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Title IX under scrutiny and adversity
Submitted by anthony on Tue, 2009-11-24 19:39
Article here. Excerpt:
'Title IX was enacted in 1972 to open up educational opportunities for high school and college females. The most significant part of Title IX was the impact it had on athletics, but the rule has resulted in the cancelling of sports at universities trying to comply with the rule.
There are three ways for universities to comply with Title IX. The first is to have athletic participation equal to enrollment, the second is to show continued program expansion towards the underrepresented sex and the third is to show they have satisfied interests of the underrepresented sex.
Universities have options to comply with Title IX but have chosen to cut programs. A report on ESPN.com in 2006 stated James Madison University cut 10 teams from their athletics, 7 men's teams and 3 women's, to comply with Title IX. West Virginia University has cut its men's track team. In 2009 Northern Iowa University was looking to cut costs. Due to the male- to-female athlete ratio they had to choose a men's sport, and baseball found itself on the chopping block. Marquette University cut their wrestling team. Wrestling, field hockey, swimming, track, lacrosse, sports like these are feeling the effects of Title IX.
Elaine Jacobs, associate athletic director at Youngstown State University, said the blame shouldn't be placed on women or the rule but rather the athletic directors and presidents of universities who continue to allow out of control spending on men's basketball and football.'
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Bullshit!
"Elaine Jacobs, associate athletic director at Youngstown State University, said the blame shouldn't be placed on women or the rule but rather the athletic directors and presidents of universities who continue to allow out of control spending on men's basketball and football.'"
Bullshit! Sports like mens football and mens basketball bring in a shitload of money unlike womans lacross which just represents a drain on the university. In this time of economic hardship, or; any time for that matter, it only makes sense to fund mens baseball and mens football because it represents a investment instead of a liability! Since there isn't a large fan base around other college sports other men's programs get cut because of a poorly considered and executed law passed by feminuts.