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...lately, the catcalls on both sides of the jungle gym have become louder, more insistent and more difficult to ignore. Faced with a resurgent interest in Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments (which mandates gender equality in all academic situations) the administration can no longer distance themselves from the situation, as they did when similar complaints arose in 1979 and 1989. Consequently, Boston College has issued an ultimatum to Daly: teach men and women together, or don't teach...
...such related news items as the dissolution of the Greek system at Dartmouth and the admission of men to Radcliffe College's prestigious Bunting Institute, the true issues have been virtually ignored for the larger, more exciting topic of who might possibly be filing a (now highly fashionable) Title IX lawsuit as a result of what recent injustice...
...considering the federal statute for a minute, it is evident Daly's ideal classroom for "Introduction to Feminist Ethics" has not a legal leg to stand upon. Title IX was designed to promote gender equality in education; and while in 1972 the intention was to prevent discrimination against women, it by no means should be used to tip the scales in the other direction for no apparent reason. Perhaps if Boston College had a class entitled "Achieving Manhood: A Celebration of the Male Gender" that turned away female students because they were considered a corrupting influence on debate at large...
...which the Bunting has been famous. Though some Bunting scholars have expressed concern about what the inclusion of men might do to the uniqueness of the Institute, we hope that it will not cause a drastic change in the Bunting's current community. While staying true to Title IX and the practice of equality, the Bunting should also stay true to its mission--to provide a comfortable place for scholars to pursue their work. Men and women working together in such an atmosphere will promote equality in such a way that exclusion never could...
...Bunting is wise to protect itself from legal challenges under Title IX which prevents educational institutions from discriminating on the basis of gender. The institute has too good a reputation to get entangled in a legal battle should any spurned male applicant decide to litigate...