Kim Bui

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

@JLiang62455 @abhornUCRedu I completely agree that student athletes' academics should be more prioritized, especially African American students as they are not offered the same resources and opportunities and should be seen for more than their athleticism! #UCR150 @annaaacha

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

Many universities rely on African-American and Pacific Islander students to generate revenue in their intercollegiate athletics programs, but fail to return the favor by offering resources for academic success. #UCR150 @annaaacha

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

@derek_lpz @abhornUCRedu I completely agree, if anything the NCAA adds onto their stress with all the restrictions they impede on their student athletes! #UCR150 @annaaacha

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

The NCAA can't keep using amateurism as a defense to justify exploiting and treating their student athletes unfairly. At one point they need to take responsibility! #UCR150 @annaaacha

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

@Samiya370850 @abhornUCRedu Hi Samiya! I totally agree that this is just one more thing that gives institutions too much power over their student athletes! #UCR150 @annaaacha

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

If freshman students are fully capable of competing immediately while adjusting to university life, what makes the NCAA believe that transfer students are unable to do so? #UCR150 @annaaacha

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

@tamez180321 @annaaacha Hi Amy, I agree that it's insane the amount of money the NCAA has access to, but they choose not to use their expenses to ensure the safety of athletes that contribute to their profits! @annaaacha #UCR150

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

It is so unfair for institutions to be putting their athletes through so much mental and physical turmoil. The least they could do is protect their health and wellbeing by taking concussions seriously! @annaaacha #UCR150

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

@pjime023 @Chesweetheart @annaaacha I noticed this too! Deflecting blame onto a law instilled to provide rights to women is so obviously misogyny :(. #ucr150 @annaaacha

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

College athletics budgets have been strained long before the establishment of Title IX in 1972, so placing the blame of athletic budget cuts on a law that is intended to provide gender equality, is just misogyny at work! #UCR150 @annaaacha

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

@lisscastrom @annaaacha Hi Lissette! I totally agree that having a one-year renewable scholarship provides an imbalanced power dynamic and makes it seem like these student athletes are disposable. #ucr150 @annaaacha

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

@Nareenclute @annaaacha I agree! We need to reassess how much we value these athletes, and whether or not they are receiving appropriate compensation for the work they put in. #ucr150 @annaaacha

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

Collegiate athletes deserve to receive a four-year education after all the hard work they have contributed to their institutions. The dynamic between colleges/coaches and their athletes should be mutually beneficial! #UCR150
@annaaacha

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

Why is the NCAA allowed to monopolize on their students' athletic abilities, but the individual athletes who put in the work are not allowed to reap the benefits themselves? Were their intentions in installing amateurism to capitalize off their athletes?
@annaacha #ucr150

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

@reehirmiz Institutions even let other scholarship students receive extra compensation (e.g. music students with organized concerts), do you think that this should be allowed for athletes too? @annaacha #ucr150

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

@cjime074 I also think this is so contradicting! Seeing as they help to bring attention and revenue to the schools they represent, they should be receiving positive reinforcements! @annnaacha #ucr150

[Kim Bui @KimBui056]

For conditions to improve for collegiate athletes, it's clear that a social movement needs to embark through radical flank effects, which I learned today are interactive processes that produce an understanding of a problem and a radical change to resolve it! @annnaacha #UCR150