I agree that millions upon millions are made off of these college athletes, but i truly think that the NCAA has the athletes best interests in mind. They don't want student athletes to receive monetary gains for their performance because the tradition of the game would be jeopardized. All of a sudden Notre Dame becomes the New York Yankees of the college sports world simply because they have the monetary donors to buy whoever they want. If the kids can't receive the money, don't let them be marketed and manipulated so that everyone on the street can. All those high profile, high sponsored games not only generate money for the companies, but for the colleges and the sports' programs themselves. Without that income all these kids would lose their salaries (the $100,000+ in scholarships) not to mention we would not be able to watch any events unless we could travel to what would be small rubbled stadiums. I suppose next you're going to tell me that selling tickets to the games is wrong. Some level of money is made at every level of sports, no matter how big or how small. Gatorade sends high schools water coolers for the sidelines and lanyards for the athletes to use, if the schools didn't allow some level of advertising and money to be made off athletics no one would be playing at any level. Okay so they might still be played but with helmets you could fold up and stick in your back pocket at the end of the day.

Player's names not being able to be used in games has to do with advertising principles in collegiate athletics. Just as Nike isn't allowed to exploit young players by using their name on the jerseys they sell. Ever notice all Pro jerseys have the players' names on the back where no college jerseys do? Since college student athletes are not allowed to receive money for advertising or any other opportunity arising from their talent on the field/court/etc. , the NCAA is simply trying to stop the corporations from making even more money directly off the athletes.

Personally, I love the people who write in all of my textbooks. It is nice to read the notes that are accurate, but to me, the inaccurate notes are even more helpful. Those tend to be the ones that really capture my attention. I always remember fixing the last person's mistakes, but I have much more difficulty remembering the definitions and theories that i quickly jostled done in my notebook.

Don't get me wrong here. I am not saying I am encouraging this or that i am proud that NASA is doing this, but at least it will bring more attention to our space program than the average American has been giving it in recent years. It's sad, people used to crowd around the TV to watch when a shuttle launched, now they just catch a glimpse on the news when they are flipping channels from tool academy and Hasselhoff on America's got talent.