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John Stossel Weighs in on Title IX

I'm sure many of you saw last week that the Washington Post ran an op ed by CSC board member Clay McEldowney detailing how because of Title IX, men's athletic programs are bearing the brunt of athletic department budget cuts around the country this Spring and Summer. Just a couple of hours ago, John Stossel of ABC ... More

Gender Quota Crowd Can’t Live Up to Their Own Standards of Truth

It's been a week since the College Sports Council published its study of NCAA Division I scholarships, and to say that the response from our traditional antagonists has been wanting would be something of an understatement. Well, earlier this week, somebody finally stepped up, and in this case it was Melanie Ross Levin, ... More

New Study of Gender Symmetric Teams Reveals Significant Disparity in Athletic Opportunities at Division I Level

New Study of Gender Symmetric Teams Reveals Significant Disparity in Athletic Opportunities at Division I Level 37 Years After Passage of Title IX, the College Sports Council Calls on NCAA to Equalize Scholarship Limits WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 23, 2009 – The preliminary findings of a study of NCAA participation and ... More

The Crisis of the Disappearing Educated Male

That's the title of an article by Janice Shaw Crouse that appeared in the The American Thinker last week. Here's the passage that caught my eye: Some experts claim that the imbalance begins in the public schools, where recess and physical education are being cut. More active boys are at a disadvantage, they say, when ... More

WIU Completes Model Survey

It was last October when we first told you about how Western Illinois University (WIU) signed an agreement with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights to resolve a Title IX complaint that alleged the school wasn't providing enough athletic opportunities for women. As part of the agreement, WIU conducted ... More

Judge Rules Against Quinnipiac; Women’s Volleyball Reinstated, But Men’s Indoor Track Eliminated

From the Associated Press: Quinnipiac University reinstated its volleyball team Tuesday and dropped men's indoor track in response to an injunction issued last week in a gender equity lawsuit against the school.The announcement came four days after U.S. Judge Stefan Underhill prevented the school from carrying out plans ... More

The Next Big NCAA Joke: Sand Volleyball

Thanks to Doug Robinson of the Deseret News for calling out the NCAA on this decision: Congratulations to the NCAA for making beach volleyball an official collegiate sport — for women. Just what we need: another sport that is not sponsored by high schools and is played largely by people who have access to, oh, I ... More

Calling Out the New York Times on Title IX and Cutting Men’s Athletics

Exactly two weeks ago, the New York Times ran an article about recent across the board cuts in college athletic programs. Of course, that story neglected to mention how strict proportionality and Title IX are forcing schools to concentrate their cuts in men's athletic programs. Our friend Allison Kasic sat down at ... More

The Truth About the High School Information Collection Act

Thanks again to our friend Allison Kasic, who has taken a closer look at the High School Information Collection Act and shared her thoughts about it over at Town Hall: The bill is modeled on the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act, which requires colleges to report similar information about their athletic programs to ... More

Decision Expected in Quinnipiac Title IX Case

We'll be keeping an eye on this story today: A federal judge is expected to rule this week whether Quinnipiac University will be allowed to eliminate its volleyball team.Coach Robin Sparks and some team members are asking for an injunction that would keep the team intact until their gender equity lawsuit against the ... More