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Title IX: Still closing the gap

Mark Sloan April 10, 2001

Baby steps. Title IX made gender equity an issue. But it's the universities' responsibilities to enact equality. Progress in equality has been slowed because universities continue to give disproportionately...

Men’s soccer opens spring season with win

Brian Reardon April 4, 2001

Spring soccer: It's an exhibition season. It's a time to practice before the players depart for the summer. An injury-riddled Saint Louis University men's soccer squad defeated Tulsa, 1-0, Saturday at...

Boilermakers steam Billikens

Mark Sloan April 4, 2001

The Saint Louis University women's soccer team continued to prove themselves last weekend. The Billikens split a double-header on Saturday, defeating the University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2-0, and losing...

Title IX forces changes at SLU

Mark Sloan April 4, 2001

This is the third in a series of articles dealing with Title IX. Next week the future effects of Title IX will be examined. You can't legislate equality. Even after Title IX's passage, many universities...

Trower finishes first at Butler

Sharon Turlek April 4, 2001

Even though it was only 26 degrees outside, Saint Louis University golfer Adam Trower was on fire. Trower led the Billikens to a third-place finish at the Butler Spring Invitational March 25 and 26 in...

SLU downs EIU, 11-6

Derek Johannsen April 4, 2001

The last time the Saint Louis University baseball team won a conference series was in May 1999. Until the Billikens took two of three from 15th-ranked Tulane last weekend. SLU defeated Eastern Illinois...

Pondering, probing the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tourney

Ryan Noonan April 4, 2001

Another year of college basketball is in the books. In the end, the analysts and the polls had it right on the money. The Final Four consisted of teams picked in the preseason top five by many major polls....

O, Canada: Heaven is closer than you think

Brian Reardon March 29, 2001

"How aboot `dem Blues, heh?" Sil asked, when hearing I attend college in St. Louis. Yes, it's Canada: the nation to the north. It's also known as O, Canada! I prefer to call it Heaven, a week's vacation...

Bills drop two of three to USF

Sharon Turlek March 29, 2001

The Billikens faced the Bradley Braves (6-6) on Tuesday in a doubleheader. Bradley took the first game 4-0, but the Bills came back to win the second game, 4-1. "We came out slowly in the first game,"...

Tennis eclipses 2000’s win total

Josh Brewster March 29, 2001

Goals are made to be reached. For the Saint Louis University tennis teams, their goals have been surpassed. And the season isn't even over yet. Both the men's and women's teams have significantly improved...

Spring soccer season starts; SLU defeated by IU, 2-0

Mark Sloan March 29, 2001

This spring is a time of transition for the women's soccer team. The Billikens are without seniors Lori Richardson, Kathleen Schager and Kelly Young, and have yet to see what the incoming freshmen will...

Title IX: Influential cases and decisions

Mark Sloan March 29, 2001

This is the second in a series of articles dealing with Title IX. Next week's article will deal with Title IX's effects at SLU. Since its inception, litigation has played a critical role in defining Title...

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