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Student-Athletes Explore Diverse Range of NIL Deals in Recent Summit

Student-Athletes Explore Diverse Range of NIL Deals in Recent Summit

By Abby Tucker January 20, 2023

Over 250 student-athletes attended the inaugural Georgetown Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Summit to learn about opportunities to build their individual brand.  The Jan. 12 event was hosted by...

EDITORIAL: Compensate College Athletes

By Editorial Board October 6, 2017

The status quo of compensation in college athletics is broken. The current rules banning student-athletes from being paid allow universities to exploit the unpaid efforts of its athletes. The NCAA should...

Student Athletes Form Petition Protesting Kehoe Field Closure

By Elisabeth Neylan March 22, 2016

Student athletes frustrated with Kehoe Field’s potential eight-to-15-year closure have created a petition urging the administration to expedite the rehabilitation process. Kehoe Field’s closure has...

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Anti-sweatshop activist Jim Keady posted a picture on social media of three student-athletes modelling gear with the Nike logo taped over as a symbol of protest.

Student Athletes Launch Sweatshop Awareness Campaign

By Patricja Okuniewska November 13, 2015

Student-athletes and other members of the university community are calling attention to the unethical business practices of Nike by launching an awareness campaign. The movement, seeking to put pressure...

The Players’ Union

By The Editorial Board April 8, 2014

When the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Northwestern University football players could be considered university employees if they were on scholarship, schools across the country began anticipating...

Student-Athletes Deserve Income

By Tom Hoff March 28, 2014

Wednesday, the Chicago district of the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Northwestern football players qualify as employees and, therefore, have a right to unionize. This decision reignites the...

Recognizing Our Student-Athletes

By Annalee Abell February 14, 2014

To the Editor: Re: “An Airball in Academia” [The Hoya, Feb. 4, A2] As President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, I felt the need to respond to this article in defense of our student-athletes....

Student Athletes Run for the Hilltop in Triathlons

By Victoria Ngare February 9, 2012

Every day, hundreds of people descend upon Yates Field House and engage in routine forms of exercise. You have your standard treadmill runners, weight trainers, elliptical andStairmaster gurus and...

Scandals Show Need To Pay College Athletes

By Parimal Garg October 1, 2010

It's October. The college basketball season is kicking off in six weeks. And two of the top three freshmen in the country - Josh Selby of Kansas and Enes Kanter of Kentucky - have no idea whether they'll...

The College Experience

By Parimal Garg September 21, 2010

I am philosophically opposed to the requirement that basketball players must spend a year in college (or overseas in rare cases) before they can become eligible for the NBA Draft. I find it outrageous...

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