> Why should students in the NCAA be any more monitored than regular students? NCAA student athletes are uniquely at risk for academic misconduct and abuse of their position. It's the schools and the NCAA's job to try and prevent students under their organization (e.g. student athletes) from being academically dishonest and receiving illegal compensation for their efforts (they are not professional athletes just yet). This is a bit like saying "why should politicians be monitored any more than regular people?" The answer is obvious; because they're in a position of power that could leave them the opportunity for abuse. > NCAA athletes often bring in major revenue to schools (for football programs at least) and are not allowed to benefit from it at all, does the NCAA consider them their slaves? They're not professional athletes. As-is, they receive a ton of compensation for their efforts in the ways of scholarships, free travel, extra attention, and so on. Believe me, these athletes are compensated very well. Giving them cash is a recipe for disaster.

Seriously, does _every_ article have to be about Google+? Sheesh.

I can get 6' cables on Amazon for $2.27 with free shipping, so I can confirm that this is very expensive.

So if I do the math correctly, giant cargo ships are responsible for 2.85 billion cars worth of pollution? Well, I guess it's time to stop using giant cargo ships.