THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2018 VOLUME 92 ■ ISSUE 58
LA VIDA
SPORTS
Campus: Gymnastic Club president leads team to nationals.
Men’s Tennis: Sendegeya looks to leave legacy at Tech.
Column: Compliments hold more power than speakers realize.
OPINIONS
Check out our video from the Gender Fair on our social media accounts.
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CAMPUS
Title IX administrator lays out complaint filing process
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By MICHAEL A. CANTU News Editor
t may be a daunting task to report any forms of discrimination or harassment a student, faculty or staff may have experienced on or around campus. Generally speaking, any person who is subject to any form of sex-based discrimination can voice their concerns to Tech officials. Though the outcome may not always be as desired, students, faculty and staff have this opportunity open to them with the help of Tech’s Title IX administrators on campus. However, in many cases when people lodge complaints, it usually comes from a third-hand report, Kimberly Simón, Title IX administrator, said. “So, a student, faculty or staff member may tell somebody else that they know and trust and then that person reports to us. That’s most common,” Simón said. “But we do hear people who come to us directly, they can do that in person, online, over the phone, it’s really just whatever is easi-
est for them.” Once an investigation has started, there are many avenues Simón’s office takes to be as thorough as possible. This means asking for other witnesses or people who have similar experiences to what a person originally lodged a complaint about. DEAN WHITELAW/The Daily Toreador Because many complaints come in by a singular person, Documents related to an Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Administrator’s investigation detail findings of office administrators have a misconduct against Duane Hill, former associate director of bands. Any person who believes they were subject to somewhat limited scope of how forms of sex-based discrimination can voice their concerns to Texas Tech officials and the Title IX office. big an issue could be, she said. That means there should be oth- involve as many people that report seems simple in theory, problem, we deal with that too,” er people brought in to get the are relevant and willing to but those who want to make a Simón said. The thoroughness of an infull picture in regards to what speak with us,’” Simón said. complaint do open themselves “Of course, we up to forms of criticism from vestigation is also something happens. can never com- outside channels. The chance of Simón’s office strives for, she But with p e l s o m e b o d y retaliatory acts is always looming said. But that does not always that comes to come in and and could increase the chance of mean that subjects are obligated a very seritalk. So some- someone refraining from submit- to stick with it throughout the o u s s t a n c e Everything is taken entire process. on anonym- seriously — everything. times you’ll see ting a complaint. investigations The university has an antiPeople who lodge complaints i t y, S i m ó n w h e r e n o o n e retaliation policy, she said. If or subjects of the complaints said. The of- You have to do that, w a n t s t o c o m e there is any retaliation, it is seen reserve the right to take themfice does not you owe it to your f o r w a r d a n d as a separate offense and the selves out of the investigae v e r m a k e community to do that. m a k e a s t a t e - university will look into that on tion. Though a subject involved reports pubCHRIS COOK ment and that’s a separate manner. within the investigation may lic or release “We, obviously, know it’s nev- have taken themselves out, the information COMMUNICATION & MARKETING OK. Sometimes you’ll see a case er a perfect process. We make investigation will continue to go without having it vetted through the prop- where everybody we reach out every attempt that we can (to on, Simón said. to wants to make a statement.” address retaliatory issues) and er channels. The action of putting in a if we become aware there’s a “Our policy, really, is ‘let’s SEE TITLE IX, PG. 2
WOMEN’S GOLF
LOCAL
Red Raiders set to play in NCAA regional New Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Vice President announced By SAM MEDLIN Staff Writer
The Texas Tech women’s golf team is set to compete in the Regional round of the NCAA Championship, occurring from Monday, May 7, to Wednesday, May 9, at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin. There will be a packed field for this event, with 18 teams being listed as competitors, according to Tech Athletics. Notable schools taking part in the tournament include host and conference-rival No. 2 seed University of Texas, as well as No. 6 seed Oklahoma University and No. 9 seed Baylor University. The Red Raiders will be a No. 13 seed during the event. One of the highest ranked competitors in the nation, the University of Arkansas, holds the No. 1 seed for the Austin regional, according to Tech Athletics. This is Tech’s eighth time in the last nine seasons to earn a bid into the Regional round of the NCAA Championship, according to Tech Athletics. It is their 18th appearance in the NCAA Regional round in program history.
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Freshman Amy Taylor putts during practice on Friday, April 6, 2018, at the Rawls Course. The women’s golf team heads into the NCAA Championship as the No. 13 seed in the Austin Regional.
Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec announced the new vice president for the Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Carol Sumner, will assume her position on June 28. Sumner, whose appointment was announced Wednesday, May 2, was one of four candidates for the position and is currently the senior associate dean of students at Arizona State University, according to a Tech news release. She has held this position since July 2013. The role her position holds identifies and celebrates the diverse cultures at the university through art, food, music, lectures and the celebration of traditions. S u m n e r ’s e x p e r i e n c e i n cludes director of the University Academic Success Programs at the ASU West campus and founding director of the same programs at the Phoenix campus. These programs were dedicated to providing services
and initiatives to support the success and retention of Arizona State students. She has also served in posiSUMNER tions at Washington University in St. Louis, Illinois State University and Wilberforce University. “This is a tremendous opportunity to help advance the goals of the university and the work that has already been done to help build a welcoming and inclusive community,” Sumner said the release. “I’m humbled because this is an exceptionally important role that is literally breaking new ground on what it means to be a student at Texas Tech now in the coming years and at a time when we look more intentionally into the next century of Texas Tech. That I can be part of that is incredible.” @MattSetzekornDT