, and the FBS independents. Here is a quote from Gene Smith, “ We need to do different. The fans have been loud and clear. There are too many bowl games and too many empty seats.”Here is a quote

that it has to be orbiting around the Sun; the second, it has to be heavy enough for its gravity to overcome external forces so that it has a round shape, and lastly, it has to have gravitational dominance in order to clear its neighborhood of other celestial bodies in its orbit. Pluto fails to accomplish the last criterion of clearing its neighborhood because Pluto shares an environment that consists of numerous celestial bodies which make up Kuiper’s Belt. In order to capture the interest of various

The disparity among institutions becomes more evident when analyzing the multimedia rights contracts. Of the $224.6 million dollars spent during the 2015-2016 season, $182.3 million was spent on institutions who compete in one of the “Power 5” conferences, meaning that the 31 “Power 5” institutions in this study receive 81.2% of the