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[Barker @Barker_21]

@moanapisia8 @edavidsonhed The main priority for the NCAA is revenue, not student athlete health, happiness, or well being like it should be. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

The NCAA doesn’t care about what happens to student athletes once they graduate from college, which makes it much easier to make decisions that generate revenue, even if it doesn’t have educational success at the forefront. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

@Ld515253 @edavidsonhed @besavageee I think a lot of students athletes are placed under intense pressure knowing that their scholarship could be removed after one year of poor performance. Causing them to focus more on their sport than their classes. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

Guaranteed 4 year scholarships are really hard to provide to student athletes at most schools, especially when the university/athletic department doesn’t have the revenue that some larger universities have. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

@JohannahMoyn1 @edavidsonhed Some of the most successful and dominant college coaches of all time are female coaches, proving they can compete at the collegiate level as leaders. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

Title IX allows female sports teams to have just as many opportunities and resources as male sports teams. These include but are not limited to locker rooms, scholarships, uniforms, travel expenses, and marketing. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

@moanapisia8 @edavidsonhed One possibility for student athletes is to use social media to get their message across to those around them, and those across the country. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

Athletics allows athletes to develop relationships and grow past racial stereotypes and different backgrounds, and develop into more understanding individuals. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

@kaorenae @edavidsonhed Whether you’re an athlete or a non-athlete, I believe the entry requirements should be the same. I think most schools do a good job with this, but some schools do give benefits to athletes. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

What are some stereotypes that non-athletes at UCR have on athletes that compete and go to class on campus? #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

@samlopez167 @edavidsonhed A way that universities try to fix this is by enforcing mandatory study halls and office hours with professors. If those requirements are not met, then they can’t compete in games. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

College athletics are very difficult to balance with a full academic schedule. However, I think that by committing to play collegiate athletics, the athlete agrees to the challenge of balancing athletics and academics, proving that very few people can do it. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

@miichelleeyoung @edavidsonhed Especially sports like basketball and football are commercialized. Very rarely do you see a college water polo game on TV, proving that the NCAA prioritizes the sports that make them the most money. #ucr50

[Barker @Barker_21]

That fact that 40 out of 50 states had college athletic coaches as the highest paid public employee in 2013 speaks volumes on how influential college athletics are to the higher education system and the overall college experience. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed

[Barker @Barker_21]

@kmart073 @edavidsonhed Most of the time, when student athletes don’t perform they lose their scholarships, forcing them to take out student loans if they wish to stay enrolled at their university, inevitably causing student debt. #ucr50

[Barker @Barker_21]

Due to a lack of funds, smaller athletic programs such as baseball depend heavily on larger athletic programs like football and basketball to generate revenue for facilities, travel, and equipment, making football and basketball the collegiate powerhouses. #ucr50 @edavidsonhed