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Don’t Believe Everything That You Read

Yesterday the Women's Sports Foundation released a report claiming that male athletes haven't been harmed by enforcement of Title IX. To say the least, the folks at the College Sports Council are more than a little bit flummoxed by that conclusion, given that we came to much the opposite conclusion back in 2007. Here's a statement from Eric Pearson, ... More

Where Will America Find Its Next Generation of Olympic Athletes?

That's a question that Philip Hersh at the LA Times asked earlier this week: It no longer makes any difference whether the U.S. Olympic Committee was sandbagging or simply being realistic with its pre-Games pronouncements about medal hopes in Beijing. The significant thing is its analysis was exactly correct. So it would be wise to listen to USOC ... More

Olympic Greats John Naber, Peter Vidmar, Dan Gable and Cael Sanderson join with Actor Billy Baldwin Calling for ‘Common Sense’ reform of Title IX

Earlier today, the College Sports Council issued the following press release: Washington, D.C., August 4, 2008 – Over 25 U.S. Olympians and over 35 NCAA Champions have endorsed a College Sports Council petition calling on the U.S. Congress to enact common sense reform of the federal regulations governing Title IX compliance. As of today, U.S. ... More

The Cost of Title IX at Michigan State

Michigan State just celebrated the 8th straight year where it was in compliance with Title IX. So what's the cost nobody wants to talk about? How about the elimination of Men's Fencing, Lacrosse and Gymnastics? Better yet, the track and field team boasts 51 females, but only 39 men. Guess they won't be happy until all the men are gone, eh? More

Title IX is Killing Men’s Soccer

Whenever folks talk about Women's Soccer in this country, it's inevitable that the incredible growth of the sport is attributed to the passage of Title IX. But what is that achievement going to be worth if in the process it means the destruction of Men's Soccer? Click here for more bad news from Utah. More

ASU Swimming Saved?

Details from Texas Swimming. More

Allison Kasic on Title IX’s Faults

Our friend Allison Kasic of the Independent Women's Forum has a piece in the Christian Science Monitor today on the downside of Title IX: The scope of Title IX has expanded dramatically through a combination of court cases and government policy interpretations (mostly through the US Department of Education). A 1979 interpretation established a ... More

Over 500 Americans Sign CSC Petition on Title IX

Thanks to everyone who has signed the College Sports Council petition calling on the U.S. Congress to reform Title IX. As of this afternoon,our petition has collected over 500 signatures and is still going strong. One of the signatories of the petition is Lennie Zalesky, head wrestling coach at UC Davis. Here's what he had to say about the petition: This ... More

CSC Issues National Appeal for “Common-Sense Reform” of Title IX

The College Sports Council and the Independent Women’s Forumtoday issued a national appeal on the 36th anniversary of the passage of Title IX calling on men and women to work together to effect “straightforward and common-sense” reform to the law’s enforcement mechanism in college athletics. The text of the petition, with lead signatories ... More

Allison Kasic and Carrie Lukas on Title IX

Our friends Allison Kasic and Carrie Lukas discussed Title IX issues on the latest IWF podcast. Click here to listen. More