Despite the tendency of institutions to be lenient with college athletes, because they enjoy the benefits of full-time student status, they must be held to the same standard standards as non-athlete students. Each institution has the obligation to establish attendance rules; students who attend these institutions have an obligation to respect them, however, in reality, professors choose whether to enforce them or not. This could cause significant problems among other students who target a player, rather than whoever is responsible, the Professor. Although institutions want their students to be treated fairly, diversity is welcomed. Existing as a college athlete contributes to diversity and a significant amount of favoritism. Issues arise regarding how one may view an institution as well as the institution itself, because of an athlete's gift. Although athletics help reduce anxiety and stress, in some cases the facts prove the opposite. Additionally, each institution has a set of rules regarding attendance policies, which every student, including athletes, must follow. Most institutions have similar attendance policies. Their policies include: regularly attending class on time, fully understanding the schedule of each class, notifying the instructor promptly of absences due to competitions and/or travel, once a certain number of missed days have passed the student is excluded and failure to properly communicate with the instructor may result in a failing grade. The policies recognized that the student-athlete is fully responsible for communicating with their professors regarding their attendance. They also recognized that students are not entitled to a certain number of absences. More importantly, policies affirmed the importance of in...... middle of paper ......Q Educause Quarterly.NDP. Network. November 28, 2011. Educause Quarterly Magazine, volume 30, number 2. 2007.www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/clickerintheclassroomanactive/157458Pros, cons on paying to play: yahoo. United States today. Aug. 31, 2004. Web. Nov. 25, 2014. www.usatoday.com/sports/2004-08-31-pros-cons-pay_x.htmTaylor, Donald L. “A Comparison of College Athletic Participants and Nonparticipants of Self-Esteem.” Journal Of College Student Development 36.5 (1995): 444-51. ERIC. Network. December 12, 2014. Student-Athlete Class Attendance Policy: JEFFCO. Viking Intercollegiate Athletics. October 14, 2011. 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 26 August 1994: 745-68. Network. December 12. 2014.