<blockquote>Let's take a close look. If the purpose of college is “an education,” then why in some cases do student-athletes have part or all of their tuition paid for on the explicit condition that they play sports? And if they are not professionals, then why the—what do you call it?—extracurricular activity that requires extensive travel, 40-plus hour weeks, and considerable risk to future earning potential? And if they are not being paid for that—if that tuition shouldn’t count as payment and their participation is in fact “voluntary”—then why allow that tuition to be offered in the first place? What is it even being offered for?</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116392/northwestern-football-players-challenge-ncaa-try-unionize">Northwestern Football Players Challenge NCAA, Try To Unionize | New Republic</a>.