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| June 10-11 | Division III Financial Aid and Awards Committee | Indianapolis |
| June 14-19 | Divisions I, II and III Men's and Women's Track and Field Committees | Indianapolis |
| June 17-19 | Divisions I, II and III Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committees | Cape Cod, Massachusetts |
| June 17-20 | Division II Baseball Committee | Boston |
| June 17-21 | Women's Gymnastics Committee | Ft. Myers, Florida |
| June 18-20 | Men's Volleyball Committee | Savannah, Georgia |
| June 18-20 | Division III Men's Golf Commmittee | Indianapolis |
PLAYING RULES
First NCAA women's volleyball rules book available this month
The NCAA Women's Volleyball Rules book will be distributed to the membership and made available for sale at the end of June.
This is the first edition of the book since the NCAA began overseeing women's volleyball rules last fall. Women's college volleyball previously followed the rules of the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport.
A free copy of the book will be mailed to each head women's volleyball coach and each conference that sponsors women's volleyball.
Orders for the NCAA rules book may be placed online by visiting the NCAA Web site (www.ncaa.org) or by calling 888/388-9748.
CONTACT: Keri Potts
LITIGATION
Appeals court upholds decision, sends case back to trial court
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which heard on appeal the case of Pryor/Spivey v. NCAA, last month upheld the trial court's dismissal of Pryor's claim that Division I's initial- eligibility rules discriminated against learning disabled student-athletes, pointing out the ability of such students to earn back a season of eligibility.
However, calling it a close and complex case, it reversed the trial court's dismissal without trial of the two plaintiffs' claim that the Division I initial-eligibility standards constitute intentional racial discrimination in violation of Title IV of the Civil Rights Act and sent that claim back to the trial court for further proceedings.
The appellate court said that, given the federal court's rules in favor of broad interpretation of allegations in a complaint, the plaintiffs should be permitted to try to show that the NCAA adopted the initial-eligibility standards with the intention of reducing the pool of black student-athletes in order to raise graduation rates. The court noted the irrationality of such a claim but said the plaintiffs should be allowed to attempt to prove it.
The case will now go back to the federal district court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for scheduling of discovery.
CONTACT: Elsa Cole
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