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KNOW YOUR IX

Nine things you should know about your Title IX rights
and your university’s Title IX responsibilities

Title IX is a landmark federal
civil rights law that prohibits
sex discrimination in.
education.

Title IX is notjust about sports; it also
addresses sexual harassment, gender-based
discrimination, and sexual violence.

Title IX does not apply to
female students only.

Male and gender non-conforming students are
protected from any sex-based discrimination,
harassment or violence.

Schools must be proactive in
ensuring that your campus is
free of sex discrimination.

Schools must have an
established procedure for
handling complaints of
sex discrimination,» sexual 5
harassment or sexual
violence.

Schools must take
immediate action to ensure
a complainant—Victim

can continue his or her
education free of ongoing
sex discrimination, sexual
harassment or sexual
violence.

Schools may not retaliate
against someone filing a
complaint and must keep a
complainant-Victim safe from
other retaliatory harassment
or behavior.

Schools can issue a no
Contact directive under Title

IX to prevent the accused

student from approaching or
interacting with you.

In cases of sexual Violence,

I schools are prohibited from

encouraging or allowing
mediation of the complaint.

However, they may still offer such an
alternative process for less severe complaints.

Schools cannot discourage
you from continuing your
education since you have a

‘ ‘ right to education under

Title IX.

You have a rightto remain on campus and have

. every educational program and opportunity

available to you.

If your school isn’t respecting your rights, you have options.
Learn more and get involved at
knowyourIX.org

 

 

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lEEE@|lT's first
General Meeting,
ECE Department BBQ

Swasti Khuntia
LAYOUT EDITOR

The Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Student Chapter at IIT had their first
general body meeting of this semester
on Wednesday, September 11, and the
Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering had a welcome barbeque
for all the new-coming and transfer
students on Friday, September 13 in
front of Siegal Hall. The barbeque
event was aimed to introduce the
new Department Chair, Professor
Ashfaq A. Khokhar. Professor Geoffrey
Williamson who was the interim chair
introduced Dr. Khokhar to the new
students.

The first general meeting of
IEEE@IIT was a grand success. The
Wishnick Hall auditorium, where the
meeting occurred was packed with
students mainly because of Goldman
Sachs’ presence. George Williams,
Industry chair of IEEE@IIT, started the
meeting by introducing the IEEE@IIT
executive board to the students and then
spoke about the agenda which included
IEEE-sponsored projects, upcoming
events/tours, IEEE competitions/

conferences and IEEE@IIT calendar.

Iuan Wang, Project Chair
of IEEE@IIT gavea brief overview of
all four IEEE-sponsored projects. The
projects that are funded by IEEE are
Quadcopter, Muti-touch project, Guitar
Amp and Ardupilot. IIT students are
highly encouraged to work on any of
these projects. This was followed by a
short speech by a representative from
Goldman Sachs. Two students who
interned at Goldman Sachs last summer
also talked to the students about the
benefits of interning there and advised
to visit their stall at the Career Fair.

IEEE@IIT has plans to conduct

tours to the Microsoft Technology
Center, S&C Electric and many more
activities that will be announced later.
Also, students have the chance to
participate in an online competition
called IEEEXtreme. The organization
is seeking students to fulfill the vacant
positions of Program Chair, Newsletter
Editor and Webmaster.

Anyone interested can contact
IEEE at ieee@iit.edu. Students will
be notified about upcoming events/
meetings via e-rnail and the Facebook

page.

 

 

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Photos by Swasti' Khuntia