Students Speak Out about Frustrations with Title 9

How do you receive justice when nobody delivers it to you? If nobody speaks to you? If nobody informs you? What do you do after a multi-year long investigation leaves you with nothing? Conversations concerning university responsibility for delivering justice to victims of sexual assault are front and center following the Cornell Chi Phi assault case, and have inspired victims of sexual assault to share their stories online. At the University of Northern Colorado, conversations surrounding justice lead back to the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance, where communication leaves much to be desired. Students can report assault to the OIEC office, which can result in a Title IX investigation. Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination, including sexual assault. OIEC reviews reports and determines whether they are counted as misconduct according to UNC’s policies handbook, such as all non-consensual sexual contact, abuse and stalking.

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