Entries categorized as ‘Save Sports’
The news is official, the Department of Education is going to reverse the 2005 guidance.
In March 2005, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U. S. Department of Education issued the Additional Clarification of the Intercollegiate Athletics Policy. The “Clarification” allows colleges to use student interest web-based surveys that follow specific technical guidelines outlined by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to assess students’ athletic interests as a means to demonstrate Title IX compliance with Prong 3 (meeting athletic interests and abilities). According to the OCR, there is no fairer way to measure interest than to ask directly. To provide technical assistance in implementing a viable interest evaluation that is acceptable, the NCES prepared the “Model Survey” and User’s Guide to Developing Student Interest Surveys.
Schools using the surveys incorporate them into college registration forms. The surveys are not “spam emails” sent out to female students as have been characterized.
For more details, go to the College Sports Council blog.
Categories: College News · Save Sports
Tagged: Title IX model surveys
Pacific Coast Classic promotes MOMSS
MOMSS Elite Members can save up to 33% on select admission passes to the 2010 Pacific Coast Classic, USA’s premier men’s gymnastics competition at the Oakland Convention Center in Oakland, CA (February 19-21). This event is in its seventh year and was created to draw awareness to the plight of men’s collegiate gymnastics and is a national platform for supporting collegiate athletic programs in the United States.
In order to continue to encourage and promote college sports and the Fairness in Sports Foundation objectives, USA Sports Management, the host of the Pacific Coast Classic, is offering a special sale for MOMSS with current Elite Memberships. This sale is for a limited time only and ends January 18, 2010. Annual MOMSS Elite Memberships start at $10 and are tax-deductible. Click here to join the MOMSS alliance. (Photo by Heather Maynez)
Categories: Gymnastics · Save Sports
Tagged: collegiate athletics, Gymnastics, men's gymnastics, MOMSS, Pacific Coast Classic, Save Sports
We received a comment from Lisa Lewis of Barnard College who writes for the Columbia Spectator. Here’s a link to her article, “Memo to the NCAA: Title IX is Obsolete.” To this senior in economics, quotas don’t make sense and clearly don’t have a place in intercollegiate athletics. Take a minute to read her insightful post. Thanks Lisa!
Categories: Save Sports
Tagged: quotas, Save Men's Sports, Title IX
Title IX was intended to protect against discrimination – NOT promote athletics on college campuses. This federal law is being used unjustly as a tool to cultivate the interest and athleticism in women and correct for past discrimination (e.g. “If they build it, they will come.”). It is time to restore the original intent of Title IX:
“…no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance…”
Title IX is a good law and has greatly expanded opportunities for women across the United States. It was enacted at at time when it was sorely needed. However, Congress’ intent for this nondiscrimination statute has been distorted. Through misinterpretation and misapplication of the statute and its regulatory tools, many universities are ultimately forced to discriminate against men.
(more…)
Categories: Save Sports
Tagged: Save Title IX
To restore the original intent of Title IX, it’s important that we examine its history to truly understand why the author of this bill rallied so hard to enact it. Unfortunately, the intent behind this law has since been distorted due to precedent-setting judicial interpretations and decisions of the federal courts.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is now officially known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act in honor of its principal author. This federal law was renamed by President George W. Bush on October 29, 2002. (more…)
Categories: Save Sports
Tagged: Hawai'i politician, Mother of Title IX, Patsy Takemoto Mink, Title IX
UCLA breaks ground for $10M aquatic center
Now here’s one that’s hard to swallow. The UCLA Athletic Department began construction on their $10 million aquatic center on June 30. And who benefits? According to UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero, providing “more aquatic opportunities for our teams, clubs, faculty, staff and students is going to be a win-win situation for everyone.” Everyone except for men’s swimming and diving.
UCLA eliminated men’s swimming and diving teams in 1994. (more…)
Categories: College News · Save Sports · Swimming
Tagged: UCLA Aquatic Center, UCLA Spieker Aquatic Center
The National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education are so outraged by the Additional Clarification in Title IX’s Policy Interpretation that they created a “Save Title IX” campaign. Holly Hunter, Geena Davis, and Senator Birch Bayh are the active, honorary chairs of this campaign.
On March 17, 2005, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education issued an “Additional Clarification” to Title IX policy. It allows the use of surveys to determine student interests and abilities. How else do you accommodate students interests if you don’t ask them directly what they want? Surveys are a straightforward, fair and obvious solution. (more…)
Categories: Save Sports
Tagged: Save Title IX Campaign, Title IX Additional Clarification
USA Volleyball Boosts Club Teams to Varsity
USA Volleyball has the right idea. To cope with Title IX consequences, the National Governing Body for volleyball developed a grant program. The $6000 grant is awarded to NCAA institutions that sponsor a men’s volleyball program. The objective:
1. To increase opportunities for men to play varsity collegiate volleyball.
2. To grow the sport at the collegiate level.
(more…)
Categories: College News · Volleyball
Tagged: NCAA Collegiate Grant Program, NCAA Men's Volleyball, USA Volleyball
