Dartmouth men's basketball team votes to unionize

[HWilliamson]

@fiftyfifty1

I feel like I am hearing mixed messages about college athletics. In thread after thread I have been assured that college athletes are sought by future employers not because of an Old Boys Network, but because athletics are the most demanding and time-consuming college activity such that being a varsity athlete proves the possession of an astounding work ethic and unmatched time management skills.

But now I’m hearing that the time commitment is just a couple hours a day, maybe 3, really no different than other clubs, consisting of a bunch of pretty ordinary things thing that a lot of other students do all on their own just for fun…

I mean which is it?

Others have addressed the hours and the inflexibility of the hours relative to most clubs. But the other thing is that employers know that the time commitment is real. People can easily exaggerate how much time they spend volunteering, being in the whatever club, etc., and often it is impossible to know how real any of it is.