Tag: title ix

The episode is part three of a four-part narrative series detailing the key figures behind the U of I’s decision to cut four sports-Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive, Men’s Tennis, and Men’s Gymnastics-in the fall of 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged the world. I collaborated with four other fantastic students-Kellen Fife, Lily Kopp, Claire O’Donnell, and John Murphy-to help build this episode into a polished, professional product. The episode features interviews from Sage Ohlensehlen and Christina Kaufman, plaintiff athletes in the Title IX lawsuit against the U of I, Kareem Allaf, a tennis athlete that protested against the U of I, and plaintiff attorneys Jim Larew and Claire Diallo. The project was done for professor Adam Kempenaar.