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Changes could come in future to Title IX

Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 | 9:49 a.m.

While neither side could claim an outright victory in the final votes by the Bush administration's Title IX commission, those who say the landmark gender equity law has hurt men's sports felt they gained some momentum for change.

The Commission on Opportunity in Athletics considered about two dozen recommendations for Title IX during two days of sometimes contentious meetings. The most sweeping overhauls failed to pass -- one proposal produced a 7-7 tie -- but the panel voted in favor of tinkering with the ways students and athletes are counted to measure compliance with the law.

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