Colleagues,
Duke Law Journal has added its considerable weight to the discussion on
the place of Title IX in attaining equality for all athletes when
discussing some frequently neglected aspects of male access.
The discussion characterizing the neglect of males in schools has been
sporadic on the listserv. This article contains some substantial
premises and is written sufficiently well that it may offer a more
systematic basis for continuing the discussion. After the author, Sarah
E. Gohl, makes some anecdotal observations in a very readable style she
concludes, "the current state of male student athletics is a mess. The
current system disregards the "student" element of the male
student-athlete. In contrast, female student-athletes do not experience
a system that consistently disregards academics. Male student-athletes
need assistance in fixing this state of disarray."
Gohl leaves herself enough openings to escape from the premise if it
proves to be a trap, but after observing that such enumerated
experiences, "may be evidence of how the emphasis on academics has
shifted over time or it may be an anomaly in Division I athletics," she
does continue with a discussion of the legal parameters of an intriguing
premise. The NCAA may well have a commercialized monster on its hands
with the shift to athlete-student from student-athlete as higher ed
exploits kids who can play and neglects their need to learn.
I enjoyed the new aspects of the discussion and this is well worth
reading even if only for that refreshing approach.
Herb Dempsey
dempsy@ix.netcom.com
The article:
http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?50+Duke+L.+J.+1123
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