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Trickle-Down Effect of College Sports: a California Case Study

For years, colleges and universities in California have had more than a rough time maintaining their wrestling programs; more than 20 teams have been axed since 1972. That's why Simpson University's announcement this week that it will be adding men's wrestling next fall is not only positive news for its students but also ... More

Dept. of Education: Power, Lobbyists More Important Than Student Athletes

Last Friday, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) led a tweet-up with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to "kick off 2012 and to recognize the 40th anniversary of Title IX this year." Here’s what actually happened: Our Secretary of ... More

Elementary Schools New Front For Discriminatory Title IX Implementation?

In an unfortunate follow-up to our last post disproving activists' claims that boys teams aren't cut due to Title IX, a discriminatory new athletic policy has emerged out of Pittsburgh's elementary schools. Not college, not high school. Elementary school. That's how far removed we are now are from where Title IX was ... More

Debunking the Title IX Myth…For Real

Dawn Redd, head volleyball coach at Beloit College, attempts to provide "the truth" about Title IX on her blog, Coach Dawn Writes. Except in trying to set the record straight, she further distorts the myths reiterated by gender quota activists. Let's begin with this statement: "It turns out that equity in athletics was ... More

Contradiction of the Week

Reporting on Liberty University, from WSLS: Liberty worked doggedly to get into proper Title IX compliance, though the school had to cut its wrestling program in pursuit of that goal. The athletics academic support staff has grown from a half-person position to a full department. Coaching staff sizes have increased across ... More

Update on UMD Cuts

Thanks to an ASC Facebook fan for pointing out the University of Maryland's (UMD) "Save Our Sports" page and for pointing us to the following statement: Can a guarantee be provided that should the eight-year fund raising goal for my team be reached, the sport will be saved? The University of Maryland's continued ... More

Equality of Opportunity This Is Not

The problem with gender quotas, this time at Dixie State College, as captured in this article: If the Red Storm are to add a sport, it would almost certainly be women's track and field. The school is undergoing a gender-equity plan in an attempt to become Title IX compliant. The school added women's golf - which was ... More

Off Base Remarks on Title IX

An excerpt from an interview published on Macon.com is worth sharing to demonstrate precisely what's wrong with relying upon gender quotas to build and/or change sports programs. Interviewer is reporter Seth Emerson, and interviewee is University of Georgia (UGA)'s athletic director Greg McGarity. QUESTION: This is a ... More

Football Coach Quits, Cites Booster Club Changes

Veteran Portland High football coach Mike Bailey has called it quits after 26 years and a winning record. Among many reasons, one particularly stands out: The recent booster club reforms issued for Portland and Deering this past September. Instead of separate booster clubs for each sport, next year will only allow one ... More

Explaining Outcomes of Title IX Quota Enforcement

On the blog, Ask Coach Wolff, Rick Wolff tells the familiar tale of boys competing on girls teams, and girls competing on boys teams in high school. He then recounts that a boy recently broke a girls' swim record and wants to know, "is that right? Was that the intent of Title IX?" When answering this question, it's ... More