For most schools - including football/basketball powerhouses (which Dartmouth certainly is not) - athletics are a net money loser. I’m not sure how you can justify paying players under those circumstances. It also blurs the line in terms of what these students are there for - are they employees or are they students? Also, if you pay the basketball team, what about the football team or field hockey or swimming or . . . Each Ivy League school has at least 30 athletic teams - are they to pay them all? Many student athletes in the Ivy League used their sport to gain admittance, is that not enough?
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