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It’s time for college football players to get paid

Dan Popper
Editorial Director

In the past month, there has been a tremendous outburst of suspensions in college football because players breached the NCAA-established regulations and conditions of their amateur statuses. A.J Green, wide receiver for the Georgia Bulldogs and potential top five NFL draft pick, has been suspended for the first four games of this season for selling his game-worn jersey for 5,000 dollars. 15 UNC football players were ruled ineligible for their opening game against the No. 21 ranked LSU Tigers for alleged contact with an agent. Most notably, on June 11th Reggie Bush, during his two years at USC, was accused and convicted of violating NCAA policy by accepting improper benefits from outside sources after a year and a half long investigation by the NCAA. Because of his conviction, Reggie Bush willingly gave up his 2005 Heisman Trophy.

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Tracking device reports overstated

Jana Persky and Dan Popper
Editorial Directors

“We’re calling all the students in the auditorium and the lights will go off. The students will fall asleep and wake up 15-20 minutes later with a pain in the back of their head. They will now be tracked wherever they go.”

This is how Principal Tony Pavia described a proposal to track students’ activity based on the media perspective. Recent nationwide news reports have been presenting the sensational story that the New Canaan school district will be planting tracking chips on students’ identification cards. However, the NCPS administration says that the reality is much different.

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What’s Poppin’: How to handle pitching prospects?

Dan Popper
Editorial Director

Stephen Strasburg, one of the greatest pitching prospects in the history of the MLB in the eyes of scouts, managers and owners, heard the words that no young pitcher, or pitcher of any age for that matter, wants to hear. After suffering what was presumed to be a strained ligament in his throwing forearm in a start against Philadelphia on August 22, MRIs showed a significant tear in a ligament in his elbow. On August 27, it was reported that Strasburg is likely to undergo Tommy John surgery, a procedure that would leave him out for 12 to 18 months.

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