My worthy opponent is confusing 'temporary noise' with 'permanent silence'. Yes, social media can be loud and angry at times. But in a democracy, the right to speak—even if it is loud—is far better than having no voice at all. Before social media, traditional media decided who was 'reasonable' and who was ignored. They silenced minorities, small activists, and local struggles. Social media might be chaotic, but a noisy democracy is a living democracy. A quiet country is an autocracy.

My opponent is creating a false choice. They want us to believe that universities must either hurt regular students or exploit athletes. The reality is that college sports is a multi-billion dollar industry. The money is already there; it’s just going to the wrong places. Universities are spending hundreds of millions on luxury stadiums, multi-million dollar coach salaries, and administrative bonuses. Paying athletes isn't about raising tuition; it is about redistributing the massive wealth already generated by these athletes back to them, rather than letting it sit in university sports bank accounts.

Let's look at the actual facts: regular students' tuition money and athletic department funds are kept in completely separate bank accounts by law.The money to pay athletes comes entirely from private TV broadcast deals (like ESPN), stadium tickets, and corporate merchandise sales—not from your tuition fees.If a university wants to save money, they don't need to raise tuition; they just need to stop paying college coaches $5 to $10 million salaries and spending hundreds of millions on luxury locker rooms. The money is already in the sports budget. It is time to stop using regular students as an excuse to financially exploit young athletes who generate billions for these schools