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Colleges are misleading themselves if they think that the relative success of Title IX has eliminated inequality in the athletic university setting. One only needs to observe that the alleged rapists at Duke were constantly referred to as “lacrosse players” and not “students” or that being a member of a sports team is a sure way to guarantee being punched by a final club at Harvard to know that this is true. Students and administrations need to recognize that high profile male athletes are perceived differently than other college students...
...what of North Carolina Central University? The historically black university and the predominantly white Duke cooperate in a handful of academic ventures - the kind of highbrow intellectual programs that mean little to their students. While some students from the universities interact socially, recent events have made many realize for the first time that there is, in fact, another university in Durham...
...Spring Break at most college campuses signifies the beginning of the end - and that has never felt more appropriate than it does now at Duke, where two sophomores have been charged with rape, and the future of the men's lacrosse program is questionable at best. The university faced harsh criticism for not responding quickly enough to the allegations, and then for responding too quickly after lacrosse coach Mike Pressler's resignation and the cancellation of the team's season...
...broader issues that the scandal uncovered, and one of them will examine the lacrosse program. A search for the coach's replacement has not begun and will not begin until after the committee finishes its study and offers its recommendation. But even then, there is no guarantee that Duke will field a team next year...
...Athletic Department released its seven incoming lacrosse recruits from their letters of intent and told both recruits and current players that they can consider their options for transfer. "We've told them that regardless of what happens, we will still offer them scholarships next year," says Art Chase, Duke sports information director. He added that no current member of the team or any of the seven recruits have indicated they will not be attending Duke next fall, but as he admits, that could change at any point...