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  • Yes, absolutely
    32%
  • Yes, absolutely and annually
    27%
  • No, too costly
    12%
  • No, it is an invasion of their civil liberties
    27%
Closed on Oct 22, 2012

Closed

Total Votes: 62

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  • No, this type of ban should only apply to Olympic athletes.
    7%
  • Professional athletes should also be held to the same standard.
    50%
  • College athletes should be included and held to the same type of standard for their college career.
    57%
  • High school athletes should be included and held to the same type of standard for their high school.
    14%
  • Also, H.S. athletes, any illicit drug use (incl. alcohol) should be a “one-time offense you’re done”
    14%
Closed on Oct 10, 2012

Closed

Total Votes: 14

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  • Rob Bradlee's makes more sense.
    66%
  • Neal Gabler's holds more water.
    0%
  • Neither make any sense.
    33%
Closed on Aug 18, 2012

Closed

Total Votes: 15

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  • Illegal performance-enhancement practices (HGH, Steroids, Blood Doping, etc.).
    26%
  • Unethical, illegal, and inappropriate behavior exhibited by some athletes, parents and coaches.
    54%
  • “Winning at all cost” attitudes.
    32%
  • The general loss of perspective regarding sports participation.
    24%
  • Lack of good role models at the professional and elite level of sports.
    17%
  • Overinvolved sports parents.
    23%
  • The overexposure of athletes in the media and the “hero” type status given to some of them.
    25%
  • The trend toward sports specialization.
    18%
  • Divide between those who can afford the cost of club/AAU sports competition and those who can’t.
    15%
  • Educational special treatment for athletes at the college (sometimes h.s.) level.
    21%
Closed on Jun 28, 2012

Closed

Total Votes: 297

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  • No, their scholarship is enough.
    42%
  • A newer system that includes scholarship plus other necessary living expenses should be adopted.
    38%
  • Yes, but only those sports and athletes who bring $$$$ in.
    11%
  • Yes, but all money should be divided equally to all athletes competing for the university.
    7%
Closed on Jun 7, 2012

Closed

Total Votes: 26

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  • All acts, as described in this story, are hazing and should not be tolerated.
    23%
  • The squirt guns were fine, beyond that is when these cheerleaders crossed the line.
    29%
  • The squirt guns and hot dog thing was all in fun, but the diapers, that crossed the line.
    29%
  • None of these acts should fall under hazing since none were truly harmful to anyone.
    17%
Closed on May 31, 2012

Closed

Total Votes: 17

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  • Insist on the maximum sentence, in addition to at-home consequences.
    48%
  • Insist on maximum sentence only.
    12%
  • Whatever options are available, we would look to receive the least amount of consequence.
    24%
  • I would take it to court and try to get them off completely.
    4%
  • Not sure
    12%
Closed on Mar 29, 2012

Closed

Total Votes: 25

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  • Yes
    64%
  • No
    14%
  • Not sure
    21%
Closed on Mar 26, 2012

Closed

Total Votes: 56

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