If the game is complying with Title IX, many colleges, including such household names as Cornell, Duke, UCal, Texas A&M, certainly play the game well. Basically, Title IX says that colleges that receive money from the federal government must provide equal opportunity to all members of either sex who wish to participate in educational programs or activities. But the rules to comply are not as straightforward as they should be.
For example, colleges can count men as women if they practice with female teams. Cornell has 15 men practicing with the 34 person fencing team. Ergo, Cornell adds 34 to the total number of women participants. Texas A&M and Duke do the same with their women's basketball teams.
Some colleges include as team members 'athletes' who never compete. That's the strategy the University of South Florida used; only 28 of their 71 member cross country team actually entered a race. In fact, some members of the team claimed they did not know that they were members. Track is an especially good sport to help meet the regulations, as one person who competes in indoor, outdoor and cross country is counted three times.
The more you read about colleges playing games like Title IX, paying outrageous salaries to coaches and presidents, accepting people who just about graduate from a crummy high school, offering special courses for athletes, etc. ad nauseam, the more you wonder how low we have sunk.
For example, colleges can count men as women if they practice with female teams. Cornell has 15 men practicing with the 34 person fencing team. Ergo, Cornell adds 34 to the total number of women participants. Texas A&M and Duke do the same with their women's basketball teams.
Some colleges include as team members 'athletes' who never compete. That's the strategy the University of South Florida used; only 28 of their 71 member cross country team actually entered a race. In fact, some members of the team claimed they did not know that they were members. Track is an especially good sport to help meet the regulations, as one person who competes in indoor, outdoor and cross country is counted three times.
The more you read about colleges playing games like Title IX, paying outrageous salaries to coaches and presidents, accepting people who just about graduate from a crummy high school, offering special courses for athletes, etc. ad nauseam, the more you wonder how low we have sunk.
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