IS WE MONEy wonw
MORE THAN THE DEGREE?
By Sylvia Glover
s a young child playing little league
baseball, midget football or recre
ation basketball you dream of imi
tating the big guys on television,
like Michael Jordan. You think that
one day you too will be on televi
sion, or have your face on a cereal box. Before you
realize it, you are in high school and the college
Photo; courtesy of UNC Sports Information
scouts are trying to reel you in to coming to their col
lege on an athletic scholarship. You see this as an
opportunity towards your goal of making it big. The
next step is to get to college and play hard so you can
shine on the team. Time has passed by and you see
that you have what it takes to become a professional
athlete. It is your sophomore or junior year and the
media is projecting that you may be a potential first
or second round draft pick this year. The catch is, do
you finish college or leave school early to follow
your dreams? . Only a minute portion of the athletes
in the world will have a chance to play professional
sports. The opportunity of a lifetime is knocking at
your door.
Each year a lot of young adults across the country
decide to take that once in a lifetime opportunity.
Many people feel that athletes should stay in college
to get their degrees. Personally, if I had the chance to
leave early, no one would have to ask me twice.
However I got the opinion of a 20-yr old Carolina
baseball player from Council, North Carolina, Tyrell
IF EDUCATION IS A m
FACTOR, THEY SHOULD
STAY IN SCHOOL
7
Black Ink