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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I never said you should feel sorry for them. I just thought it was rather ignorant to lump football and basketball players all into one category and hate on them? You obviously have no understanding of the fact that many football players do well in school and did well in school in HS despite the time demands put on them that are not put on the vast majority of most students. Heck, I know several football players that graduated in the top 7% of their classes at a couple of top universities in the nation. BTW, not all schools lower their standards and the ones that do often lower their standards for all sports. Also, you assume that the Univ. of Ill. only lowers the requirements for football and basketball players, yet I would be suprised if they do not lower the requirments for other sports. Assuming that all football players are stupid is devoid of reality. Why the hate and negative assumptions for football and basketball players? Where did that come from?
As for regular students all having a job, that is funny. Don't get me wrong, some students have part time jobs for a little extra spending money, but to make the assertion that all regular students are working their fingers to the bone to put themselves through school is funny. There are a few that do, but not many when looking at percentages.
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I never said you should feel sorry for them. I just thought it was rather ignorant to lump football and basketball players all into one category and hate on them? You obviously have no understanding of the fact that many football players do well in school and did well in school in HS despite the time demands put on them that are not put on the vast majority of most students. Heck, I know several football players that graduated in the top 7% of their classes at a couple of top universities in the nation. BTW, not all schools lower their standards and the ones that do often lower their standards for all sports. Also, you assume that the Univ. of Ill. only lowers the requirements for football and basketball players, yet I would be suprised if they do not lower the requirments for other sports. Assuming that all football players are stupid is devoid of reality. Why the hate and negative assumptions for football and basketball players? Where did that come from?
As for regular students all having a job, that is funny. Don't get me wrong, some students have part time jobs for a little extra spending money, but to make the assertion that all regular students are working their fingers to the bone to put themselves through school is funny. There are a few that do, but not many when looking at percentages.
Hook'em
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