Research Blog #1 Topic Idea

Since my last post, I have decided to change the focus of my paper from "Outside Factors That Influence College Education", to a much more specific and centralized topic which is "Are College Athletes Employees".

There were plenty of ways to begin my research, but a few questions kept striking me:

1) If they are considered "employees", should they be paid/compensated? And if so, how?

2) From a legal standpoint, what rules and regulations does the NCAA have that limits players from recieving any type of gift or grant that has some sort of monetary value?

3) The term student athlete is used very commonly now-a-days. The confusion comes when the line between "student" and "athlete" becomes grey. The biggest question to be asked, not only towards the university but to the students as well, is how they view the term student athlete and what truly comes first to them?

4) Is scholarship award money equal to the amount of stress put on these student athletes, as well as the time and effort put in by these student-athletes? 

          a. Spending money?

          b.  No time for Job