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Scott Casber of InterMat got Duquesne Wrestling Coach John Hartupee on the phone to talk about the cancellation of the program. Good stuff. Give it a listen.
UPDATE: For more from Duquesne's student newspaper, click here.
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Kristine Newhall at Title IX blog took note of Duquesne's decision to drop four men's teams (click here to see our report from earlier this week). I think it's instructive to read this blog, if only to note just how callous gender equity activists can be when it comes to student athletes.
The people at Collegeswimming.com seem a little miffed that ...
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The bad news from Duquesne University:
Duquesne University today announced a strategic restructuring of its varsity sports program in an effort to maximize financial resources and ensure sustained athletic success. The move will reduce the number of varsity sports from 20 to 16 and keep all related scholarship and operational funding within the ...
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Many of our readers will recall that back in 2008, the College Sports Council published a study concerning the ongoing Title IX threat to America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs. That CSC study found:
73% of the nation's 75 HBCUs that are co-educational and have athletic programs were out of compliance with the strict ...
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran a selection of letters concerning the cuts at Duquesne University in Sunday's newspaper, and this was probably the best of the lot:
Title IX to blame
It was sad to learn that Duquesne University is dropping four men's athletic programs. Although the news story notes that Title IX may or may not have played a role, this ...
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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 there is no outlet for their energy ...
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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 to eliminate the women's volleyball ...
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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 her keyboard and wrote this letter ...
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The bloodletting in intercollegiate athletics continues. From the AP:
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with one of the deepest college athletic programs in the nation, says it will cut eight of its 41 varsity sports in a money-saving move.Student Life Dean Costantino Colombo and athletic director Julie Soriero said in a letter posted on the ...
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Click here for the official announcement. I think it's worth noting that back in February 2008, the College Sports Council issued a study warning that nearly all of the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities were out of compliance with Title IX's proportionality standard, putting over 3,300 male athletes at risk nationwide.
One of the ...
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