NY Times reports on Title IX cheats:
At the University of South Florida, more than half of the 71 women on the cross-country roster failed to run a race in 2009. Asked about it, a few laughed and said they did not know they were on the team.
At Marshall University, the women’s tennis coach recently invited three freshmen onto the team even though he knew they were not good enough to practice against his scholarship athletes, let alone compete. They could come to practice whenever they liked, he told them, and would not have to travel with the team.
At Cornell, only when the 34 fencers on the women’s team take off their protective masks at practice does it become clear that 15 of them are men. Texas A&M and Duke are among the elite women’s basketball teams that also take advantage of a federal loophole that allows them to report male practice players as female participants. …
read more – Gender Games: College Teams, Relying on Deception, Undermine Gender Equity
Here’s one lame defensive response to the charges – USF says it complies with Title IX despite NY Times report
I want women to have a fair chance to participate in University Sport. But current Title IX legislation results in many stupid and unethical decisions across the USA.
Everyone wants the excellent Cal Gymnastics Men’s program to survive, but over in Berkeley they are today frantically trying to find 4 more donors to match philanthropist, Doug Goldman‘s pledge of $160,000 ($20,000 per year for 8 years.)
Some blame Title IX for part of the problems at Cal.
Obviously Title IX needs to be ‘fixed’. In the meantime appeals should be allowed on behalf of some Men’s programs, those who have produced Worlds and Olympic team members, as one example.
Like all other reverse discrimination programs, Title IX should have a road map to phase out.
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