Ashford University NFL and New Stadium Funding Discussion

NFL and Stadium Funding

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Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read San Diego Voters Reject Funding of New Chargers Stadium (Links to an external site.), Public Funding of Professional Sports Stadiums: Public Choice or Civic Pride?, Chargers Could Be Moving After San Diego Voters Reject Stadium Funding (Links to an external site.), Measure C: Downtown Stadium Initiative (Links to an external site.), How Does a New Sports Stadium Affect Housing Values? The Case of FedEx Field, and Chargers Unveil NFL Stadium Financing Plan (Links to an external site.).

The question of NFL teams and stadium funding have been addressed several times in many of the major cities, city town halls, and various forms of media outlets over the years. One of the most recent cities and stadium projects involved the City of San Diego and the San Diego Chargers.

Based on the related readings in the San Diego Tribune, The New York Times, CBS Sports, and the San Diego Chargers’ project document, in a four- to five-page paper, complete a review of the basic elements of the stadium project, the proposed sources of funding, the various stakeholders’ perspectives on the funding and construction of the arena, and the reasons why the citizens of San Diego voted against the proposed new stadium.

In your paper,

• Appraise the basic elements of the stadium project including the proposed sources of funding and the various stakeholder’s perspectives on the funding and construction of the arena.
• Explain why the citizens of San Diego voted against the proposed new stadium.

The NFL and Stadium Funding paper

• Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
    For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least three credible sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.