Title IX Claim Falls Short at University of Tulsa

A federal judge from the Northern District of Oklahoma dismissed a claim of negligence brought by a former University of Tulsa (TU) student, who alleged that the university did not do enough to prevent her from being allegedly raped by one of its football players, Patrick Swilling, Jr.   The incident in question occurred on January 27, 2014. Plaintiff Abigail Ross reported the alleged rape to TU officials on February 11, 2014, and TU scheduled a disciplinary hearing for Swilling based on th