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My project has evolved into a less of a debate between sports and universities and more of a discussion and analysis of the impact that sports have on universities. At first I was going to write a paper on how sports are good for universities, but after doing research and reading Dowling's book, I changed my mind. I debated bakck adn forth between the two sides, but I realized in the end that both sides are right and that sports are going to be around at universities no matter what. In the end, college athletics and academics must coexist at schools. My interview with President McCormick was pretty influential, but most influential was William Dowling's book which talks about all the problems with college sports. Now at first, I believed Dowling completely, but after sitting back and thinking about some of the arguments he makes, I realized that he over criticizes sports and just points out all the things wrong with them. I have learned that there isn't much evidence to support college athletics because it is so ingrained in our society's culture and that it will always be around so people may not feel the need to publish work on supporting college sports. College sports when managed properly, can bring a lot to a university and compliment academics nicely.