NEWS> Title IX Back in the News
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The report by the commission created by the Bush Administration to
investigate the need for changes in Title IX will soon be issued to the
Secretary of Education Paige and there has been private circulation of
draft copies and with that a renewal of debate on the issues.
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Emerging Title IX report ignites fairness debate
BEN FELLER, AP Education Writer Thursday, February 20, 2003
(02-20) 16:48 PST WASHINGTON (AP) --
<<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/
archive/2003/02/20/sports1948EST0524.DTL>>
An emerging report on Title IX has touched off more sparring over the
gender-equity law, with advocates of change defending their work and
women's rights groups calling the document unbalanced.
The report will be the foundation for any changes in how the landmark
anti-discrimination law is enforced in high school and college sports
programs. Members of the Commission on Opportunities in Athletics had
until Thursday evening to comment on whether the staff-written preliminary
report reflects their debates and ideas.
The final version will go to Education Secretary Rod Paige on Wednesday.
In the meantime, the private circulation of drafts has reignited the
debate.
A central issue is whether enforcement has caused colleges to cut men's
programs so those schools can get their proportion of men's and women's
programs closer in line. That concern led to a lawsuit that prompted Paige
to set up the commission.
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Title IX report backs reforms to balance law for male athletes
By Erik Brady, USA TODAY
<http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/
2003-02-20-title-ix-report_x.htm>
Reform is needed to make Title IX fairer to male athletes, according to a
pivotal report on the law that will be released next week.
The report of the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics gives Education
Secretary Rod Paige wide latitude in deciding how to change underlying
regulations of the law banning sex discrimination at schools that get
federal funds.
Paige officially will get the report Wednesday from the commission he
named in June to look into whether Title IX is working to promote athletic
opportunities "for male and female athletes." A draft, obtained by USA
TODAY, says the 1972 law needs updating to preserve men's opportunities.
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Posted on Thu, Feb. 20, 2003
COMMENTARY
Title IX attackers should take a look at Connecticut
LINDA ROBERTSON
<http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/5219550.htm>
Geno Auriemma was not invited to speak to the Title IX commission, which
was kind of like not asking Picasso for his input on Cubism.
<snip>
If you missed Wednesday's game, you missed the future. The Title IX
revisionists who would send women back 30 years and who would blame women
for football's selfishness ought to study what has happened at
Connecticut.
The program was a loser when Auriemma took over 17 years ago. Miami, in
fact, usually throttled the Huskies in their first five meetings starting
in 1992. Then the programs went in different directions: Connecticut has
been to six Final Fours; UM has been to none.
The difference was the commitment of the university leaders and the
imagination of the athletic department leaders. Only now, 11 years after
UM's Ferne Labati was named coach of the year, did she get the on-campus
arena she desperately needed to win the recruiting battles.
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FSEC told UB in compliance with Title IX
By DONNA LONGENECKER
Reporter Assistant Editor
<http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol34/vol34n14/articles/FSEC.html>
While other universities struggle with the ramifications of Title IX, the
law that ensures gender equity in college sports programs, UB appears to
be doing just fine, according to a report on the issue yesterday to the
Faculty Senate Executive Committee by Judith Adams-Volpe, chair of the
Intercollegiate Athletics Board (IAB), and Nan Harvey, associate athletic
director.
The fact that UB's undergraduate population is weighted toward men55
percent of undergraduates are men, 45 percent are womenmakes it easier for
the university to be in compliance with Title IX," said Adams-Volpe, who
is director of university and external relations for the Arts & Science
Libraries.
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Published on February 21, 2003
It's Too Soon To Tell if Title IX is Done Yet
Wet Hot American
By Nick Summers
<http://www.columbiaspectator.com/vnews/display.v/ART/
2003/02/21/3e5606044ae94>
"[N]o person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded
from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal
financial assistance."
--Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972
"In 1971, 294,015 girls participated in high school athletics. Today, over
2.7 million girls participate in high school athletics. This represents an
847 percent increase."
That quote, that statistic, and many more like them open a confidential
draft report of the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics' report,
obtained by The Chronicle of Higher Education and made available
yesterday. But the rest of the report--the result of a six-month review of
the landmark 1972 legislation that brought women's sports to college
campuses nationwide--seems suspiciously weighted toward curbing Title IX's
strength.
In the national debate that has coincided with the commission's study,
women have said that the Title IX intercollegiate sports revolution has
just begun, and men have said that while the law's intentions may have
been noble, it has gone too far and now limits athletic opportunities for
themselves.
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SPORTS: TITLE IX Saturday February 22, 2003
Title IX Tantrums
by Jason Graziadei
February 19, 2003
<http://www.collegian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/02/19/3e52f0e1a1e44>
CSU's Athletic Department strives for equity in athletic funding
Thirty years have passed since the inception of Title IX, the act that
prohibits gender discrimination in education at federally funded schools,
yet many institutions are still not in compliance.
CSU is one of those schools.
Like many other universities across the country, CSU has made large
strides toward complying with the guidelines of Title IX, and in fact, has
been one of the more successful institutions in that regard. But in terms
of the few numerical requirements mandated by Title IX, CSU is still
working toward meeting those goals.
Title IX is an amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and specifies that
educational institutions that receive federal money cannot discriminate on
the basis of sex. Under current law, college-level athletics are
considered an educational activity. While Title IX applies to all aspects
of education, collegiate sports are most often associated with that law,
and are most often the area of controversy.
CSU's situation
Although CSU offers nine varsity women's sports compared with only six on
the men's side, there is still a disproportionate amount of funding that
goes to men's sports in a variety of areas.
According to documents released under the Equity in Athletics Disclosure
Act, which requires colleges and universities to release financial data on
their athletic department, CSU does not comply with several requirements
of Title IX.
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February 19, 2003
Title IX isn't hurting anyone
Women still don't get a fair share of sports funds. It's the Big Two that
get the bucks.
<http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2003/02/19/19edit.htm>
A presidential commission recently issued a series of recommendations
that, in total or individually, would significantly weaken the Title IX
program that has had such a profound positive impact on educational and
athletic opportunities for girls and women.
That would be a mistake. It would also be unfair and unnecessary.
Title IX was passed by Congress in 1972 to undo blatant bias on campus.
It bans sexual discrimination in any educational area that receives
federal funding. Its net effect has been to provide women with equal
access to academic courses and facilities and, most noticeably, to
athletics on campus. In 30 years of Title IX, the number of women athletes
in colleges has grown from about 300,000 to close to 3 million.
For all the reasons usually given as to why participating in sports is
good for males (self-confidence, discipline, good health), Title IX has
made it, likewise, good for females. And that's good for the country.
Yet as participation in women's sports has grown, the law has come
under attack by participants in some minor men's sports, who say women are
unfairly getting funding that should come to the men.
This is simply not true.
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Title IX: Not only affecting our campus
David Dollins
February 20, 2003
<http://www.lumberjackonline.com/vnews/display.v/
ART/2003/02/20/3e52f86e04afa>
After 30 years since the inception of Title IX, the landmark legislation
that bans gender discrimination in schools, NAU athletic officials are
facing new challenges to the same problem: Equality.
An increase in the enrollment of women, who already comprise more than
half of the student population, and a dwindling budget, has caused
officials to rework their game plan to meet compliance with the law and
provide athletic opportunities for both sexes.
Kelly Lloyd, associate athletic director for NAU, said the Department of
Education uses three measures to determine if a school is in compliance
with Title IX. According to her, NAU is currently working from the
proportionality measure.
An example she gave is if there is a 57 percent female enrollment at an
institution then the athletic teams should closely mirror that 57 percent
enrollment.
The other two measures are adding sports for the underrepresented gender
population on campus.
We work hard to make sure that were at 50 percent across the board, Lloyd
said.
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Title IX compliance would be factor in return of football
The Enterprise 02/16/2003
<http://www.southeasttexaslive.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=
7074863&BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=481654&rfi=6>
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that
guarantees equal opportunity for all students in all education programs
and activities, including sports, at any educational institution that
receives federal funds.
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is responsible
for Title IX's enforcement.
Title IX is not a sports law, however it does contain elements that apply
to athletics, specifically scholarships, participation and other benefits
like coaching and equipment.
Title IX does not require schools to spend the same dollar amounts on
women's and men's sports programs. Nor does it force schools to drop men's
programs in favor of women's to meet compliance standards.
To be in compliance with Title IX women's sports must receive an equitable
level of institutional support as men's programs in such areas as
coaching, equipment and scheduling.
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Opinion
Title IX hurts men's sports
By Sara Foley
February 18, 2003
<http://www.thebatt.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/02/18/3e51d5f51f175>
Title IX, a law banning sexual discrimination in collegiate and high
school sports, has aided many female athletic departments in getting
recognition and funding for teams that might not exist without it. Since
its enactment in 1972, women's athletic programs have grown exponentially,
from less than 30,000 NCAA female athletes in 1972 to almost 151,000 in
2000, according to Washingtonpost.com. From the perspective of women
athletes, coaches, supporters and equality activists, this program has
forced universities and secondary schools to provide women and men with
the same opportunities, as well as assuring that women's interests are
being met.
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However, there are two sides to every story. Title IX is far from
flawless, as many under-funded male athletes will attest to. The program
has transformed into having the reverse effect on men's sports, which have
experienced budget cuts or have had their programs eliminated all
together, while women's sports have grown in numbers and funding without a
significant increase in student interest. The law may have been necessary
in 1972, but with the advances it has made, it is no longer needed.
Changes are needed to comply with the strong force of women's sports that
does not need its foot in the door, as it did 31 years ago.
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Full Stories May be Read at the URLs Above.
One observation. Professional baseball, although it draws players from
college baseball teams, spends a large amount of money on minor league
baseball where players develop the skills to be players at the Major
League level. College football and basketball for men serve in these two
big money sports as the resource for professional players in those sports.
These former college players drive professional leagues and their
lucrative media and advertising revenue. Should professional teams and
leagues in these sports be picking up part of the expenses of running
college sports programs, particularly in division one in that they are
substantial beneficiaries of these programs?
Sincerely,
David Dillard Research Librarian
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ECP RingLeader
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Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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