If I'm reading the same article from the Daily, the intoxication pertains to the second complaint, which I interpreted as the "not Lathon" complaint, since the first complaint mentioned in the article pertained to the athletic recruit and the second did not:
"The second complaint claims NU “engaged in a flawed Title IX process” and failed to conduct a fair investigation. It accuses investigators of a 'gender-biased investigation' that ultimately found the student responsible for sexual assault.
In a reference to alcohol consumption during the alleged incident, the complaint says Northwestern 'lessened the standard for being unable to consent from requiring incapacitation to intoxication.' University policy currently states that 'incapacitation is a state beyond drunkenness or intoxication' when alcohol is involved."
Here's what the article said about the first complaint (I see nothing about alcohol, so it may or may not be involved):
"The athletic recruit accused the University of discrimination on the basis of race, sex and age, as well as retaliation. He was accused of sexual violence against a student and apparently received disciplinary action from Northwestern. He is asking NU to 'reverse & expunge the Title IX findings and/or allow' him 'to have due process for the Title IX proceedings.'
'Either process would allow [redacted] to reinstate his name, character and reputation so he can be admitted into a Division 1, high major university,' the complaint reads. 'This reverse process should also amend [redacted] ability to be admitted into a prestigious university with reputable academic, afford more career prospects and increase his earning potential.'
The complaint also asks for Northwestern to publicly post the findings of its investigation on social media, submit documents to 'each college that declined his admission' and provider clearer information and Title IX resources to its coaches, recruits and parents."
So, it's clear that this student believes he was not given due process during NU's investigation, and on the basis of this investigation, his name is now attached to some sort of record (a black list?) that has prevented him from being accepted at a number of schools.
Yeah, if NU conducted its own investigation under Obama-era Title IX rules that don't give sufficient due process protections to the accused, and then on the basis of this investigation put his name on some sort of black list that has prevented him from being admitted to other schools, that troubles me greatly. If the man is guilty of sexual assault, wouldn't that be a crime and something that should be prosecuted in a real court? But if there's insufficient evidence to prosecute in a court, then why is it fair to put his name on a black list based on an internal investigation that doesn't meet the same standards of proof and rights of the accused, and spread this black list around to punish the student and deny him admission at other prestigious schools?
Does this not bother anybody else here? And you people who have made sure that we all know that you're in the know, how much do you know about the conduct of the investigation that you're so confident to make such ugly posts here in this forum about this student?