CSC Issues National Appeal for "Common-Sense Reform" of Title IX Washington, D.C., June 23, 2008 -- The College Sports Council and the Independent Women's Forum issued a national appeal on the 36th anniversary of the passage of Title IX calling on men and women to work together to effect "straightforward and common-sense" reform to the law's enforcement mechanism in college athletics. Study shows Historically Black Colleges and Universities struggle to meet Title IX's proportionality test. A study by the College Sports Council shows that, due to their student gender ratio approaching 2-1 female to male, nearly all of the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are out of compliance with Title IX's proportionality standard. Click here for supporting data. 2007 Year in Review Looking back to 2007, the year proved to be the best ever for the College Sports Council. The CSC is a young organization, but we are making a resounding impact in policy debates as the leading sports organization working for reform of Title IX's gender quotas. CSC launches Saving Sports Blog Our new Blog will serve as an ongoing, regularly updated online newsletter that chronicles the CSC position on Title IX issues and emerging developments. FACT: Women's hoops not helped by gender quotas. All 64 teams in the 2005 NCAA Div. I women's basketball championships existed prior to 1979, when the federal government first introduced proportionality as part of the three-part test. Therefore, not one of these teams benefited from the gender quota. For additional facts, click here.