Yale at Cornell Football

[Al DeFlorio]

However, as we've found out, men can count as women's spots if they are on the practice squad of mostly female team under the same coaching (no that this is incredibly ethical, but Cornell does this with its mens club fencers. Many of them are on the Women's Fencing roster).

Considering that the law forced cancellation of the men's fencing team in the spirit of "equality" I don't have any problem with this.

The law didn't "force" the dropping of men's fencing.  It forced equality of treatment for women in intercollegiate athletics.  How Cornell chose to conform to that long-overdue law was the administration's decision.

[Robb]

However, as we've found out, men can count as women's spots if they are on the practice squad of mostly female team under the same coaching (no that this is incredibly ethical, but Cornell does this with its mens club fencers. Many of them are on the Women's Fencing roster).

Considering that the law forced cancellation of the men's fencing team in the spirit of "equality" I don't have any problem with this.

The law didn't "force" the dropping of men's fencing.  It forced equality of treatment for women in intercollegiate athletics.  How Cornell chose to conform to that long-overdue law was the administration's decision.

Yep. He may be a hockey hero, but Laing Kennedy is on my permanent shit list.  Thanks for nothing.

[KeithK]

However, as we've found out, men can count as women's spots if they are on the practice squad of mostly female team under the same coaching (no that this is incredibly ethical, but Cornell does this with its mens club fencers. Many of them are on the Women's Fencing roster).

Considering that the law forced cancellation of the men's fencing team in the spirit of "equality" I don't have any problem with this.

The law didn't "force" the dropping of men's fencing.  It forced equality of treatment for women in intercollegiate athletics.  How Cornell chose to conform to that long-overdue law was the administration's decision.

The current implementation of Title IX law basically requires this kind of decision, decisions which run counter to the idea of gender equity.