GladiatHers: To the Victim
I???ve been going back and forth about what to say (or if I should say anything at all) about this case and the system that allowed it all to unfold. I mean, we (you and I) JUST talked about sexual assaults and college athletes. And a lot of very smart people have written a great deal about Brock … [Read more...]
Title IX: Roundup of Campus Sexual Assault Cases
Here is a summary of recent judicial decisions in cases alleging institutional liability for sexual assault under Title IX. A student at the University of California at Santa Barbara was drugged at an off-campus party and then raped by a fellow student. ??Three months later, she withdrew from … [Read more...]
What happened at Baylor
News broke yesterday, after several days of rumors about who was being fired and when, that football coach Art Briles would no longer be coaching the men's football team at Baylor University and that Ken Starr had been relieved of his duties as university president, had been +ACI-demoted+ACI to … [Read more...]
BHM WCW: Jacqie McWilliams
Throughout the month of February, GladiatHers??? will use our WCW Feature to celebrate Black History Month (BHM) by highlighting African-American women who are currently making history in the sports world.?? These women are breaking race and gender barriers and are stellar examples of the power that … [Read more...]
Duluth Coaches and Students File Title IX Complaint
A group of four former student athletes, one current student athlete, and three former coaches have filed a complaint with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights challenging widespread sex discrimination within the athletic department at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. The former … [Read more...]
That Time When Women & Football United
Monday after students and student-athletes at the University??of Missouri raged against the machines of racism and institutional complacency??with nonviolent protests, they got the change they desired+ADs Timothy Wolfe??resigned from his post as President of the University. ??His tone deaf resignation … [Read more...]
How Athlete Moms Spend Their Time
We all have the same 24 hours in a day so do not tell me that you do not have the time to do something. What we do and say is all about life choices and what we value and prioritize. As a wife, mother, business owner, athlete and now volunteer soccer coach for my boys, I choose my time wisely. I … [Read more...]
Quick Thought: Mercyhurst
With the dawning realization that the CHA would no longer be a cakewalk, and with it the end of the automatic automatic national tournament bid, the Lakers??? recruitment strategy has become Britain at the start of World War II, as described by Eddie Izzard: ???Get the tanks+ACE??? ???We haven???t … [Read more...]
Role of the Team Mom
So you volunteered to be Team Mom. Now What? Whether it???s arranging for the best snacks ever, coordinating travel and practice schedules, or supporting the coach staff in any way possible, the following information will help get you on the right track. But remember, moms can be coaches too (and … [Read more...]