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Pay college athletes

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Should College Athletes be Paid? By: Luke Ponko James Wiseman, a top tier basketball player, who is an undoubted first round draft pick in next years NBA draft, had gotten in trouble due to an NCAA violation that he didn’t know occurred. The Wiseman family received around 11,500 dollars in moving expenses in order to move to Tennessee, where Hardaway wanted Wiseman to play high school basketball in order for Wiseman to be persuaded to commit to Memphis. Unknown by Wiseman, the family accepted the money, moved to Tennessee, and Wiseman played high school there and eventually committed to Memphis, due to the persuasion of Hardaway. However, due to the violation of NCAA rules, Wiseman received a ban from playing because of the money from Hardaway. This caused a major debate and Wiseman filed for a lawsuit, receiving a temporary restraint in order to play the first game of Memphis’ season. The debate is well known and very controversial in today’s society. Should college athletes ge
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Tomahawk Chop

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The tomahawk chop was one of the favorite chants of the MLB organization the Atlanta Braves. Due to the many references to Native Americans in the team outline, name and logo. This chant features fans, holding red foam tomahawks, to chop at the air in a downward motion, almost in an act of harm or killing. It also includes a thumping backing track, prompting fans to do this motion. However, there has been a lot of controversy coinciding with this action. While many Braves fans enjoy this long standing tradition, many people of Native American descent/origin believe it is the wrong way to interpret Native American tradition and people. While the MLB playoffs have gone on, the series between the Cardinals and the Braves has been great for many fans and players. However, while this is the case with them, it isn’t the case for Cardinals rookie pitcher Ryan Helsley. Helsley is of Native American descent, and while the chants of the tomahawk are going on, he has to sit in the dugout and ig
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My family History

My Family History  My family has been in America for a very long time now. My first ancestors came from Poland and Germany many years ago. Years later, myparents were both born in Michigan, my dad in Ludington and my mom in Novi. They spent all of their childhood years in Michigan, and excelled in athletics, my dad especially, and my mom excelled in music. After their high school years, my dad started college at Miami of Ohio, and my mom started at Western Michigan University. After a few years, they both switched to colleges in New York. My dad to New York University, and my mom to New York School of Music. While in New York, they met and eventually got married. They moved back to Michigan and then to Lincoln Park in Chicago, where they had my sister and I. When I was around three, we moved to Wilmette, where my parents had my brother and we eventually moved to Kenilworth where I currently reside. My dad grew up a little below middle class, in a smaller house in Ludington. He rem
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