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Title IX of the Education
Amendment of 1972,
which prohibited sexual
discrimination in educational
programs and activities, usher
ed in a new era of equality
among men's and women's in
tercollegiate athletic programs.
Title IX's impact on the Ore
gon athletic program is evident
today. The University has an
equal number of inters ollogiate
teams, seven, for men and
women Although the total
number of scholarships for men
outnumbers women Ism a use of
the disproportionate number of
players on the footlwill team, in
the sports played by both men
and women (basketball, track,
golf and tennis), the scholar
ship totals either favor women
or are equal.
Even though Title IX estab
lished surface equality iielween
the men’s and women's pro
grams. the- question of whether
women's sports are taken us se
riously as men's sports on cam
pus remains a valid question.
Should the athletic depart
ment plac e the same emphasis
and priority on having sue cess
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ful women'* program* as it
does on having successful
men's programs? Should the
coach of a women's athletic
team he judged in terms of wins
and losses like the coach of a
men's team, or should the
women play "for fun” and their
coach's record go ignored?
Athletic director Rich Brooks
said there is no question that
Oregon tries to be successful in
every sport, whether it he a
men's or women's program.
"We try to give every stu
dent-athlete as good as experi
ence as is possible, which in
cludes academics as well as on
field or on-court experiences.”
Brooks said. "Whatever sport it
is we sponsor, we want every
thing to lx* ns good as possi
ble."
Associate athletic director
Bartiara Walker said the expec
tations for men’s and women's
teams at the University are
equal.
"We expect all of our coach
es to run a quality, competitive
program." Walker said. "All of
our programs are under the
same pressure to win."
Whether the women are tak
en ns seriously us the men will
be seen in the question of
whether women's basketball
coach Elwin lieiny is rehired
after this season.
The Oregon women are off to
a 0-9 start in the conference,
despite having several quality
players. Earlier in the season,
the Ducks looked as if they
would be competitive within
the conference, as they nearly
defeated Vanderbilt, one of the
top teams in the country Since
the conference season began
however, Oregon hns I men in a
tailspin. the most recent blow
tming a loss to Oregon State at
home
List year. Don Monson guid
ed the Oregon men's basketball
team to a 2 -11» conference re
cord Boosters and fans clam
ored for Monson's dismissal,
and Monson was fired. The rea
soning behind the dismissal
was that if Monson couldn't do
any bettor after nine years, it
was time to let someone else
have a shot. In addition, atton
dance figures and general inter
est in the team were dropping
dramatically.
Heinv's predicament this
year is similar. In contrast to
other programs such as Stan
ford. where the women out
draw the men. interest in wom
en's basketball at Oregon is de
clining. with average atten
dance dipping below 1000 per
game. After 17 years, Heiny
cannot argue these are not the
players he recruited or that he
has not had sufficient time to
establish a winning program.
Walker said that Oregon
coaches are evaluated on more
than just their win-loss record.
"We also look at the academ
ic success of the team, whether
or not the coach has abided by
NCAA rules, and whether the
coach has made it through the
season on budget," Walker
said. "All of the variables are
taken into account in a coach’s
evaluation."
Heiny. like every coach and
athletic staff member except the
football and basketball coach,
has a one-year contract. Brooks
sail! that coaches are usually
evaluated after their playing or
recruiting season is complete.
I agree with Brooks and
Walker's assertions that the
women's teams should be equal
to those of the men. Title IX not
only guaranteed women an
equal right to participate and
receive an athletic scholarship,
hut it also implied that wom
en's sports were as important as
men's.
It would he so easy to rehire
Heiny. He has recorded over
.100 career victories. He has a
lifetime B79 winning percent
age
But if the athletic department
truly believes women's sports
should receive the same priori
ty as the men. and women's
coaches should be puiged on
the same standards as the
men's coaches, athletic director
Rich Brooks will have a busy
summer sorting through re
sumes for the women's basket -
hall i caching va< ancy.
Erick Studenit ku is a sports
reporter for the Emerald.
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