>         What I wonder is does Title IX make it any more likely that
> women's hockey will get enough varisty teams to start playing for a
> national championship.  Or does the numbers game mean women's hockey
> will be passed over for a sport that's cheaper?
 
An interesting sidelight on this.  The higher education funding bill
passed by the Minnesota House of Representatives requires that any
school with Division I hockey that is not in compliance with Title IX
add women's varsity hockey by 1998.  This provision is not included
in the Minnesota Senate version of the bill, so its future is
uncertain.  If passed, this would essentially require St. Cloud and
Mankato to add women's hockey.
 
 
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