MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILY-IOWAN.COM 50¢ NATIONAL POLITICS NATIONAL POLITICSNATIONAL POLITICS News To Know Title IX changes? Iowa shrugs Betsy DeVos announced Title IX changes on Sept. 7, but Iowa schools will not make major changes based on her statement, and will continue to uphold the principles of the policy. BY ISABELLA SENNO Title IX prohibits gender-based discrimination in any Monique DiCarlo, the University of Iowa sexual-mis-
[email protected] educational institution or program that receives feder- conduct response and Title IX coordinator, said that al funds. The Education Department’s Office of Civil framework set a precedent; schools won’t completely U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced Rights released a “Dear Colleague Letter” in 2011, which backtrack on Title IX protections even if federal changes on Sept. 7 that the Department of Education will recon- broadened the scope of Title IX and provided guidelines sider its interpretation of Title IX. on handling sexual misconduct. SEE TITLE IX, 2 Hawks defeat the Mean Green Iowa finished its noncon- ference schedule unde- feated after a 31-14 victory over North Texas on Sept. Off the roof for a cause 16. Photo Page, 7 Fundraisers for Ronald McDonald House Charities were encouraged to face their fears in Over International Cyclo- cross stars win in IC the Edge downtown on Sept. 14 and 15. Cyclo- cross made its return to Iowa City, and it did not dis- appoint fans; van der Poel they saw Mathieu van der Poel and Katerinaˇ Nash take home victories.