Universities make millions while students starve

 Should collegiate athletes get paid while pursuing their education?

This topic has been up for discussion for several years, there has been arguments both sides in which some agree that collegiate athletes should get paid and some argue they should not.

Statistics show “more than 460,00 NCAA student-athletes- more than ever before compete in 24 sports every year.”

According to New Mexico State University’s statistic athletic page the total amount of revenue related to sports is approximately $24,074,291/yearly. Collegiate athletes bring in an obscene amount of the school's income in which they do not receive any of the proceeds due to NCAA rules and regulations. These student athletes can not receive financial support, benefits, and or gifts from agents or anybody associated with collegiate athletic programs according NCAA rules and regulations.

Student athletes have a rigorous work program they deal with on a daily basis, this includes, 3-5 hours of daily practice, (about 18+ hours a week) traveling to and from away games, having to maintain a 2.5 GPA to remain eligible to play.  With this amount of workload that these student athletes face shouldn’t they be paid?

Although the NCAA claims college athletes are just students, the NCAA's own tournament schedules require college athletes to miss classes for nationally televised games that bring in revenue. Only in this year according to the University of Alabama they reported $143.3 Million in athletic revenues which is more than all 30 NHL teams and 25 of the 30 NBA teams. Many of the revenues collected from college athletics do not go directly back into the classroom. Instead, a substantial share of college sports' revenues stay in the hands of a select few administrators, athletic directors, and coaches.

Universities profit from these athletes in every way imaginable. If it were not for majority of the  athletes bringing people to the seats, universities would lose a substantial amount of income. Universities also market these athletes; from star football quarterbacks to all star volleyball players. They make money on jersey sales and memorabilia which represent these athletes. The only “perks” that these student receive are scholarships, and athletic wear. As nice as that may be, athletic wear doesn’t fill their stomachs or put gas in their vehicles

Collegiate athletes having to maintain the required GPA, and the amount of stress they carry day to day having to train for sports and continue their studies at the same time is understandable at why some may agree that collegiate athletes should be paid to play sports while pursuing their education.

With college athletes having so much on their plates to handle I see no reason for them not to paid a little bit of money for them to be able to survive off of. I don't think they should get a lot of money some at least. I know a few college athletes right now on full ride scholarships that do struggle to pay there bills.

Google Rocks!

Question 1.    Google set itself apart from other search engines, such as Yahoo, Alta Vista, and WebCrawler, by their persistence in innovation. Google made great  acquisitions, such as YouTube, to further strengthen their business. Google also purchased companies, such as Picasa (which they have retired), but used Picasa to build off of and produce their improved version, called Google Photos. Google has become so successful by continuing to expand and innovate.  Google has pushed beyond being a great search engine to becoming the world's most valuable company, surpassing Apple.

Question 2. The corporate culture of Google differs from other companies primarily on how they treat their employees. Google instituted a TGIF policy, which involves meetings that they hold on Friday afternoons, where all employees can find out what has transpired within the company throughout the week. This keeps all employees up-to-date with what is going on, and no employee is left in the dark regardless of their position in the company. This policy is not something that is used with most companies. Another major difference between Google and other companies is their work atmosphere. Google believes in keeping the work place fun and relaxing for all employees. They have such features as scooters, slides, nap rooms, and massages, to name a few. I do believe this has helped them to become more successful because happy employees are productive employees.

History of social media. Will it ever end?

      The history of social media is definitely a complex one. From the dot com rise and fall in the early 2000s, to doing virtually everything online these days. The dot com era was fast and furious, everyday in the early 2000s their was a new great idea that sprouted up, and just as quickly went away. The dot com crash came from an abundance of websites trying to peddle very similar items and ideas. When a market gets flooded with similar businesses it is just a matter of time before you start to see them dwindle. However, their are some sites that came from web 2.0 who have had great successes and continue to grow.
     Sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have seen some of the most success in the social media realm. These sites, reinvented themselves after the dot com crash by really giving the general public what they wanted in a social media setting. I, myself am guilty of persecuting social media such as Facebook, but then turn right around and log in to see whats new. Social media is so much more than just seeing what a buddy or family member is up to these days. It can help grow new business, and even give an existing business new life by being more accessible to the general public through online searches. I do not see an end in site any time soon when it comes to social media. This is no longer just a fad, but a way of life. Majority of people today would be lost without a smartphone, tablet, or pc. In a pole conducted by Maxim Magazine in October 2016, an overwhelming 73% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 35 get world news from such social media sites such as Facebook. Where would the world be if social media came to a sudden hault and was not longer available? People may actually have to look at each other and talk to one another again, heck some may even have to pick up the phone and call the people they are wanting to communicate with... What was I thinking, text messaging would still exist :)