WJMorris3 Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060412/ap_on_...ouri_st_lawsuitSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Four Missouri State women's tennis players are suing the university for cutting their program as part of a sports reduction, contending the move violates Title IX rules.The lawsuit asks a federal court to order the state's second-largest university to reinstate the women's tennis program and seeks a temporary injunction to keep the sport going after the planned shutdown at the end of this academic year.Missouri State decided in December to drop five of its 21 sports at the end of the school year, looking to reduce athletics costs it said were growing faster than the university budget. It cut men's indoor and outdoor track, men's cross country and men's and women's tennis.The lawsuit filed seeks class-action status for all current and future female tennis players. It was filed in U.S. District Court in Springfield by the American Civil Liberties Union in the name of four players who contacted the group.The university said it is complying with Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits sex discrimination in any educational program that receives federal funds.Maybe I'm going to be in the minority.If all they cut were women's sports, they'd have a legitimate beef. But if they are cutting four men's sports and just one women's sport (which is the counterpart to one of the cut men's sports), how can they claim Title IX violations? The logic does not follow here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Helix- Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Women will find anything to complain about.Title IX sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz615 Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Women will find anything to complain about.Title IX sucks. i second that motion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Willmorris makes an interesting point.You other two just make yourselves out to be morons. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Willmorris makes an interesting point.You other two just make yourselves out to be morons. They have a point, too.Title IX does suck. Why should the men be shorted on scholarships because the ladies at the school don't participate? Some schools have to cut certain sports because the chicks simply aren't participating. Is that right?And you know women just can't ever be satisfied.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 And you know women just can't ever be satisfied.... Sounds like a personal problem.Mine have had no complaints. Anyone know how many sports MSU has? If they have 20 for men and only 8 for women then the percentage is horrible for women even if the ratio of sports being eliminaed seems to favor them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 But, of course, every D-I college football team needs 100 players, right? Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsentv Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Mine have had no complaints.I second that. About me, that is. Women like guys who aren't misogynists. That being said, Title IX (while a great idea) has some serious flaws that need to be looked into. And this situation at Missouri State is ridiculous. Frankly, in that situation, there's really no ground for complaint (unless the situation suggested by OMMF is accurate). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kess Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Anyone know how many sports MSU has? Why, yes. Yes I do.Men's:BaseballBasketballCross CountryFootballGolfSoccerSwimmingTennisTrack and FieldWomen's:BasketballCross CountryField HockeyGolfSoccerSoftballSwimmingTennisTrackVolleyballSports in italics are set to be cut at the end of this academic year. It will go from 9 men's, 10 women's to 6 men's, 9 women's. I'm counting indoor track and outdoor track as one sport - the AP article counts it as two.MO State has had several rounds with Title IX before. A pair of women have fought the school at every turn trying to find gender equity. My unpopular opinion: Sometimes they have a point.I'm intrigued to see how this one turns out. It doesn't seem like the women's tennis players have a leg to stand on. Missouri State cut more men's sports and scholarships. How could that make the school less Title IX compliant than it is now?I feel bad for all of the athletes who had their sports cut. It's very unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 This is the start of sexism to males. http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 This is the start of sexism to males. You must be young. That's been going on for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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