Recent scandals regarding the education that student-athletes in big-time athletics programs are receiving begs the question, what can be done to make sure the “student” in student-athlete still means something? One idea proposed by an instructor at UNC would allow student-athletes to take a reduced course load in their active seasons and make up for it after their playing eligibility has expired. Joining us to discuss this proposal and other alternatives to the current system are Stephen King, an instructor of visual communication and author of the aforementioned proposal, and Luke Notestine, a sports anchor and reporter at WLOS News 11, the ABC affiliate in Asheville, North Carolina.
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