This issue has been on the forefront of college campuses the country over; this issue is gender equality in sports, introduced in 1972 as Title IX of the Education Amendments, was put in place to set ... financial assistance (collegenews). The basis of my arguments will be the pros and cons of men vs. women in sports and the impact that women have had on college campuses and in the media. It is in the news as well as on campuses that Title IX is responsible for the reduction in the support for men's sports ... federally funded education programs, the CSUN event brings up the questions now face...

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... has now become a hobbling block for male athletes. According to the NCAA's Gender Equity report, over the last 10 yrs., an average of 30 male athletes have been lost per college campus each year, compared to only gaining 7 female athletes. Does that sound like providing equal opportunity? It sounds like men are getting the short end of the stick. What can ... be done to curb this downward spiral that the male athlete has fallen into? The way schools budget their athletic funds would be a good place to start. Big time football usually carries the most in a schools athletic program, the m...

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"He got into Yale because he is black, you know affirmative action." Hearing this in my freshmen year at Fordham Prep. about a guy I played football with made me outraged knowing how hard he had worked in school and how incredibly high he scored on his boards, that anyone could ever infer he wasn't qualified. In ... because he is black. Situations like the hypothetical example proposed here only further racial tension and place distance between the races, only furthering racism, and making racial tension worse on college campuses across the U.S.. When asking black students from my graduating...

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