Despite the tendency of institutions to be lenient toward college athletes because they enjoy the benefits of full-time student status, they should be held to the same standards as non-athletic students. Each establishment has the obligation to set attendance rules; students who attend these institutions have an obligation to respect them, but in reality, professors choose to apply them or not. This can cause significant problems between other students targeting a player, rather than with the person responsible, the professor. Even if institutions want their students to be treated equally, diversity is well accepted. Existence as a college athlete contributes to diversity as well as a significant amount of favoritism. Questions arise as to how one may perceive an institution, as well as the institution itself, because of an athlete's donation. Although athletics helps reduce anxiety and stress, in some cases the evidence shows the opposite. Additionally, each institution has a set of rules regarding attendance policies, which every student, including athletes, must follow. Most establishments have similar attendance policies. Their policies include: attending regular classes on time, fully understanding the schedule for each class, promptly notifying the instructor of absences due to competition and/or travel, once a certain number of days have been missed, the student is excluded and failure to properly communicate with the instructor may result in a failing grade. The policies recognize that the student-athlete is fully responsible for communicating with his or her teachers regarding his or her attendance. They also recognized that students are not entitled to a certain number of absences. More importantly, politicians have emphasized the importance of...... middle of paper ......Q Educause Quarterly.NDP. Internet. November 28, 2011. Educause Quarterly Magazine, Volume 30, Issue 2. 2007.www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/clickerintheclassroomanactive/157458Pros, Disadvantages of Pay to Play: Yahoo. The United States Today. August 31, 2004. the web. November 25, 2014.www.usatoday.com/sports/2004-08-31-pros-cons-pay_x.htmTaylor, Donald L. "A Comparison of College Sports Participants and Nonparticipants in Self-Esteem." Journal of College Student Development 36.5 (1995): 444-51. ERIC. Internet. December 12, 2014. Student-Athlete Course Participation Policy: JEFFCO. Viking Intercollegiate Athletics. October 14, 2011. the web. November 25, 2014. Jefferson College Policy.www.jeffco.edu.edu/athletics/inex.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=287&Itemid=256Worsnop, Richard L. “College Sports.” CQ Researcher August 26, 1994: 745-68. Internet. December 12. 2014.