The University of California, Berkeley has eliminated 5 intercollegiate sports programs. These programs include baseball, men’s rugby, men and women’s gymnastics, and women’s lacrosse.
It is very much a possibility that this event could be spun and Title IX could be blamed for the removal of athletic programs, as it has in the past. The blame, however, most likely lies with the fact that there was a financial issue that needed to be recognized by the school. This issue comes from the fact that we, as a country, experienced an economic recession and the fact the California’s funding of schools has been reduced in recent years. Eliminating the sports is estimated to save the school $4 million dollars in the next fiscal year.
Sources at the school have even stated that the school will be committed to REMAINING compliant with Title IX, DESPITE the reduction in the athletic department, which affected both male and female sports.
This is not an issue of Title IX, but an issue of money.
-Nick M.
KIN 338I Sec 1
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