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Item Open Access Femininity and Athleticism: Title IX at the University of Oregon(University of Oregon, 2011-06-13) Goss, LaurenTitle IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex at any educational institution that received federal funding. Intended to focus on unfair admission practices, Title IX became known for improving the treatment of female intercollegiate athletes. However, the intricacies of implementing federal standards of gender equality presented substantial challenges, and colleges and universities confronted the ideological intersection of femininity and athleticism in different ways. The University of Oregon administration remedied cases of overt discrimination, most notably in facility access, but acute inequities persisted. Becky Sisley, the first and only Director of Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics for the University of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex at any educational institution that received federal funding. Intended to focus on unfair admission practices, Title IX became known for improving the treatment of female intercollegiate athletes. However, the intricacies of implementing federal standards of gender equality presented substantial challenges, and colleges and universities confronted the ideological intersection of femininity and athleticism in different ways. The University of Oregon administration remedied cases of overt discrimination, most notably in facility access, but acute inequities persisted. Becky Sisley, the first and only Director of Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics for the University ofTitle IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex at any educational institution that received federal funding. Intended to focus on unfair admission practices, Title IX became known for improving the treatment of female intercollegiate athletes. However, the intricacies of implementing federal standards of gender equality presented substantial challenges, and colleges and universities confronted the ideological intersection of femininity and athleticism in different ways. The University of Oregon administration remedied cases of overt discrimination, most notably in facility access, but acute inequities persisted. Becky Sisley, the first and only Director of Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics for the University of Oregon, served as the driving force for changing athletic policies for women athletes. In extensive interviews, former female athletes corroborated this struggle for recognition. Archival evidence shows the University of Oregon administration increased funding for women’s athletics during the 1970’s. However, the Women’s Intercollegiate Association survived on a meager budget and remained autonomous until the Athletic Department combined men’s and women’s athletics in 1977. The merger, and Sisley’s resignation shortly thereafter, hindered any further attempts for reaching true equality. Title IX presented a paradox for women’s athletics: an expansion of equality for female athletes, but a decline in autonomy for coaches and administrators of women’s athletics. Discrimination against female athletes persists at the University of Oregon and there is just cause to explore gender equality in all aspects of higher education.Item Open Access How Festivals Influenced the Musical Landscape of the 1960s(University of Oregon, 2023-05-16) Wilkinson, OliviaThis article uses a combination of sources, including music and its lyrics, works from other scholars, an interview with a Woodstock attendee, personal accounts, artwork, and video performances to gather a comprehensive view of each festival. The video footage consists of performances, outtakes of performances, and interviews, with more footage available with each subsequent festival. Song lyrics are used liberally as primary source material to track changes between festival eras. The Beatles are referenced periodically because their career trajectory was closely tied with popular music trends. Music, performance, and personal accounts are vital to understanding how the three festivals are connected and how festivals as a concept grow over time. The first chapter discusses the Newport Folk Festival and how the electric Dylan controversy sheds light on the festival as an event that showcased a bending of genres. Chapter two discusses the Monterey International Pop Festival and how the Bay Area where the festival took place is tied to the explosion of psychedelic drug use. The last chapter discusses Woodstock and why the war was important in understanding why the festival was more controversial than many remember today. Drugs, music, and freedom of expression colored the last years of the 1960s. A willingness to experiment was a strong characteristic of many of the youth of the decade, whether they became high-profile performers or stayed among the crowds, and was closely tied with the transitional periods discussed in this article.Item Open Access The National War Referendum(University of Oregon, 1940-05) Lowry, Philip B.This analysis is patterned to first picture the historical background of popular participation in government in America; second, to outline the history of the war referendum in America; third, to discuss the referendum as an instrument of popular government; fourth, to scrutinize the negative arguments of the national war referendum; fifth, to seek the positive arguments of a national war amendment; sixth, to show the modifications imposed upon any conclusion because of the workings of allied concepts, namely the realisms of politics and the vicissitudes of public opinion; and lastly, to summarize a conclusion upon the basis of the foregoing facts and analyses. A chapter has been devoted to each of these phases of the issue which is the subject of an interesting and much debated controversy.