Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Episode 59 - College Athlete Unions

Today's episode centers around the decision by Northwestern University football players to unionize.  What impact will this have on the way college athletes are treated?  Will colleges start having to pay athletes?  Those questions and many more are explored here.

One answer came the week this episode is being published: the NCAA recently announced that DI athletes will be able to receive meals for free.  This was done in response to a complaint by a UConn basketball player who mentioned that student athletes sometimes don't eat well (if at all).



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