one thing that really bothers me is the lack of privacy that professional and collegiate athletes face. being a college volleyball player, the information in my personal life isn't in too high of a demand from the fans; in fact, there isn't a demand, or fans really, come to think of it. however, other more notable and famous athletes often struggle with the media and how much of their lives are shared with the public. i understand that most athletes are looked up to by younger fans and often serve as role models for these impressionable youth. this creates and added pressure for athletes to either live good, wholesome lives or extend extra effort to keep hidden the not so wonderful parts of their lives. what makes me mad is how far reporters are willing to go to find out any and everything about an athlete's life. to me, reporters should only report on events that deal with the athlete's career and forget about the other things. what does one's personal life have to do with their athletic career anyway? i recently got heated over an article published in the smu daily campus newspaper (pictured above) regarding one of the smu football players. i understand that a reporter's job is to report the news as it comes but i think they could have handled this situation a lot differently. obviously, i do not condone the behavior that was reported of the football player, but to have this on the front page of the paper, smack dab in the middle, seems to me like the paper is heartless. it's like they forgot that he is actually a person with feelings and that this accusation, if it even holds to be true, will most likely haunt him the rest of his life. what really makes me mad is that they titled the article, "smu football player arrested, accused..." why not just put smu student? after all he is a student. why does it need to be pointed out that he is an smu football player when this incident, in fact, has nothing to do with football in the least bit?
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