Do you think the current stipends for Kansas University’s men’s basketball players are an appropriate amount of compensation?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on July 24, 2016
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“Given what they do for the school, yes, as long as it's commensurate with other types of service to the school, such as what a graduate teaching assistant makes.”
— Emma Scioli, professor, Lawrence
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“I'm OK with it, because I think the only two revenue-producing sports in college are men's football and men's basketball, and they basically subsidize the others.”
— Jim VanHoet, chief financial officer, Ottawa
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“Not if we want to keep them from going into the draft before they're done with college.”
— Shani Andersen, consulting, Lawrence
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“To some players, it is, if you know what I mean.”
— Calvin Barnes, auto body work, Lawrence