Univ. of New Hampshire is getting rid of its women's rowing. The official line is that it has to get rid of some sports so that it can get into compliance with Title IX. Really is that it is doing a big budget cut. I wonder if this is the first women's team to be axed becasue of Title IX.
I don't understand how Title IX can possibly be used for what seems to me to be a really cheap blow to many girls. Rowing is a somewhat expensive sport, lots of coaches, lots of equipment.
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More rowing updates. Yesterday, UNH announced the criteria for getting rid of the sports that thye did. One of the criteria is past success. The head womens rowing coach was an All American for UNH. What gratitude. If you think colleges see sports as anything but busy, you're wrong.
I think that allof this issues: accessiblity to sports, steroids, and Title IX are so interrelated. What reason would a girl take male steroids other than to get a scholarship to a college that won't cancel the program. Colleges look the other way because they want results. Get good women to participate & the NCAA won't write them up about not meeting Title IX requirements (which aren't taken seriously anyway). And who really cares if the athelete graduates!!!
More rowing updates. Yesterday, UNH announced the criteria for getting rid of the sports that thye did. One of the criteria is past success. The head womens rowing coach was an All American for UNH. What gratitude. If you think colleges see sports as anything but busy, you're wrong.
I think that allof this issues: accessiblity to sports, steroids, and Title IX are so interrelated. What reason would a girl take male steroids other than to get a scholarship to a college that won't cancel the program. Colleges look the other way because they want results. Get good women to participate & the NCAA won't write them up about not meeting Title IX requirements (which aren't taken seriously anyway). And who really cares if the athelete graduates!!!
