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...should be noted that Perkins has demonstrated strong support for Title IX and worked strenuously to bulk up women's athletic participation at UConn. His comment reflects the pride he feels in the team, which has become almost more popular than the men's squad. A national phenomenon and a school obsession, the women Huskies have won a record 64 straight games, most often crushing the opposition, as they did Seton Hall a few weeks...
...University, UConn's athletic director, Lew Perkins, surveyed the cheerleaders, the band, the students with their faces painted in the team's colors, the dancing Husky mascot and sports reporters from publications not normally inclined to cover women's college athletics. "This turnout has nothing to do with Title IX," Perkins remarked, referring to the 1972 law that requires schools receiving federal funds to offer equal opportunities to men and women. "These people are here because our women's basketball team is so great...
...what’s with all this hoopla about Title IX? It’s not important for women in high school or college to get athletic funding. Playing sports for women is less about gaining self-confidence in the context of competition and teamwork and more about looking good. A women’s basketball coach could never inspire little girls to dream big by racking up 800 wins by the time she’s 50, and girls can’t do anything more significant than cheerleading in professional sports. Let’s be serious here...
Instead of possibly weakening Title IX on the basis of unfounded claims, the commission should strengthen it. The harsh reality is that Title IX remains one of the most violated civil-rights laws in the country. Too many schools still fail to give women equal opportunity in athletics. While 54 percent of the students at large universities and colleges are women, these schools give their female athletes only 41 percent of the opportunities to play, 33 percent of their total operating budgets, and 30 percent of recruiting dollars. These statistics do not nearly fulfill the requirement of equity in Title...
...commission is expected to submit a final report by the end of this month to Education Secretary Roderick R. Paige, who is then responsible for making the final recommendations to President Bush. It is crucial that he reject any misguided proposals the commission endorses, uphold Title IX and urge its vigorous enforcement. Otherwise he—and ultimately the Bush administration—will have to defend their inexcusable actions to more than half of the population. Title IX helped many women and any attempt to weaken this landmark law will not escape their notice...