November 19, 2004

Women's Athletics Departments Verge on Extinction

By WELCH SUGGS

Brigham Young U. ends an era there by merging its men's and women's sports programs

Brigham Young University's athletics department resides, for the most part, in two huge buildings surrounded by playing fields. The first, the new Student Athlete Building, houses a four-story hall of fame, a grill, and opulent training and conditioning facilities for the Cougars' football team.

Across a narrow street sits the George Albert Smith Fieldhouse, which houses a hodgepodge of coaches'

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