"Student Athletes" -- a contridiction of terms?

[RACooper]

Well... to give you perspective Canadian universities don't give out sports scholarship so the athletes are treated just like any other student, except that they may get some consideration if the have to be out of the city on the day a test/exam/paper is due. Usually here at UofT that means that they have the joy of writting the test/exam before they leave (less study time); or they can hand their paper in a day or two later.

I have had two brothers (family) play for the school's hockey team.... it's surreal to see the number guys studying or using laptops to do assignments while on the bus.

One way of noting the difference in attitude is the term used to discribe what you call "student athletes".... most Canadian universities call them Athletic Scholars (at least on the books).