Page 10 Sexual discrimination at LSU BATON ROUGE (CPS)-- Female athletes have won a victory at Louisiana State University, although it's not on the playing field. U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Doherty ruled Jan. 12 that LSU sexually discriminates against its female athletes by not supporting intercollegiate teams such as women's soccer and fast pitch softball. The school, found in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 that prohibits sex discrimination at federally funded institutes, was given 20 days to come up with a plan that complies with the law, University spokesman Jim Crain said the athletic department is "working their butts .off to come up with a plan to present to the judge. The department has already hired a softball coach and plans to start a team in 1997. The lawsuit was started by five female students in 1994. Doherty did not order the school to pay monetary damages to the students because the discrimination was negligent, not intentional. In her decision, she wrote that the violation resulted from confusion about the law, "arrogant ignorance ... and a remarkably outdated view of women and athletes." wpse am 1450 your money STATION Tonight Nittany Lion Hotline - 6:05 Behrend Lady Lions v. Hilbert - 7:21 Friday Night PSU Lady Lions v. Michigan - 7:15 Saturday Behrend Men/Women v. Keuka Double Header - beginning at 2:00 Penn St. v. Michigan St. - 7:40 Sunday PSU Lady Lions v. Northwestern -1:45 Behrend intramural update by Michelle Gruendl It’s a new semester of intramurals! The deadline for team registration for coed volleyball is Friday, February 16 at 4 p.m. Entry forms are available in the IM office or from the IM board and will be taken in the IM office before the deadline. The entry fee is $2 and will be billed to student accounts. Faculty and staff, however, must turn in the fee at the time of entry. Teams will be made up of two males and two females, with a maximum of tow subs which may be both males and females or one of each. Games will begin on Monday, February 19 and will be played at various times in Erie Hall following the USVBA, NCAA and Intramural rules. Each league will be a round robin with the top two teams from each league advancing to a single elimination championship bracket. A mandatory captains meeting will be held on Sunday, February 18 at 8 p.m. in the Erie Hall Classroom. The champion of the five-on-five women’s basketball was I SEE LIGHT. The winning team consisted of Julie Stocker, Amy Stranahan, Kristen Gonter, Lisa Fox, Jessica Glass, and Katie Thomas. The champions of the men’s division was LOADED and consisted of Lance Burgert, Todd Sturgin, Scott Beal, Jay Acker, Steph Respress, Matt Shane, and Scott Foreman. Intramural ping pong play-offs will finish this week. Play has been in the Reed Commons. Also, street hockey play-offs continue Thursday, February 15 with championships decided on Monday, February 19. Aerobics classes began Monday, January 15 and are held in the new aerobic room in the Niagara Hall basement Semester passes are available for $2O in the IM Office, and free aerobic T-shirts will be given to all those who attend at least 40 classes during the semester. The fee for an individual class costs 75 cents and will be billed to your student account Faculty and staff will be billed. Exercises include an intense upper and lower abdominal workout (ABS), an intense low-impact workout combined with light weights (Aerobics), and an aerobic workout using step benches (STEP). Anyone is welcome to participate. Copy Editor ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE Scholarship Application Deadline: orts FRATEBWTY,,^,.,^, rau Kappa Epsilon Kappa Delta Rho Sigma Tau Gamma Sigma Kappa Nu Coed Spank Team Graphix Porcu power d> (b (b