So for my French class we have to give a ten minute oral presentation, but it can be on pretty much anything. I was going to do mine on one of the professor's suggested topics, something on the environment that I would actually find really interesting, but a topic which I would feel compelled to spent a significant amount of time researching. But a girl in my class today gave a presentation on the bicycle because, well, she's from Holland and they love bicycles there. Her presentation and a Brazilian's presentation on the Rio and the 2016 Olympic games have been by far the most interesting ones, so I was like, hmmm, what would be something interesting (and not too research-intensive) that I could do? Something that I, as an American, love and already know a lot about? Answer: sports. duh. Why did I not think of this earlier? So my first thought was to give it on whether or not (and how) the BCS system should be reformed, but then I realized that would be far too complicated to explain. Plus, I love college basketball so much more. So what question could I ask about college basketball? What controversy could I explore? NBA draft rules of course!! Should players be required to go to college before the NBA? Who are the winners and losers of that system? Will the new rules stay in place after the current collective bargaining agreement ends after the 2010-2011 season? So many questions!
And that is how I decided to give a 10 minute oral presentation in French on NBA draft eligibility rules.
Life is good.
However, speaking of academic decisions, I am supposed to register for second semester courses on Friday afternoon, but seeing as they haven't posted the course schedules yet, I'm having kind of a hard time figuring out what to take... The lack of administrative organization here is absolutely baffling sometimes.
C'est une bonne idee! I personally think basketball players should have to play college ball for four years before going to the pros. But, admittedly, that's for mostly selfish reasons right now because I'd like to have Kentucky's current team together for a few years. :) But I really do think it makes it very difficult for college coaches to figure team needs and recruit effectively when they have no idea how long a player may stay (and know that now the best players usually only stay a year or two).
ReplyDeleteGood luck with class registration. Hope it goes smoother and quicker than last time.