2 - Friday, April 11, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist' THURSDAY: Explained Before there was Title IX Several decades after women had joined their male peers in the Uni- versity's classrooms, their extracur- ricular interests in sports and fitness still remained somewhat of a mystery to the rest of campus. According to the archives of the Bentley Historical Library, a University report published in 1894 speculated that "the favorite amusements of the college girls are walking and tennis." In 1896, long before the days of a female athletics program, Dr. Eliza Mosher was hired as the University's first Dean of Women and personally oversaw physical training and health of female students. The Women's Athletic Association organized athletic, recreational and social activities for female students on campus. As opposed to promoting female athletics or competition, the events functioned primarily to encour- age overall heath and fitness. Basketball burst onto the female sports scene in 1898, making it the first competitive team sport available for women. During its exhibition called "Open Day," male spectators were allowed into the gymnasium by invita- tion only. In accordance with national guide- lines, Women's Athletic Association teams couldn't participate in intercol- legiate competition until 1920. Before then, women began rivalries and inter- class matches to quench their thirst for competition. Female athletes also joined local groups to compete. But while women's participation in athletics became more prevalent over time, certain social expectations remained. In 1907, a female student caused abang when she showed off her considerable shooting skills in front of the men's rifle club. According to reports, "The men were amazed, dismayed, and hoped that she would not compete for a posi- tion on their team." Margaret Bell, the Director of Physi- cal Education for Women from 1923 to 1957, didn't support varsity competition for women, believing it wasn't a wom- an's place to compete and fearing that athletics could have adverse effects on the female reproductive system. A push to increase University funding for female athletics began in the 1960s. In 1972, the U.S. Congress passed the landmark Title IX of the Education Amendment Act, banning sexual dis- crimination in all education programs receiving federal funding. By 1974, the University had established six varsity teams for women. Since then, many female alums have gone on to compete in the Olympics. Of them, diver Micki King is the only gold medalist. CAITLIN SCHNEIDER A student trains for Women's gymnastics in 1910. 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Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily isa member of The Associated Press and The Associated Collegiate Press I I CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Graffiti found Food, computer Funkyard Wars Men's Glee Club outside dorm WHERE: Fletcher Hall WHEN: Wednesday at 10 a.m. WHAT: A graffiti was found spray-painted on the face of the building near the front doors, the Department of Public Safety reported. Random letters and an arrow pointingto the ground was written inblack. The dam- age was estimated at about $50. Police have no suspects. mouse swiped WHERE: Michigan Union WHEN: Wednesday at about 3:45 p.m. WHAT: An Apple computer mouse and a dish of food were stolen from a third-floor room sometime overnight, DPS reported. The mouse was val- ued at $25. The food was valued at $7. Police have no suspects. performance WHAT: A percussion perfor- mance featuring music played on both traditional and impro- vised instruments, including guitars, garbage cans, toys and laptop computers. WHO: Groove WHEN: Tonight from 7to 9:45 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty Forgotten USB Political graffiti Play about life of drive taken found in men's troubled writer room stall .nom.--. concert WHAT: A performance by campus's oldest choral group. Studenttickets are $5. WHO: Men's Glee Club WHEN: Tonight at 8 p.m. WHERE: Hill Auditorium Dance recitals WHAT: Seven new dance pieces, performedby Masters in Fine Arts students WHO: School of Music, The- ater and Dance WHEN: Tonight at 8p.m. WHERE: Betsy Pease Studio Theater, 1310 N. University CORRECTIONS " A photo on the cover of Wednesday's edition of The Statement (The Businessman), was miscredited. The photo was taken by Rodrigo Gaya. . Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. The Federal Communica- tions Commission approved on Wednesday a plan for a federal emergency text mes- sage system, CNN reported. Text messages would be sent in the event of a terrorist attack, a major natural disaster, or a child abduction. T-Mobile, Ver- izon, Sprint, Nextel and AT&T all said they would likely carry the alerts. Yesterday President Bush announced that the ongo- ing troop drawdown in Iraq will halt indefinitely in July. This may leave up to 140,000 American servicemen and women inIraq when Bush's term ends in November. FOR MORE, OPINION, PAGE 4 Sixteen of Haiti's 27 sena- tors demanded the res- ignation of the country's prime minister yesterday, Reuters reported. The demand comes in the aftermath of vio- lent riots that paralyzed the capital city for a week. a WHERE: Modern Language Building WHEN: Wednesday at about 5:15 p.m. WHAT: A USB drive was reported missing after its owner left the device unat- tended between noon on Tuesday and 9 a.m. the next morning, DPS reported. WHERE: East Quad WHEN: Thursday at about 12:30 a.m. WHAT: Graffiti of a political nature was found written on a stall in a first floor men's room, DPS reported. Staff were able to clean up the writing with little effort. WHAT: A performance of 'Brooklyn Boy,' a play about a man whose memoirs make him nationally famous as his personal life falls apart. WHO: Basement Arts WHEN: Tonight from 7 to 1 p.m. WHERE: Studio 1, Walgreen Drama Center Are you graduating? Then you're a VIP. 10^-hi 4 Monday, April Tuesday, April Wednesday, April Thursday, April 21 22 23 24 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Noon to 7 p.m. 0 " Pick up your commencement tickets * Sign up for your free one-year membership in the Alumni Association E m " Stay for free food, giveways, shopping and photo opps " Enter our grand prize drawing for a 13" Apple MacBook. Stop by the Alumni Center, where your student ID is y akbALUMNIASSOCIATION your backstage pass. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 0 i a I