Penn wants in- Wouldn't it be great...

[Beeeej]

There won't be a men's lacrosse team at Columbia, either - at least not until we reach something resembling Title IX equity.

Beeeej

[Beeeej]

No, only varsity teams are considered part of the Title IX gender equity "equation."  And unless Penn is already at or near gender equity, adding both teams at once probably won't help, either - Title IX requires schools to be moving toward equity.

Beeeej

[rhovorka]

Interesting...I didn't know that part of Title IX.

So basically, I'll chalk this "rumor" up to just being wishful thinking on the part of a writer at the Daily Pennsylvanian rather than actual thoughts in the Penn Athletic dept.

[Josh '99]

Jeffrey "Beeeej" Anbinder '94 wrote:

There won't be a men's lacrosse team at Columbia, either - at least not until we reach something resembling Title IX equity.

"we"?  I don't like the sound of that, Beeeej.  :-P

[Beeeej]

Hey, I am posting from work, I might as well at least pretend I'm working.

Beeeej

[Greg Berge]

> anybody remember why Penn ever left the ecac in the first place (funding, lack of interest, title ix)?

I don't remember Penn, but I do remember a letter to hockey-l 5-6 years ago from the rink manager at Penn's old rink.  Apparently, that barn still existed and was top notch, but it had been too expensive to maintain and Penn had sold it to the city.

Hockey is expensive (facility, travel, equipment, insurance).  The jury is still out on whether any of the MAAC and CHA D-1 programs will survive more than a few more years (especially if those are years of recession).  I don't think too many more schools are clamoring for the privilege of hemorraging money.