Hatch has been a strong supporter of Griffith's nomination, and said that it is his goal to help get the Griffith nomination through the Senate this year.

"I'm going to see if I can change some of these Democrats who have been so obnoxious about it," Hatch said to the Associated Press today.

According to the Senate Judiciary Committee web page, a hearing on Judicial Nominations will be held on Tuesday, November 16 starting at 8:30 a.m., in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Griffith will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as two other judicial nominees.

The Women's Sports Foundation, a leading proportionality advocacy group, has attacked Griffith in recent announcements. In a letter from Donna Lopiano, CEO of the Women's Sports Foundation, the organization claimed that "Griffith has worked to weaken the progressive efforts of Title IX."

Eric Pearson, CSC Executive Director, denies the allegations made by Lopiano, along with attacks on Griffith from a number of other feminist organizations.

"They say that Title IX is under attack and it is not. They say that Griffith was attacking Title IX, and he didn't. He was just trying to reform Title IX," said Pearson.

"You can't support proportionality and say you support Title IX," said Pearson. "Proportionality requires discrimination based upon gender. Title IX as written says that it is illegal. The radical groups that support proportionality do not support the original intent of Title IX. Tom Griffith is a true supporter of Title IX because he recognizes that proportionality is against the spirit of the law."

Pearson urges individuals to immediately contact their Senators to voice their support for the Griffith nomination. Are American colleges and schools complying with Title IX?

The first thing Jamie Moffatt wants to make clear is that he is not trying to trash Title IX. But he firmly believes Title IX is broken and needs to be repaired.

The three sports of swimming, track, and wrestling that bring home the most Olympic medals for the United States have been hit the hardest by Title IX.

"These are perilous times," said Brand. "The future of Title IX is uncertain. We do not know what Secretary Paige will do with the recommendations of the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics."

Title IX, has expanded opportunities for women in education and sports programs. The law states that no person can be excluded from participation in programs or activities on the basis of sex.

When it comes to cutting men's track programs, West Virginia is hardly alone. In the last few years, universities such as St. John's, Tulane, Vermont, Toledo and Bowling Green have all axed their men's track teams.

While 96 NCAA colleges scratched wrestling from 1980-90, only 20 programs have been dropped in the past five years. Supporters point to several reasons why wrestling should not be cut.

Proportionality has led to an understandable outcry among male athletes, coaches and alumni and a growing movement to reform Title IX.

Title IX improving the application of current Federal standards for measuring equal opportunity."

The National Women's Law Center said the Bush Administration "weakened" Title IX. They claimed that the "Department of Education makes it easy for schools to escape their responsibility under Title IX."

The percentage of girls playing high school sports has increased dramatically since Congress approved Title IX, increasing from the neighborhood of 3 percent to more than 33 percent.

The NWCA lawsuit helped bring the Title IX issue to the public. The Commission on Opportunity in Athletics provided an open public forum that allowed those seeking change a real opportunity to make their case.

And, these are the people, who, for whatever reasons (such as Title IX) are not adding new wrestling teams to college athletics.

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