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...this case is questionable. According to the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education, which oversees Title IX compliance, its guidelines only cover sexual harassment, not sexual assault. The complaint alleges that under Title IX, sexual harassment cases must be handled in a “prompt and equitable” way, and that this change prevents the University from doing so. Assistant Dean of the College Karen E. Avery ’87, however, says the University is committed to providing fair and expeditious procedures to sexual assault victims...
...secret that the Ad Board is ill-equipped to handle sexual violence cases. But it is still Harvard’s responsibility to provide a prompt and equitable avenue for students to bring grievances. A board specially trained in issues surrounding sexual assault would be able to respond appropriately to students seeking its help. The committee formed this summer to consider Harvard’s sexual assault resources should push for such a board. This new body could be trained to recognize symptoms of having survived sexual violence and would be better able to conduct an investigation, sensitive to forms...
...boycott of an organization because of moral opposition to its policies is a time-tested and effective method of social protest that can often prompt positive change. However, in this case, Harvard’s efforts seem to be myopic and misguided. ROTC is not a company or agency engaging in racist or discriminatory practices for the sake of an exclusionary agenda; nor is it really comparable. ROTC is a bureau of our nation’s military, undertaking the difficult task of building a bridge between the armed forces and the world of academia. ROTC should receive the full...
...Department of Education is examining whether Harvard is in violation of Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1972. This law requires schools to provide students with access to “prompt and equitable” grievance procedures to resolve allegations of sexual harassment, the most severe form of which is sexual assault. The complaint argues that the corroboration rule violates Title IX because it treats complaints regarding sexual violence in a manner that is neither prompt nor equitable since other types of misconduct are investigated and disciplined without corroborative proof...
...Zinner:Certainly a mosquito bite should not prompt a call to a physician. Most of these cases have come on fairly suddenly, with fever and nausea, usually. The only way to confirm the virus is with a blood test. If people are worried that their symptoms are West Nile-related, they can ask a doctor for a blood test. That said, there is no specific treatment; we can only treat the symptoms...