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Laquale, Kathleen. "Nutritional Needs of the Recreational Athlete." Athletic Therapy Today 14.1 (2009): 12-15. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. The article is about the nutritional requirements for recreational athletes. The article also explains the difference between the between an recreational and competitive athletes. The author explains the difference in energy intake, hydration and electrolyte levels. The author further explains the difference in types of athletes such as a weightlifter and an endurance athlete.

Aries, Elizabeth, et al. "A Comparison of Athletes and Non-Athletes at Highly Selective Colleges: Academic Performance and Personal Development." Research in Higher Education 45.6 (2004), 577-602. This study focused on student athletes for four years at selective liberal arts and Ivy League schools. It said students spending ten or more hours had less academic credentials than non-athletes, but were not lower than expected for an athlete. It talks about engagement in the community, sociability, extroversion, drinking, and academic performance of both athletes and non-athletes.

Aries, Elizabeth, et al. "A Comparison of Athletes and Non-Athletes at Highly Selective Colleges: Academic Performance and Personal Development." Research in Higher Education 45.6 (2004), 577-602. Ohio Link. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This was a study that compared athletes and non-athletes at highly selective colleges. First, it compares conclusions people have come to about student-athletes. On one hand, some believe that athletics help to develop the person in a wide variety of ways. On the other hand, some believe it takes up too much time and takes away from their academics. This study basically shows that it varies from person to person, depending on the particular school they attend.

Rampell, By Catherine. "Grading College Athletes - NYTimes.com." The Economy and the Economics of Everyday Life - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. . This article discusses the fact that athletes do worse in school than non-athletes. The gap between the grades of recruited athletes and non-athletes continues to grow. The grades of male recruited athletes continue to drop. This raises the question of the effect of athletics on education. Are they getting enough attention or too much?

Umbach, Paul D., et al. "Intercollegiate Athletes and Effective Educational Practices: Winning Combination or Losing Effort?." Research in Higher Education 47.6 (2006), 709 - 733. This article talks about how the education of college athletes has grown over the years. The study compares student athletes to non-athletes in their academic engagements. This study concludes that contrary to popular belief about student athletes, there is not much of a difference between the two groups when it comes to academics. When there are differences between the two the athletes were favored in academic performance.