TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the article expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Eric Dickerson ? Monday on Fox Sports 1âs âUndisputed â NFL Hall of Famer and Fox Sports  1 analyst Eric Dickerson  took aim at the NCAA amid reports that prominent college basketball teams have been paying players.
âThe NCAA  theyâre the biggest hypocrites of all because this has been going on for decades  even before I started playing football  basketball â  Dickerson  explained. â[The] NCAA exploits not just black kids  white kids  Asian kids  anybody who plays anything basketball  baseball or football-related because they make all the money and the kids arenât allowed to make money.â
 Dickerson  then took  his  âthank you  master â comment a step further.
âItâs just so frustrating to see how the NCAA has exploited all of these kids. And I just feel like they are the biggest criminals in the world  and all of this starts at the top. All of this starts at the top. I gotta just say it: All these white guys sit up there making all this money off the backs of the black and white players  they do  for basically  itâs slavery. It really is slavery â said  Dickerson .

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Donald Trump Jr. ? The Trumps return from a  Trump  resort in Bedminster  N.J. (Photo: SAUL LOEB  AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON â The Secret Service has spent at least $137 505 to rent golf carts to protect  President Trump  this year at  his  private clubs in New Jersey and Florida.
That's the biggest purchase order for golf carts so far. It comes in a contract that will extend through May 28  2018. The agency signed contracts for golf carts at  Trump 's clubs as early as February  but they never exceeded about $18 000 â and only lasted for one month at a time.
In August  USA TODAY first reported that the Secret Service can no longer pay the overtime for hundreds of agents it needs to carry out an expanded protective mission â in large part due to the sheer size of  Trump 's family and efforts necessary to secure their multiple residences up and down the East Coast. Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles said more than 1 000 agents have already hit the federally mandated caps for salary and overtime allowances that were meant to last the entire year.
More: Exclusive: Secret Service depletes funds to pay agents because of  Trump 's frequent travel  large family
More: How  Trump  could ease the burden  he 's putting on the Secret Service
More: Donald Trump Jr. gives up Secret Service protection
While Congress has been working on a fix to raise the caps for the agents  critics have said  Trump  could ease the financial burden on the agency by reducing  his  travel and staying at the White House more often.
"There's a question about how fast  Trump  is racking up bills that the taxpayers have to pay  which are largely trips to  his  hotels and  his  golf courses " said Harrell Kirstein  American Bridge communications director.
Under the law   Trump  cannot provide or pay for any equipment or services the Secret Service needs to protect  him . The rule is intended to stave off any potential conflicts of interests for the agency.
The Secret Service has signed several more golf-related contracts. On Oct. 1  the agency paid $15 600 to install and remove ballistic glass for  Trump  to watch the Presidents Cup golf competition in Jersey City  N.J.
The total the agency has spent on portable bathrooms  a mobile office and ballistic glass at  Trump âs New Jersey golf course rings in at $53 316.
More: Secret Service spent $7 100 renting luxury portable toilets for  Trump 's Bedminster trip

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Scott Pruitt ? WASHINGTON ( AP ) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says he may start flying in coach amid increasing scrutiny of claims that he needs to fly first class because of security concerns .  EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt  said in an interview with CBS News on Wednesday  he  had instructed  his  staff to make changes that could include flying coach . " What I ' ve told them going forward is this : There is a change occurring   you ' re going to accommodate the security threats as they exist   you ' re going to accommodate those in all ways   alternate ways   up to and including flying coach   and that is what ' s going to happen on my very next flight  "  Pruitt  said . " So those things are happening right away ." That ' s a significant shift since last month   when  Pruitt  said in interviews that  his  chief of staff and security team had determined  he  should fly in premium class seats following some unpleasant interactions with other passengers . Asked what had changed in the assessment of what was needed to keep  Pruitt  safe   EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox referred back to  Pruitt '  s CBS interview and declined to provide any additional context or comment . Since taking office last year    Pruitt  has been unusually secretive about  his  frequent air travel . In a break from  his  predecessors   Pruitt ' s office consistently refuses to provide advance public notice of  his  trips   typically releasing a schedule of  his  meetings and appearances only after they have occurred . Following recent media reports about Pruitt ' s pricey airfare   the Republican - led House Oversight committee last week demanded copies of  his  travel records to be provided by March 6 . EPA ' s inspector general is also auditing Pruitt ' s 2017 travel costs . Federal regulations allow government travelers to fly business class or first class when no cheaper options are " reasonably available " or if there are exceptional security circumstances . Wilcox told reporters last month that  Pruitt  had obtained a " blanket waiver " allowing  him  to take premium flights . Such a blanket waivers are also barred under federal rules   however   and Wilcox later said  Pruitt  was granted separate waivers by ethics officials for each flight . EPA has declined to provide any public explanation of its evolving account and has thus far refused to release copies of the waivers allowing  Pruitt  to fly first class . The Associated Press is among several organizations that has sought a full accounting of  Pruitt  ' s travel and security expenses under the Freedom of Information Act . Though some records were released following lawsuits filed against the agency   EPA has so far refused to say how much public money has been spent for  Pruitt  and  his  staff to travel across the country and on international trips . The limited records that have been provided show  Pruitt  ' s airfare is often several times more expensive than that of aides booked on the same flights . Often   those trips have included weekend - long layovers in  Pruitt  ' s home state of Oklahoma . Last month    Pruitt  said there were some " incidents " on flights that prompted  his  need for first - class seats . EPA has refused requests from AP to provide any details about those incidents .  Pruitt  is the first EPA administrator to require around - the - clock protection from an armed security detail .  He  has also taken other security precautions   including the addition of a $ 25   000 soundproof " privacy booth " inside  his  office to prevent eavesdropping on  his  phone calls and spending $ 3   000 to have  his  office swept for hidden listening devices . ___ Follow AP environmental writer Michael Biesecker at http :// Twitter . com / mbieseck The Associated Press .

SOLUTION:
Negative