"Brown certainly retains the option toredistribute its resources in a way that mayslightly reduce the 'standard of living' for itsuniversity-funded varsity sports in order toexpand the participation opportunities for itswomen athletes," Pettine wrote.

The judge gave Brown 120 days to file a plan tocomply with Title IX, but stayed the order pendingthe university's appeal.

Labinger said she hoped the decision would leadschools to rethink their commitment to women'ssports programs. She noted that Harvard allottedan additional $100,000 for women's sports in 1993,shortly after the preliminary injunction againstBrown was filed.

Harvard has 21 men's and 20 women's varsityteams, the most of any Division I school in theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA),according to Michael A. Jackman, assistantdirector of the sports information office.

Jackman said he could not recall any Harvardteam being eliminated or denied Universityfunding, but refused to comment on the Browndiscrimination suit.

Vice President for Government, Community andPublic Affairs James H. Rowe III '73 declined tocomment on the decision, saying he had not read ityet.

But Rowe defended Harvard's athletic program."I think we have a superlative record," he said."We have more varsity sports than any otheruniversity that I know of."

Director of Athletics William J. Cleary Jr.'56-'58 could not be reached for comment lastnight