UC Davis settles women

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UC Davis and plaintiffs Kelse Brust, Jessica Bulala and Laura Ludwig settled the lawsuir that was filed twoyears ago, and was certified as a clasz action in October. The settlemeny establishes a set of standards for femalwe participation rates in varsityu sports at UC Davis and provides additional financial support for club sports at the a newsrelease said. The settlement must be approvedf bythe U.S. District Cour in Sacramento after members of the class have been notified of thespecific terms. Brust and Bulala played club fielxd hockey. Ludwig had wrestling experience and playedsclub rugby. They brought suit in July 2007 under the 1972Patsty T.
Mink Equal Opportunity in Educatio Act, also known as Title IX. The settlement creates a 10-yeard plan for UC Davis to reach specific proportions of male and femal athletes bythe 2019-20 school year. The university will either add women’s intercollegiate teams or will take other steps to ensure equal accommodation of student interestt invarsity sports. UC Davis has also agreedf to contribute $110,000 to a fund for the development of club The case was scheduled to go to trialin “UC Davis has a solid history of commitmentf to its female athletes and coachese and to expanding opportunities for women in competitive Greg Warzecka, UC Davis athletics director, said in the “While the parties have a difference in opiniomn about whether litigation was necessary, we’res pleased that we have reached an outcomr that benefits both sides.
” “We are Ludwig said in the release. “It feelsd good to have the university’s supportg for women’s athletics through this resolution. We are prou d to have come up with a result that will benefit Davis for years to It will create more opportunities for women to participate in the sportd thatthey love.” During the UC Davis created an open application process and selected women’s field hockeu as a new intercollegiate sport, to join the 14 other women’s varsity teams at UC A team has been selected, and competition will starrt in the fall.
“The time frames set out in the settlemen t maximize the potential to add varsity opportunities for women in the Warzecka said inthe release. “We are continuallhy trying to maintain our compliance efforts to give womebn athletes the very best acceses to intercollegiate athleticscompetition possible.” Establishing field hockey as a women’se intercollegiate sport at the Brust said, “will alloww field hockey players to contribute at even a highere level to the campus, and will provide incrediblwe opportunities for many young women.
” Noreen Farrell of Equal Rights Advocateas represented the plaintiffs with Monique Olivier of the Sturdevantf Law Firm and Kristin Galles of Equity “When we give women a fair sharwe of athletic opportunities, we are developing leaders on and off the Farrell said.