Dont Cut Rifle Team

As we have heard, the Athletic Department of WVU has taken away therifle team, claiming that the budget was the main cause of it cutting,but if you look at the number of sports after the rifle (and otherteams cuts), you will see that there are a lot more womens sports thenthere are mens sports. Title IX was to prevent discrimination of agender in anything at schools, but as you can see, the cuts made wereall classified as mens teams, and the rifle team (although a few womenare on the team), is a "mens" team as well that got cut. Ibelive thecut was more for "compliance" more than anything.

Rifle team has also produced numerous Olympians, All-Americans, andNational Championships, more than any other team at WVU combined.Cutting a successful program like rifle, is in a way, just plainstupid.

The reason of this petition is to show to the Athletic Department thatthe Rifle team cuts (along with the other teams cuts) was the wrongthing to do. If anything, at least bring back Rifle. If you can bring

back all other teams cut, that would be great