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Vol. 63, No.10 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY OCTOBER 24, 1991 12 PAGES ANINOEPENDENTSTUDENTNEWSPAPER FREE
Thirteen complaints of sexual harassntent
reported to U of L officials since Janu~~ry
By LORAINE LAWSON
Staff Writer
Since January, 13 people have com­plained
to the University ofLouisville's
Affmnative Action/Employee Relations
office about sexual harassment on
campus. At least one of these cases in­volves
students.
According to U of L's Affirmative
Action director Harvey Johnson, most
of the complaints are never formally
filed.
"Within the past year, I've had two
formal complaints in which individuals
have alleged that they've been sexually
harassed," he said. He added that people
filed four cases of sex discrimination
during that time, also.
Johnson explained that charges of
any type of discrimination or harass­ment
involve a series of steps, the ftrst
being an informal discussion.
"After the informal discussion, the
individual may decide to pursue it for­mally,"
he said. "Of course, I'll need a
statement from them outlining what they
feel to be the discrimination. Then I'll
conduct an investigation. The investi­gation
is fact finding."
Among the facts Johnson attempts to
"Within the past year, I've had two formal
complaints in which individuals have
alleged that they've been sexually
harassed."
-Affirmative Action director
Harvey Johnson
find are witnesses, documents and, in
cases involving employees of the Uni­versity,
an employer's history of hiring.
The office maintains two types of
statistics that help determine whether a
department is discriminating. The flfSt
is a percentage utilization method that
compares the department with the na­tional
labor market. For instance, John­son
monitors the percentage of women
employed by departments and compares
that to the percentage of women avail­able
in the market place.
"What we look at is under-utiliza­tion,"
Johnson said. "When we look at
under-utilization, we look at the group's
availability in the relevant labor mar-ket,
not the (whole) population.
"If we're not hiring at the rate of
availability, it infers discrimination."
The second type of statistic is called
the four-fifths method. It compares one
group (men, women or members of any
racial group) with other groups within a
department The highest group percent­age
is multiplied by four-fifths, result­ing
in the comparison percentage. If
other group averages fall below the
comparison percentage, then charges are
pursued. However, if the percentages
are equal or better, then the case would
probably be dropped.
"What this will do is root out gross
problems, root out any obvious prob-lems,"
Johnson said. "(The four-fifths
method is) to determine whether there is
a policy or some obstade to women and
minorities being hired and promoted.
What we're concerned libout is the ef­fector
a discriminatory policy, the effect
(of a policy) limiting women and mi­norities
in the work plac:e."
Johnson viewed the recent accusa­tions
charged by Anita Hill against then
Supreme Court nominee. Clarence Tho­mas
as having healthy effects upon the
nation.
"It has really helped a lot of people to
sympathize about sexual harassment and
has provided a lot of education about
what sexual harassment is," he said.
"One action isn't sexual harassment. It
must be persistent. It must be unwel­comed.
It must be unwanted."
Sexual discriminatic>n and sexual
harassment were redefin!:d in 1980 when
the Equal Employme01t Opportunity
Commission issued a pamphlet titled
Guidelines on Discrimination Because
of Sex. This pamphlet elttcnds the defi­nition
established by th,e Civil Rights
Act of 1964.
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Yearlong celebration commences despite contro,rersy
By THOMAS PACE
Staff Writer
Under the theme of "Building Diversity in the
Curriculum: Charting the Course," the yearlong Cel­ebration
of Diversity got underway at the University of
Louisville Oct 21, despite rumors of some groups
feeling left out of this year's activities.
"I thought the day was a successful kick off," said
Student Government Association President Jennifer
Carrico. "I just want to keep a level of awareness in our
mission. I do not want it to die down. That can be
achieved through programming."
To promote integrating cultural diversity issues
into the college curriculum, the University hosted a
day of events highlighted by the opening of the new
Multicultural Center located in the Red Bam. Univer­sity
of Kentucky chancellor Robert Hemenway gave
the morning· s keynote speech on ''Zora Neale Hurston:
Jump at the Sun."
A panel, consisting of state senator Gerald Neal and
U of L professors Diedre Badejo and Arthur Slavin,
discussed Hemenway's speech and offered
its own comments on cultural diver-sity.
"I thought it was very good,"
Slavin said. ''Zora Neale Hurston
is a writer !know and admire. He
spoke with great fervor and hu­mor.
It was very appropriate."
After short speeches from U
of L students, faculty and ad­ministrators,
Deepa Khiani,Jone
Seabrooks, Tara Martinez, Terina
Matthews, Kenneth Webb, Ken­neth
Bryant and Kathy Duckwall
cut the ribbon to officially open the
Multicultural Center.
"I thought it was a very well organized
program," said the Multicultural Center's acting
director Linda Wilson. "It was pan of the Celebration
of Diversity, and I thought it went very well."
The day's feature presentation began at 2:30p.m. in
the School of Business Auditorium with Margaret
Wilkerson, chair of Afirican-American
Studies at the University of California
- Berkeley. She spoke on "Educat­ing
the New Mnjority: Implica­tions
for the Curriculum."
College of Arts and Sci­ences
Advising chair James
Carter said he thought
Wilkerson's speech was very
appropriate and was im­pressed
with her delivery.
"I thought she was a splen­didspeaker,"
Cartersaid. "It was
not so much the things she said
that were so dramatic, but it was the
way she deftned the issues. It com­pelled
me to agree in allmost every re-spect
"Her statement about individuals look­ing
at a curriculum at which they see II() traces of their
own roots . .. was very astute."
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STAFF PHOTO BY HARRY SANDERS
University of Louisville student Bob Scott, 70, enrolled In U of L
last spring to learn more about history and to enjoy college life.
Scott fjnds a fountain
of youth at University
By KR!STY TRENAMAN
Staff Writer
For most retirement is a long­awaited
chance for rest and relax­ation.
But retirement for University
of Louisville student, Bob Scott
means he will have more time to
concentrate on his studies. At70 years
old and with a Master's degree in
engineering from Purdue University,
he takes the prospect of continuing
education seriously.
"I think it is stimulating to the
mind," Scou said. "The overall pur­pose
of education has become a little
too job-oriented. I understand why it
has happened, but I am not sure it is
healthy."
Scott, a history buff, enrolled in U
of L last January. He is currently
taking a course on the history of the
American revolution. Between these
and otheractivities,Scoukeepsbusy.
"! am retired, of course, but I do
have other interests," he said. "I am
active in my church, and I am doing
a little consulting work on the side.
The course I am doing now is an audit
course. I was afraid I might not have
the time to do it justice."
Scouchose history beclWsche wan­ted
to get a modem viewpoint on an
old subject that he never had the chance
to study while a traditional student
"I did my formal college training
in engineering at Purdue," he said. "I
never had much history. That is one
reason I wanted to pursue it I wanted
to get with some professionals and
some students. Students are not yet
professionals, but they are very bright,
and I wanted to get that mix of people
that study history now days. Now
history is my avocation.
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STUDENT LIFE AT U OF L
SGA fest planned for students, family
By JACKIE HOLLENKAMP
Staff Writer
Normally, Halloween activities are
targeted toward a young,er generation -
and adults who are young at heart.
However, for the second year under
the coordination ofS tudentGovemment
Association Executive Vice President
Kelly Davenport, the University of
Louisville Family Day is going to have
an added focus.
"We want to try an<1 hit the adult
population," Davenport said. "We're
doing something different this year. Last
year we had a few children's activities,
and they went over really well. This is
the eighth year for the event. It'sU ofL's
answer to a parents' weekend.
"For the college-age student, it's
going to be something they can come in
and do that you always don't get the
opportunity to because everything
(Halloween activities) is always geared
toward children. I think at the college
age, we're still children at heart."
U of L senior Sue Roe likes the idea
of Family Day because it will provide
funforadultsandchildren,in addition to
giving them an idea of University life.
"It's a good idea," Roe said. "It will
show our families what we do all day."
Sophomore Jason Langford also said
it will show students' parents what they
do during school and have prolonged
benefits for children and the University.
"It's good because students will get
to show their families the University,"
Langford said. "Parents will have more
respect for what the students do. It's also
good for the University because if chil­dren
come, it will give them a sense of
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Greeks come together, clean up school
By THOMAS PACE
Staff Writer
In an effort to promote relationships
between the University of Louisville
Greeks and the city, Alpha Omicron Pi
and Zeta Phi Beta son>rities will be
sponsoring acleanupof~Vestem Middle
School, 2100 W. Main ~ft., Oct. 26.
A WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON. Pianist Walter Melon of Hurracalne O'Malley's banged out some
tunes during Marrlot's grand opening at the University of Louisville's Student Activities Center Oct. 23.
"I'm excited about it, said organizer
Kiersten Beck of AOPi. llcan'twaitfor
it all to come together. T1 is will benefit
everybody. It's time we orne together.
The theme of the event 'Let's Show
Louisville What We're I About."'
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Crime Report -- 3
News Briefs 5
Arts 6
Sports 8
Editorials 1 0
Comics 11
Classified Ads-- 12
U ofLartist
displays version
of historical wall
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U of L 's fraternities and sororities
will pay $25 each to participate in the
event, and the proceeds will benefit both
the Arthritis Foundation and the United
Negro College Fund.
The organizations will clean up a
large section of West Louisville, be­tween
19th and 26th streets on Main
Street Although the volunteers will not
be doing any heavy construction or
carpentry, they will pick up trash, gar­bage
or anything else that needs to go.
"Some $2.8 million dollars in reno­vation
was done to the school over the
past year," said Western Middle School
principal Ron Barber. "They will not
just clean up the school but the area
around it. The back alleys will also be
picked up."
Volunteerism is nothing new to U of
L Greeks, Beck said.
"Philanthropy is one of the most
important aspects of fraternities and
sororities."
Beck also said the cleanup is unique
in that it brings together many Greek
organizations. So far,l9 ofthe26Greek
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