While the names of the characters in this story have been changed, the story actually happened. The consequences of the story have had permanent effects. Some of them are social. Others are political.  No one actually violated any laws in this story. They did bring incompatible people, religions, and cultural values together to create problems for themselves and their future generations.

The issue of gender equity in collegiate athletics has created an ideological division that rivals affirmative action. While some may argue that Title IX has given women access to scholarship opportunities that they’ve never had before and that we’ve achieved gender equity, others will say that this is not true. While the focus of the study is on the loss of the University of Toledo’s men’s wrestling team under Title IX’s gender equity provision, the work will also examine this question. Is Title IX to blame for the elimination of men’s wrestling at the University of Toledo?