Seton Hall wrestling program in jeopardy

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Eric LeSher (Iowans Against Quotas)
03/22/2001


It has recently come to my attention that the wrestling program at Seton  Hall is about to be eliminated. Their quota numbers are not in line and  apparently the Head coach, Joe Ryan, has been told that the wrestling  program will be dropped. An announcement is expected on, Friday March 22,  2001 unless we can do something to stop it. Here is you chance to help. The  time to act is now, before that possibility becomes reality. Please send a  short e-mail to the following individuals at Seton Hall.     President of Seton Hall - Msgr. Robert Sheeran  sheeraro@shu.edu    Athletic Director - Jeff Fogelson  fogelsje@shu.edu    Associate Director of Athletics - Sue Regan  regansue@shu.edu     Mel Shay - Acting Provost  shaymelj@shu.edu     Here are a couple of points you may want to make in your e-mail to them.   1) Help may be on its way - a new Assistant Secretary of Education in change  of the OCR will be appointed soon and it is likely that this person will  bring a much more reasonable approach to compliance with Title IX than the  previous administration.  2) There are other ways to comply with Title IX other than just meeting the  quota numbers.  3) Many sports at Seton Hall lose money, why is the wrestling team being  dropped and not any women's teams. Don't use money as an excuse to drop the  wrestling team when the real reason is your desire to meet the Title IX  quota.   Thanks for your help,   Eric LeSher  President  Iowans Against Quotas