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Masthead Logo Iowa State Daily, May 2018 Iowa State Daily, 2018 5-29-2018 Iowa State Daily (May 29, 2018) Iowa State Daily Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2018-05 Recommended Citation Iowa State Daily, "Iowa State Daily (May 29, 2018)" (2018). Iowa State Daily, May 2018. 1. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowastatedaily_2018-05/1 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State Daily, 2018 at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Iowa State Daily, May 2018 by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 05.29.2018 No. 164 Vol 129 An Iowa State Daily Investigation * 100,000 AMOUNT CHARGED ON CASES ($) $252,992 87,500 The current charges accrued by Iowa 75,000 State on Title IX cases since 2016 62,500 * $47,500 in the Niesen settlement paid from state litigation fund. BY K.RAMBO @iowastatedaily.com 50,000 37,500 Complaint Summaries 25,000 Niesen v. ISU Taylor Niesen, a former Iowa State student, alleges that Iowa State violated Title IX by displaying deliberate indi er- 12,500 ence to the amount of sexual assaults in Greek residences after Niesen was sexually assaulted in a fraternity house in January 2015. Niesen took a rape kit the following day, 0 which came back positive in the early months of 2016. The TITLE IX SETTLEMENT KELLEY V. ISU MAHER V. ISU NIESEN V. ISU university was noti ed of the results and elected not to LITIGATION IN THE NIESEN remove her assailant, according to court documents. She ADVISING CASE also claims she was subjected to extensive harassment TITLE IX CHARGES and humiliation from the Greek community following her reporting of the assault. Iowa State settled the case for Editor’s Note: is is part two of an inves- WHAT IS TITLE IX? $47,500 on May 7, 2018. tigation to track the amount of money spent INSIDE charged in recent Title IX cases against Iowa Maher v. ISU State. Part one was published Feb. 16, 2018. Title IX of the Education Amend- NEW WOMEN’S Melissa Maher, a former Iowa State student, alleges that Iowa ments of 1972: “No person in the CENTER DIRECTOR State violated Title IX by displaying deliberate indi erence Iowa State has been charged United States shall, on the basis of in response to her sexual assault by Patrick Whetstone $205,492.17 by Husch Blackwell to de- sex, be excluded from participa- and that the response was unreasonable. Maher found fend the university in three Title IX relat- tion in, be denied the bene ts of, after reporting the sexual assault, before Whetstone was ed lawsuits, a state discrimination law- or be subjected to discrimination convicted, that her apartment entrance was 150 feet from suit and to provide general advising in under any education program or Whetstone’s in Frederiksen Court. According to the lawsuit, Title IX litigation. activity receiving federal nancial Maher frequently saw her attacker, even unintentionally assistance.” riding the same bus to class as Whetstone. Maher asked the An additional $47,500 was spent from university that Whetstone be removed, or she be provided the state litigation fund approved by the with alternative housing. Maher said the university o ered state board of appeals to settle the Taylor missed Melissa Maher vs. Iowa State case. her temporary housing in a hotel above the MU — which Niesen vs. Iowa State case. On Kelley’s federal lawsuit, Iowa she would have for approximately two weeks — emergency Michael Norton, Iowa State general State has accrued charges amounting to MIKINNA KERNS/ ISD solo housing or space in a converted den with several counsel, said the amount is not exorbitant, $27,914.50. In the dismissed Maher case, students she did not know. Maher said she felt unsafe about adding that Iowa State has received “great Iowa State had accrued charges amount- Sandra Looft will begin as the sharing living space with strangers after she had been value” for the services of Husch Blackwell. ing to $77,268.34. In the recently-settled new director of the Margaret assaulted. The case was dismissed on Feb. 13, 2018. Norton noted that the average between Niesen case, Iowa State has accrued Sloss Women’s Center June 18. the four cases and advising averaged to charges amounting to $98,052.33. Iowa She has been with Iowa State Kelley v. ISU “approximately $40,000 per matter.” State has also accrued charges amounting since 2010. PG4 Robinette Kelley, the former Equal Opportunity Director “The results we’ve gotten from that to $2,257 for general Title IX litigation and Title IX Coordinator, alleges that Iowa State did not give has been extraordinary,” Norton said, advising. Kelley the authority that Title IX dictates to investigate sex referencing the dismissal in the Melissa The money to pay for Husch Black- discrimination and sexual misconduct at Iowa State. Kelley Maher vs. Iowa State case and what he well’s services come from the Iowa State MEN’S GOLF said that Iowa State did not properly fund or sta her o ce, described as a “very nominal settlement” general fund, said Michael Norton, which according to court documents. Kelley alleges that Iowa State in the Niesen vs. Iowa State case. in 2016, was 58.9 percent funded by limited her access to information regarding sexual assaults in e number will grow, as Norton said tuition. Greek houses and the Greek Life student population. Kelley he was unsure if Husch Blackwell had “Just the way litigation works, you said she was not allowed to properly respond to instances sent an invoice for the state discrimina- know, these cases all are resulting from of sexual misconduct and provide adequate resources to tion lawsuit led by Robinette Kelley and alleged conduct that occurred many years victims. Kelley’s lawsuit alleges that she immediately noticed the federal lawsuit is ongoing, with trial ago, even before I was here even,” Norton Title IX violations after being hired by Iowa State. Kelley said dates set for both cases. said. “I’ve been here for almost two years.” she was told to reduce her e orts to comply with Title IX. e trial in the federal case, rst led Alleged incidents ranged from 2013 Kelley also said she faced retaliation from the university on October 12, 2017, is set to begin April to 2015 in the Kelley cases. Niesen was when she attempted to point out Title IX violations. Kelley 1, 2019 and the trial for the state lawsuit, sexually assaulted in 2015 and Maher was was treated di erently and discriminated against because led on November 20, 2017, is scheduled sexually assaulted in 2014. Maher’s suit she is a woman of color, adding that women of color were for March 11, 2019. was led September 9, 2016 and Niesen’s MIKINNA KERNS/ ISD often hired to be seen and not heard as leaders, Kelley Husch Blackwell rst began represent- was led March 6, 2017. alleged in the court documents. Kelley is claiming wrongful ing Iowa State in Kelley’s state lawsuit on Norton said the university has no op- Iowa State’s men’s golf season termination on the grounds of retaliation, while white male April 20, as a result of the Iowa Attorney tion but to draw from tuition dollars when ended with a 19th-place finish colleagues who perpetrated sexual discrimination were General recusing themselves due to a con- defending against lawsuits. at the NCAA Championships, o ered buyouts and large severance packages. ict of interest. Kelley’s attorney, omas “ ere really is no alternative,” Norton held in Stillwater, Okla. Newkirk, said this is because Kelley was PG6 named as a defendant in the recently-dis- TITLE IX PG7 02 Iowa State Daily Tuesday , May 29, 2018 WEATHER ATAGLANCE Crossword 23 Empty (of) 7 Pungent mayo Chance of showers 24 “Reward Your Curiosity” soda 8 “Law and 79 27 Fragrant resin Order: __” and thunderstorms 29 Dusk, to Donne 9 It’s a scream TUE 71 30 Aus. language 10 Columbo asset 31 Crescent piece 11 Veggie burger, to 33 Underworld piece a hamburger 34 Medical 12 Price place 85 Chance of showers breakthrough 13 “In your face!” 35 17th-century artistic style 18 Decoding org. and thunderstorms 38 Booted, say 22 Twitter follower WED 72 40 Org. with 24 D.C. neighbor complex schedules 25 Edward known 41 Lump for limericks Chance of showers 42 Mr. Potato 26 Reveal 87 Head part 28 Certain domestic and thunderstorms 43 Tankard ller 32 Some like it hot THUR 73 44 Ferry stops 33 Word with log 48 Early Schwarzenegger nick- or burner name, with “The” 34 Wrigley team 53 Asia’s __ 35 Revelation 89 Chance of showers Darya river foursome 54 Glisten 36 City ESE of FRI and thunderstorms 55 “__ Wiedersehen” Los Angeles 69 56 Oscar-winning Whitaker role 37 Nestlé product introduced in 57 Stadium access 1948 58 People of good breeding 38 Big name in liquor 90 61 Tommie of the Miracle Mets 39 Railroad charge Chance of showers 62 Unpopular spots 43 Ulna locale 63 __ Claire: 45 Rossellini lm renamed “Ways SAT 68 women’s magazine of Love” in its 17 “The Caine 64 Sew up American version ACROSS Mutiny” novelist 65 Woody __, 46 Actor Estevez “Cheers” bartender 47 Like the Titanic 85 Chance of showers 1 In the know 19 Walk or run 66 Strictly controlled refrigerant 49 Wrapped, as and thunderstorms 6 Simplicity 20 Some NASA data-retrieval an ankle SUN 65 DOWN 50 Nursery employee 10 Dundee damsel missions 51 Exposed publicly 14 Ledger entry 21 Invitation “S” 1 Stay attached 52 Old gridiron gp.

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