The NCAA brought in $6 billion deals for the television rights to March Madness. Given the revenue generating power of many college sports, many have questioned as to why this pay doesn't trickle down to the players.

CP Lee Andrew Henderson tackles the topic in Should College Athletes be Paid?

What's your take? Weigh in on the issue here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/184556/should_college_athletes_be_paid.html

Content Producers are constantly helping AC grow through their submissions, referrals, and community involvement.

CP theBarefoot added the latest and greatest contribution with How to Use the Associated Content Publishing Template. Read it and email it to your friends here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/184272/how_to_use_the_associated_content_publishing.html

See all of AC's Content of the Day at http://acdailycontent.blogspot.com

Convicted murdered Roy Pippin is scheduled to be executed on March 29th in Texas.

Content Producer and prison activist/advocate Doreen Hawk interviewed Pippin by mail and explores issues of fair treatment, prison conditions and more in Interview with a Condemned Man. Read it here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/176719/interview_with_a_condemned_man.html

Rebecca has been producing content since May 2005, after hearing about AC from her sister.

She was one of the more than 120 Content Producers who were awarded AC's first Performance Bonus.

Learn more about Rebecca and her content in "I Received More Than $200 From the AC Performance Bonus".

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/184933/ac_content_producer_rebecca_i_received.html

University of Maine student Cory Ritchford spends a lot of time MMORPGing. For those of you not in the know, that stands for "massively multiplayer online role-playing game."

One of the most popular MMORPGs is World of Warcraft. Look no further than Cory's video tutorial How to Start a Character on World of Warcraft for a sneak peek into this fictional and highly popular virtual environment.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/5592/how_to_start_a_character_on_world_of.html

Content Producer Tammy Gowans spent 8 years in the Marine Corps. She writes:

In my eight years as a fellow woman Marine I had seen and heard just about everything regarding the bad actions of certain women. In recruit training not enough information was put out there about the challenges women will face both physically and morally.

She sets the record straight for future soldiers in How to Gain and Keep Respect As a Woman in the Marine Corps. Read it here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/153261/how_to_gain_and_keep_respect_as_a_woman.html

Professional voice-over actress and technical writer Joniv is also skilled in video production.

When she heard the news about AC's new Performance Bonus program over the weekend, she thought: great content topic!

Joniv quickly put the gears in motion and created The Associated Content Performance Bonus Beta video promo.

View Joniv's video, and learn how AC is sending extra cash to Content Producers here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/7455/the_associated_content_performance.html

See all of AC's Content of the Day at http://acdailycontent.blogspot.com

The Oscar nod, the pseudo presidential race announcement - you'd have to be living in a cave to not have seen Al Gore on the news.

Content Producer Eric Fleming exposes something you may not know about the former V.P. Read it here in An Inconvenient Truth About Al Gore's Electrical Bill.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/162671/the_inconvenient_truth_about_al_gores.html

Ever since Britney took a razor to her head, the internet has been abuzz with people wanting to know more about the ex-pop queen's latest move.

Content Producer Candice Cain takes her own spin on Spears' drama in her song Look I Just Shaved My Head.

Listen to it here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/audio/373/look_i_just_shaved_my_head.html

If you're like most people, chances are you have faced the laundry day conundrum of the missing sock.

Content Producer Lisa Stephenson takes a whimsical look at this ubiquitous happening in In Search of the Sock Monster.

Read it here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/159860/in_search_of_the_sock_monster.html

When confronted with a panhandler on a street corner, how do you react?

New Content Producer Kevin Barbieux first became homeless in 1982, and has been in and out of homelessness ever since.

Read How Best to Help the Homeless for Kevin's take on how you can help change a life.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/149746/how_best_to_help_the_homeless.html

Interested in the Art of Mackin'? Want to know how to Play or Be Played?

Read AC's new and exclusive interview by Content Producer J. Castor: Tariq Nasheed, Best-Selling Author and Expert on Relationships, Talks to Associated Content.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/160336/tariq_nasheed_bestselling_author_and.html

Have you seen the new look of AC's video channel?

While you're there, check out the new video What is Associated Content?

Send it toyour friends, embed it on your blog or website, and spread the word about Associated Content.

Watch it here: http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/6040/what_is_associated_content.html