Title IX

Title IX: Life-Changing 37 Words Although not seeming like a big deal at the time, the 37 plain and simple words that make up Title IX are words that would, in fact, change everything. However, whether that change is good or bad is up for interpretation. Title IX is a section of the Education Amendments passed on June 23, 1972 by President Richard M. Nixon. In short, this section prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. The purpose is…

Title IX On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave the famous Emancipation Proclamation stating that all slaves should be set free and they shall be treated equally with white people. 109 years later the United States finally passed a law that stated women should be equal to men in government funded programs or activities. This law is called Title IX, according to the article “Triumphs of Title IX” which was posted in Ms. Magazine, Patsy Mink, Edith Green, and Bernice Sandler were the first women…

Title IX was first created in 1972 to help increase the representation of women’s college athletics and stop discriminating and stereotyping them. In stereotyping women, athletic directors and coaches did not believe they had the physical or mental strength to play sports the same way men do. Many people were furious with the way women were treated and fought for years to enforce this law. While this enactment brought upon variation in women’s sports, it took a negative effect on the men’s side.…

huge difference between many male and female sports. This was brought to the attention of the government, and thus Title IX was created and should continued to be enforced due to the effects it has had on female athletics and education.…

One of those amendments was Title IX. When it started, Title IX’s biggest impact was on athletic programs and sports. However, the original statue never explicitly mentioned sports but it was part of discussion in Congress. As it has grown overtime, it is encompassing more with non-discrimination. Many higher education institutions across the country praise Title IX due to its inclusive nature to protect students from discrimination. However, I would argue that Title IX causes harm to…

This Title IX job is to protect college students and university students from any sexual act such as rape to be going around in campuses. According to Sexual Assault on College Campuses: Seeking the Appropriate Balance Between due Process and Victim Protection by Matthew R. Triplett, the Duke Law Journal the Title IX states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation…

When looking at a person’s identity in related to a place, wind power scholars have shown the rural idyll to be important, but have failed to acknowledge the acceptance of turbines, instead focusing on opposition to them (Bohn and Lant, 2009; Phake, 2011; Pasqualetti; 2011). Also, research on the rural idyll has failed to explore the pre-construction/pre-decision stage of wind infrastructure in relation to social reasons behind its acceptance or dismissal (Pedersen et al. 2007; Bohn and Lant,…

Brown will likely prevail in establishing that Mrs. Sullivan “owned” the dog as defined under the Illinois Animal Control Act (the Act), and is thus liable for damages for the injuries Brown sustained. The Act defines an “owner” as “any person having a right of property in a dog…or who keeps or harbors a dog…or who has it in his care, or acts as its custodian”. 510 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 5/2.16 (LexisNexis, Lexis Advance through P.A. 99-608, except for portions of P.A. 99-576, P.A. 99-585, and…

Wealth Matters: Loss of Black Land Ownership "Finders Keepers, Loser 's Weepers." --Unknown Introduction Finders keepers, losers weepers is a childhood adage that means whatever a person finds can be kept and whatever a person loses cannot be reclaimed. There is no principle of law that supports an individual is entitled to keep whatever is found while the original owner bears the loss. Principles related to personal and real property lost by one individual and found by another have been…

Ms. Clover will probably not be able to prove the Ms. Austin is the owner or keeper of the dog. Ms. Clover must prove that Ms. Austin was the keeper of the dog Trixie at the time of the bite. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 140, § 155 (West). Keeper is defined by statute as a person or corporation other than the owner who harbors or has in their possession any dog. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 140, § 155 (West). M.G.L.A. c. 140, § 155 creates a strict liability statute, which imposes liability onto the…