re looking out for themselves. Though a college education is important, the goal of college is to prepare yourself for your future profession. Recently Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Shawn Kemp are examples of teens that decided to skip college because of the necessity of money. Had they attended college, they would have enjoyed four years of, well, being slaves. It wouldn't hurt universities to give back a little. The average Division One School profits $6 million per year on basketball and football alone. Consider that, some universities such as University of Florida or Ohio state profit more than $10 million per year on their respective athletic programs. Everywhere you look in Lexington you see Kentucky Football or Basketball merchandise. The amount of money and number of people the football program brings into this city alone is tremendous. If every player were given a decent salary, say $75 to $100 a week, it would make life a lot more livable for some athletes. They should not struggle for food or money, considering that they are, in a sense, keeping the town alive. What would Lexington or even the University of Kentucky be without football or basketball? A poor university and a town that seemed a little duller and not as much revenue....
