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In 2005, the Wall Street Journal published a front page story titled, "Title IX's Next Hurdle," that contained the following quote: "Today it is best known as the law that helped pave the way for female athletes like Danica Patrick."
That was a claim that came as a surprise to College Sports Council Chairman Eric Pearson. After all, the last time he had ...
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Both Swish Appeal and California Golden Blogs have taken note of the San Francisco Chronicle piece from yesterday.
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Over the past few months, we've been following events at UC Berkeley very closely as a series of faculty committees worked to address the budget deficit in the school's athletic department. Back in July, one committee suggested that the department slash $6 million from its budget, but do it without eliminating any teams. Now, news leaked out last night that ...
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Over at Sports Law Blog, my old friend Michael McCann has posted the schedule for the Boston College Law Review Symposium on the NCAA. It's set to take place on October 15, 2010.
There are all sorts of interesting panels -- and congrats to Mike for getting picked to participate in one of them -- but the panel that caught my eye was one that's been schedu...
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A few moments ago, the College Sports Council published the following press release.
Double Fault: Tennis not helped by Title IX Enforcement; Fails to boost opportunities for women and eliminates men's teams.
College Sports Council analysis of NCAA Division I data charts tennis team sponsorship since 1996 Title IX policy clarification.
August 31, ...
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Last week we passed along news that despite a furious fund raising campaign, the wresting team at CS Fullerton was going to be eliminated at the end of the 2010-11 academic year. But earlier this week, the team got another reprieve:
Cal State Fullerton wrestling has hope for a future.
The sport, designated last week for termination at the end of the ...
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We've written a number of times about how the manner in which Title IX is enforced can harm women as well as men. A good example of this is college gymnastics. I'll let Sherman Cain, a reporter for The Journal Inquirer in Connecticut, explain why:
But let’s face it, in gymnastics, some of us need to be educated. If it weren’t for WGYM [women's gymnas...
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At the end of July, many proponents of reform of Title IX enforcement got an early Christmas present from ESPN.com when Gregg Easterbrook, better known as the author of the Tuesday Morning Quarterback column, penned an extensive take on why Title IX needed to be reformed.
For me, it felt like a landmark moment. For the most part, we don't see many person...
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The news just moved on the AP wire. Quinnipiac University has submitted its Title IX compliance plan to Judge Stefan Underhill. According to the story, the school will keep both competitive cheer and volleyball under the plan, while adding women's golf and women's rugby.
Unmentioned by the story, however, were the men's teams the school eliminated in the ...
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