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I just saw this and I was wondering how everyone felt about Title IX - pro/con. Just thought it could generate discussion.
My thought is that it is consistant EO since these institutions are reciving local and federal government aid. Mostly, it really is only a problem for those sports which female programs are not developed (ie football, wrestling, etc.)
But it does sound like this coach is crying
about nothing.
MINNEAPOLIS(AP) Minnesota wrestling coach J Robinson filed a gender discrimination complaint against the university.
Robinson, who led the Gophers to the 2002 national title, contends the men's sports programs do not receive equal treatment at the school.
"If you are on the man's side you don't get what the women's side gets," Robinson, declining to give specifics, said Wednesday. "There is just a lot of little things."
He said he objected to the way the university implemented Title IX, the 1973 legislation requiring all federally funded institutions to offer equal opportunities to women and men.
Former Minnesota athletic director Tom Moe reprimanded Robinson in 2002 for using university resources to protest Title IX. Robinson accuses the school of retaliating against him because of his stance.
Robinson filed his discrimination complaint with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. The university's lead attorney did not immediately return a call.
Robinson, in his 18th season at Minnesota, and other college wrestling coaches have cited Title IX as one reason universities have trimmed wrestling budgets and discontinued some men's sports programs.
The complaint comes as the Gophers (9-6, 3-3) prepare for their meet against archrival Iowa on Sunday and the Big Ten championships in March.
My thought is that it is consistant EO since these institutions are reciving local and federal government aid. Mostly, it really is only a problem for those sports which female programs are not developed (ie football, wrestling, etc.)
But it does sound like this coach is crying
about nothing.MINNEAPOLIS(AP) Minnesota wrestling coach J Robinson filed a gender discrimination complaint against the university.
Robinson, who led the Gophers to the 2002 national title, contends the men's sports programs do not receive equal treatment at the school.
"If you are on the man's side you don't get what the women's side gets," Robinson, declining to give specifics, said Wednesday. "There is just a lot of little things."
He said he objected to the way the university implemented Title IX, the 1973 legislation requiring all federally funded institutions to offer equal opportunities to women and men.
Former Minnesota athletic director Tom Moe reprimanded Robinson in 2002 for using university resources to protest Title IX. Robinson accuses the school of retaliating against him because of his stance.
Robinson filed his discrimination complaint with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. The university's lead attorney did not immediately return a call.
Robinson, in his 18th season at Minnesota, and other college wrestling coaches have cited Title IX as one reason universities have trimmed wrestling budgets and discontinued some men's sports programs.
The complaint comes as the Gophers (9-6, 3-3) prepare for their meet against archrival Iowa on Sunday and the Big Ten championships in March.
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