The blood drive will occur on Feb. 10 through 13 from noon to 5 p.m. The supply of blood throughout the northeast is low and, as always, the Durham Red Cross volunteers are counting on members of the UNH community for support. All types of blood are needed. Title IX was never designed to cut men's athletic opportunities, but to enhance opportunities for women. It appears that the Athletic Advisory Committee did not consider all the alternatives - there are other ways to trim the budget and gender equalize without cutting entire programs, especially baseball.
Baseball is our national sport and to cut it at the university level is simply preposterous.
We cannot allow this to happen. Thousand of youngsters in New Hampshire and elsewhere play baseball. We, the Friends of UNH Baseball, have been sending newsletters and raining dollars to supplement the underfunded baseball program since 1986. Now that is dedication. According to head coach Rob Carpentier, this is the best team UNH has ever assembled in terms of talent.