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How has Title IX changed university life and college athletics in the United States? Well, as stated earlier, legislation was passed with the purpose of ending sexual discrimination, whether it is academically or athletically. Title IX clearly states, "No person in the U.S. 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 aid." So, the 1972 bill gave women the boost needed to help them succeed both in the classroom and on the field. The legislation sounds to be completely ethical and just, but the problem lies in the fact that in recent years men have been subjected to "reverse discrimination" because of the strong enforcement of Title IX. The academic effects of Title IX on women have been immense. Since its passage, women have been given more opportunity to gain both college and professional degrees and have run with it. For instance, in a 1994 study women attained 38% of medical degrees. A dramatic increase from the mere 9% earned in 1972. The same study, proved that women earned 43% of law degrees, compared with 7% in 1972. As the First Circuit Cou
Title IX is an extremely valuable piece of legislation and has opened the door for women both academically and athletically, but remains as the most controversial subject facing intercollegiate athletics. Susan Reimer of the Baltimore Sun illustrated the Title IX dilemma in a recent column by saying, Title IX's application to collegiate athletics has three primary areas: financial assistance, accommodation of athletic interests, and programs areas. First, financial assistance must be awarded based on the number of male and female athletes. The test is financial proportionality. The total amounts of athletics aid must be substantially proportionate to the ratio of male and female athletes. The accommodation of athletic interests ensures that moth men and women have the same amount of opportunity to participate at a particular school based on the male to female ratio of the enrollment. Finally, the programs area guarantees all other benefits, opportunities, and treatments afforded sports participants are to be equivalent, but not necessarily identical. Such aspects as game and practice scheduling, locker rooms, athletic training, coaches, travel opportunity, and recruiting are all equated under Title IX. This method indicates that the student body should not serve as the means to base equity. College athletes, in all sports, are recruited. Students do not simply go to college and decide to play a varsity sport, as in high school. Knowing this, why should every person at a college be calculated into the equation to compute gender equity? Several sports writers and sports annalists have proposed the other solution to the Title IX dilemma. The plan is to not factor football into the equity equation. In 1996, 57% of males participating in college athletics played football. Since football accounts for the majority of males and because there is no female counterpart to football, universities are forced to limit men's opportunities in other sports to comply with national guidelines and receive proper funding. The American Football Coaches Association has backed this proposal because football programs throughout the country have lost funding and schola
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