Readings for extra credit

By James Krohe Jr.

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My piece about whether collegiate athletes ought to be paid (see ”Throwing in the towel,” Aug. 1, 2013 was merely a course-summary version of a complex argument. Readers interested in learning more about that argument might find these interesting:

“The Shame of College Sports” by Taylor Branch. Atlantic Monthly, Oct. 2011

“College sports reform needed, but paying student-athletes a terrible idea” by Henry Bienen. Chicago Tribune, July 18, 2013

“Should the federal government reform college sports? by Brooks Hays

“Reforming College Sports” by Richard DeMillo, the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy

“College Sports Reform: Now? Never?” by Doug Lederman

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