Thursday, April 17, 2014

4/17/14 The Case of the Former Athlete

Ten years ago, Seth Johnson was widely considered to be the best basketball player that had ever played at your school . Seth set records for scoring, assists, and rebounds; he was voted First Team All-Conference for four years and he was even named as a Second Team All-American his junior and senior years . Once Seth graduated, he was drafted to play professional ball in Europe . He's had a very successful career, making the league's All Star team four times . With homecoming scheduled to take place in a few weeks, it seems only logical for him to be inducted into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot .

However, the last few years have also included rumors about steroid use because Seth has grown significantly and is much stronger than he used to be . Once some of his teammates came forward to validate the rumors, Seth admitted to using steroids, apologized for everyone he hurt by doing so, and adamantly denied using them in college .

Many of the school's faculty, staff, and alumni have now distanced themselves from Seth . They claim he's damaging the reputation of the school and have petitioned for the Athletic Department to bar him from the Hall of Fame . At the same time, there are also many other alumni who remember his athletic prowess and are quick to remind everyone that he never failed a drug test in college .They think he should be inducted for what he did on the court and not punished for what he did off of it .

The Board of Trustees has scheduled a meeting of the executive committee to discuss the situation . They expect you to recommend a solution to the question of whether he should be inducted into the Hall of Fame or not .

> Would you recommend that Seth be inducted into the Hall of Fame? 


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