Annika Hiredesai, Senior Staffer
March 1, 2023
There is no shortage of college students posting “a day in the life” vlogs to their YouTube channels. Many incoming Northwestern freshmen watch these videos to get an idea of what their life on campus may look like. This luxury, however, didn’t extend to student athletes until recently.
Senior midfielder Rowan Lapi could not film vlog content about her life as a student-athlete during her first two seasons on the women’s soccer team.
The NCAA enforced strict restrictions barring athletes from receiving compensation beyond athletic and educational scholarships. For decades, the NCAA argued that compensation would nullify the amateurism of collegiate sports that differentiates them from professional sports.
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