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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2016 | VOLUME 131 ISSUE 05
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
Tackett responds to University's motion to dismiss, files motion to include new information
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Daisy Tackett, a former rower, filed her original Title IX complaint in March.
▶ CONNER MITCHELL
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The legal team of Daisy Tackett, a former University rower, has filed a response to the University's motion to dismiss Tackett's Title IX lawsuit.
The response is one of three documents filed July
1 and 2 in federal court. Also included in the filings is a motion for leave, which would allow Tackett's team to amend the original complaint to include new information, and a memorandum of support for that motion.
In the response to the University's motion to dismiss, Tackett's legal team says the motion to dismiss should be denied because Tackett "has pleaded adequate facts to support the elements of her two Title IX causes of actions."
The response outlines the original complaint's pleaded facts from Tackett, and says they provide all federally-stipulated elements of a Title IX hostile educational environment. Also attached to the response is the Dear Colleague letter released by the Department of Education in April 2011, which provides guidelines in handling sexual assault cases.
In the memorandum of support, Tackett presents new information to be included in her original complaint, which, according to the document, have
been discovered in the four months since the original complaint was filed.
The well-pled facts establish sufficient bases to offer evidence to support Tackett's claims for Title IX hostile educational environment and retaliation."
Tackett's response to the motion to dismiss
The document alleges the University has a policy of making female rowers attend football games and cheer on football players,
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Alex Robinson/NANSAN The Disability Access ramp in the new Capital Federal Business building.
Campus construction leads to updates in ADA accessibility
▶ WILL WEBBER
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As construction continues and new buildings emerge, the ADA Resource Center for Equity & Accessibility is working to ensure that students of all abilities can access the entire campus.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), initially
passed in 1990, received updates in 2010 to ensure greater design standards for new buildings and renovations. According to Catherine Johnson, director of the University's ADA office, these standards provide for accessible ramps, elevators, lifts and more to accommodate students with a wide
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