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UNC Student Athlete writes daft 10-sentence final paper, gets an A- (Paper Inside)
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nhlducks35
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He'll probably earn more than me
As sad as it is, colleges doing stuff like this doesn't surprise me.
This anecdote is quite more extreme, but my undergrad even covered up a (alleged, but...) rape scandal because the suspect was a top sports player in the college. Passing on folks in the curriculum is something that even happens in high schools, and it's definitely a problem.
This anecdote is quite more extreme, but my undergrad even covered up a (alleged, but...) rape scandal because the suspect was a top sports player in the college. Passing on folks in the curriculum is something that even happens in high schools, and it's definitely a problem.
Schools were using him for his athletic ability? Sports is all that matters to a lot of people and they were making money off he and his teammates. It's fucked all around.
GoldenEye 007
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UNC created the class for them basically. So they really didn't take up spots of legitimate students!
Pretty sad stuff, government puts in measures to ensure these people graduate with an education, you know, something to fall back on when they don't make it in professional sport (which I assume most don't). The school fudges result, basically fucking them over when they get dropped from the team.
Escape Goat
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Harriet Tubman bought her tickets on the underground railroad and they moved to St Paul, Minnesota.
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NinjaFridge
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I'm not even mad, this is just sad. They're being cheated out of even a basic level of education.
The truth is most Division 1 athletes on scholarship wouldn't be able to get into their institution on academic merits alone. UNC is ranked #30 nationwide and accepts less than 30% of its applicants. I'm not sure why so many people are shocked to discover the standards are a bit more "lax" for its scholarship athletes.
DrForester
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ReturnOfTheRAT
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In this case definitely. Elsewhere, "student athlete" is a load of shit.
HP_Wuvcraft
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I hate to say it, but no wonder so many athletes have records.
Is it wrong that I'm laughing that the guy clearly doesn't understand racism and made up a conversation between Rosa Parks and authorities?
Is it wrong that I'm laughing that the guy clearly doesn't understand racism and made up a conversation between Rosa Parks and authorities?
This stuff only happens to the star players or starters.
Escape Goat
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Which is an indictment of the Public school system as it is this university.
terrisus
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Is it really a university's responsibility to give that basic level of education to someone with a 3rd-grade reading level?
Exactly. The problems started way before then, this is just another step on the problem list.
Elwood Blues
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Public Ivy.
GoldenEye 007
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This is why I think it is hilarious when people simply blame the NCAA as if they're some unaffiliated entity. Schools are the ones ultimately pulling stuff like this. NCAA certainly has its issues, but the organization is run by the schools. BCS/College Football Playoff, TV networks and schools are the main culprits for this mindset. Brought on by people's enjoyment of the sports. Remember NCAA has much less influence at the higher levels of college football. Of course they have the basketball side, though, along with the other Olympic sports.
Nope, but apparently the NCAA holds no power over, you know, cheating for student athletes. They totally have power over things coaches do that have no direct impact on the players though, like molesting kids.
friskykillface
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I think that paper is copied word for word from a Rosa Parks autobiography , saw this very topic on another forum
I wonder what kind of papers Derrick Rose turned in
I wonder what kind of papers Derrick Rose turned in
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NinjaFridge
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Either way they're a university, education should be their priority. Even if they do let these guys in they should strive to improve their education, even if it is only basic things like reading and writing at an adult level.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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I glanced at the title and thought this was going to be about how a student wrote a 10 sentence paper that was so profound that it deserved an A
terrisus
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That's rather unrealistic to expect a university to create entire courses for the purpose of providing an Elementary-level education.
There are adult education centers and such which deal with that sort of thing.
Of course, they made fake classes, but, providing an actual Elementary-level education to college-age people would involve significantly more time and resources than tossing an A- onto a paper like that.
She was clearly sitting in the drivers seat and refused to move.
The accreditor and the NCAA have whitewashed this.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I think the unionization of college athletes is going to be hilarious.
We're going to see every dirty trick in the book by the NCAA.
"Oh, I'm sorry--you thought you were getting easy classes? Good luck with that!" They're going to ratchet up the difficulty on everyone.
We're going to see every dirty trick in the book by the NCAA.
"Oh, I'm sorry--you thought you were getting easy classes? Good luck with that!" They're going to ratchet up the difficulty on everyone.
I can never tell when you're being serious.
Oracle Dragon
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I have only a minor understanding of this stuff, so please correct me if I'm wrong, but I would assume that the large majority of college/uni football players do not go on to be in the NFL? And they do not get paid (or are even allowed to be paid) for playing? So these guys are recruited and coasted through the system, and then totally thrown away by the school. The school knows they have not given them a real education. They know they won't be going pro. They did this solely for the school to make gobs of money?
Or do ex college football players often go on to successful and lucrative careers in non-football related fields?
Or do ex college football players often go on to successful and lucrative careers in non-football related fields?
I took an upper level English class with a student athlete once. A friend and I were partnered with him, so we had to read Moll Flanders, write an essay, and then edit each other's papers. I swear, I've never read a longer, more incoherent run on sentence than the three pages of drivel he managed to write.
Thankfully, he was kicked out for comments he made on Facebook before my friend and I had to show him his red-inked paper the next week. Because a severe lack of education is less of a concern than what you say on Facebook.
University of Oregon, btw.
Thankfully, he was kicked out for comments he made on Facebook before my friend and I had to show him his red-inked paper the next week. Because a severe lack of education is less of a concern than what you say on Facebook.
University of Oregon, btw.
Zantetsuken
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The thing is, the situation is probably more dire than we can imagine. This could happen at a lot of schools. The other thing is, when do these athletes actually have time to study?
Nice try but Rosa Park's was on a bus and not on a subway
Figures. Colleges really don't care long as the kid can run with the ball. UGA, the big dog in this god forsaken state, is full of student athletes much the same. In fact, I knew a kid there who couldn't even fucking read. Seriously, he had to transfer to a private school because he couldn't read the words on the georgia high school graduation test. Modern day slavery. These kids won't be able to do shit if they don't go pro, and if they do go pro they are too uneducated not to be owned.
Cheesecakebobby
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Reads like Chris (Simpsons artist)
GoldenEye 007
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Well universities are usually like small cities. There are tons of moving parts and of course lots of money. As an example, my little old university, UCF has an operating budget of like $1.2 billion. Athletics is like $40-$50 million. So education projects, research, buildings, etc. clearly have the bulk of the attention at schools.
Bren McGuire
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They're doing everything they can to keep this scandal from exposing basketball, which is the moneymaker there.
They are not getting payed.
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