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Analysis Of Brawns And Brains: Student Athletes Get A Bam Rap

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The 2006 article Oakland Tribune “Brawns and Brains: student athletes get a bum rap” written by Dave Newhouse explains how college athletes are looked down on by their peers. This article focuses on student athletes being stereotyped as being less intelligent than the average college student. Student-athletes are automatically assumed dumb without any thought. As author Dave Newhouse states “the dumb jock is nothing new at Cal. Or at most institutions.” Student athletes are being ridiculed and looked down upon by their peers. The N.C.A.A. restricts an athlete to 20 hours of practice a week; this does not include weight training or voluntary activity. Athletes do have a lower graduation rate but this does not account for transfers or players
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