The topic that I looked forward to the most during the
semester was the Penn State scandal and the underlying social influences that
had an impact from and towards the issue. I was not surprised that this was
happening in sport, but was surprised at the lengths that the administrators
went to cover this up and the lack of moral responsibility they executed. I was
disgusted at the judgments calls that the administrators at Penn State did
towards Sandusky. The lives that they have compromised and affected because of
their selfish interests was wrong and unforgivable at so many levels. This is
not the only problem that we encounter at the Collegiate level, sadly. The core
of what sports are supposed to provide an individual, at the collegiate level
and the main reason why they should be there is education. The issues also seep
through in sport, and example came from and Ohio State football player that
tweeted, "Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play
FOOTBALL, we ain't come to play SCHOOL classes are POINTLESS." Which was
posted earlier this year in October. It leaves me thinking, what is the point
of playing sports and what are their purposes as we go from playing youth to
higher level? Can these issues ever be fixed, or corrected? The more awareness
we bring to issues like these can enforce rules to keep sport in line with what
the typical American thinks the characteristics are supposed to provide.
Krysta Alarcon
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