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COMMENTARY
The NCAA and the Athletes It Fails
Thomas G. Palaima
Chronicle of Higher Education April 17, 2011
How we treat the young people on our campuses whom we often euphemistically call “student athletes” is essentially a moral issue. Some of those students, after all, generate millions of dollars for their coaches, athletic directors, and institutions, yet we have failed, in turn, to make sure they have legitimate experiences as students.
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