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ACC BASKETBALL '92 INSIDE NotfaDurhair :-he controver- ••••' THE CHRONICLE ipy to sell it for $50. See page 5. NOVEMBER 18, 1992 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA Employee files sexual harassment suit Co-worker, University named as defendants in case By MICHAEL SAUL police, the suit alleges. Watson, to prevent Watson from leaving a A Duke Hospital employee filed who worked in the sterile pro room by grabbing her across the a sexual harassment suit last cessing department throughout chest, lifting her up in the air, week against another employee the alleged abuse, was transferred carrying her across the room and and the University. to another department last forcing her into a chair. Watson Sarah JoAn Watson charged screamed for help and a supervi that a co-worker, Bobby Dixon, sor came, but no actions were physically and verbally harassed David Adcock, University coun taken against Dixon, the suit al her for a nine-month period and sel, did not return a phone call to leges. that the University did nothing his office Tuesday afternoon. It is Following this incident, Dixon to stop him. the University's policy not to com often tried to get close to Watson Dixon's "extreme and outra ment on pending lawsuits. by rubbing against her, including geous" conduct, which includes The filing of the suit comes in rubbing his groin against her, the assault, caused Watson to suffer the midst of the University's ef suit alleges. severe and disabling emotional fort to create a new campus-wide In March 1992, Dixon elicited distxess.accordingtothesuitfiled sexual harassment policy, which laughter from other male employ in Durham County Superior has been slowed by debate about ees by drawing a stick-figure pic Court Thursday. the definition of sexual harass ture of Watson on the black board The University "tolerated ment. with a penis between her legs, the [Dixon's] behavior as acceptable" Incidents alleged in the suit suit alleges. Later that month, by failing to control and elimi describe verbal abuse leading to Dixon allegedly began to tell nate an atmosphere of sexual physical abuse. Watson that he knew she had a harassment, the suit alleges. In September 1991, when long drive to her Rougemont home NAV1N MAHABIR/THE CHRONICLE Watson lodged complaints Watson asked Dixon to return and that it was a lonely, dark with her immediate supervisors the pen she lent him, he undid the road. Light the night and the University's human re drawstring on the pants of his Other alleged incidents include About 400 men and women participated In the annual Take sources department, but no ac Hospital uniform and said "See, phone pranks, abusive mocking Back the Night march Tuesday. See story page 3. tion was taken to alleviate the it's not here," the suit alleges. and attempts to frighten her. problem until she contacted the In October 1991, Dixon tried See SUIT on page 9 • ROTC programs may have to admit homosexuals Literacy By PEGGY CROSS a gay, lesbian, or bi-sexual per the University has no restrictions have here at Duke until a specific University ROTC programs son wants to serve their country, on enrollment in any military sci policy is proposed. It is still too may be forced to admit homo to fight for freedom, they are not ence course. early to decide what we will have program sexuals if President-elect Bill free to do so. To say that they It is unclear whether the ROTC to do to comply with if the ban is Clinton's promise to lift the De can't fight for their country is programs actually violate the overturned." fense Department's ban on gays contradictory to the freedom it University's anti-discrimination President Keith Brodie signed and lesbians in the military is stands for," Vickers said. policy, said David Roberson, di in May a resolution, sponsored by wins gift carried out. University ROTC groups have rector of University relations. "We the American Civil Liberties By AMY REED Gays and lesbians are cur no control over the ban and only have an exact policy that prohib Union, which demanded that the Partnership for Literacy rently barred from serving in the follow Defense Department guide its discrimination based on sexual Defense Department repeal its will receive the predicted armed forces or other military lines, said Capt. Robert Avery, orientation, but there is some dis ban on homosexuals, Brodie's $71,000 senior gift this year. programs including ROTC. Many chair of the naval sciences de agreement to see if the policy ap signature, however, did not re A record 53 percent ofthe on campus have questioned for partment. plies to a separate institution, flect the University's endorse senior class voted on Tues years whether the ban is consis "I can't comment on my posi like ROTC, that is present on ment ofthe ACLU's resolution. day for the senior gift, said tent with the University's policy tion [on the ban], but I don't have Duke's campus but isn't neces The ACLU will continue push Trinity senior Kent Altsuler, against discrimination. to take a position. I have to abide sarily part of the University," ing for legislation regardless of co-chair of the Senior Gift "Duke has an anti-discrimina by what the DOD tells me." Roberson said. Clinton's actions because action Committee. The turnout of tion policy that the ban seems to The University itself does not It is still too early to determine by Congress would be harder for 820 seniors was 10 percent contradict," saidTrinity freshman discriminate against gays or les the effect of Clinton's promise at a future president to reverse, said higher than last year's, Amy Vickers, co-chair ofthe Duke bians, Avery said. Although gays the University, he said. "I cannot Jim Shields, executive director of See GIFT on page 9 •• Gay and Lesbian Association. "If and lesbians can not join ROTC, predict the impact the policy will See ROTC on page 9 • ASDU passes resolution supporting black faculty initiative By DRYDEN WATNER Supporters of this resolution stressed crease the standards of the University," cates a social gathering and such gather In an effort create a more diverse cam the fact that increased diversity among Glover said. "We are trying to increase ings often produce noise," as stated in the pus environment, members of ASDU faculty would benefit all students, not just standards through increased diversity." resolution, Mantravadi proposed that the passed a resolution last night in support of minorities. While the Black Faculty Committee was hours between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. on Thurs the increased hiring of black faculty mem Other ASDU members pointed to the formed to address the lack of diversity, it day nights be designated as non-quiet bers. failure on the part ofthe administration to has been criticized for not having student hours. Trinity sophomore Kia Glover, co-au adhere to its word. representatives. "Basically, the purpose of this resolu thor ofthe resolution, criticized the lack of "Regardless of how you feel about this tion is to bring all policies and ideas to progress made since the Black Faculty resolution, the University administration IN OTHER BUSINESS: ASDU mem gether to be addressed as a larger issue Resolution of 1988. said they would [increase the number of bers also passed a resolution last night and to avoid little inconsistencies," In 1988, the Academic Council passed a black faculty], and they didn't," said Trin clarifying the existing noise policy. Mantravadi said. resolution requiring each ofthe 56 hiring ity freshman Christian Grose. Trinity junior Srikant Mantravadi ini Richard White, dean of Trinity College units within the University to add at least While some legislators called the pro tiated the resolution to coordinate the cur and vice-provost for undergraduate edu one black faculty befofe the fall of 1993, posed hiring criteria affirmative action, rent noise policy guidelines with those'^jf cation, spoke to ASDU members about Glover said. Since 1988, though, there supporters ofthe resolution disagreed. the alcohol policy. While the noise policy proposed changes in the honor commit haveonlybeen 19 black faculty hired while "This is not affirmative action because calls for quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. ment. 14 have left. we are only making the faculty represen on Thursday nights, the alcohol policy White said that the honor commitment "An increase of five black faculty over a tative of the student body," said Trinity allows fraternity parties and the distribu would be replaced by an honor code that period of five years is not satisfactory," sophomore Minka Schofield. tion of alcohol during these hours. - places more emphasis on raising the level Glover said. "We are not, in any way, trying to de Since alcohol distribution "usually indi See ASDU on page 9 • THE CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18. 1992 World and National Newsfile UN fleet to enforce Yugoslavian sanctions Associated Press By ERIC SCHMITT would announce on Friday that its war In the Adriatic, the American guided- U.S. Searches: The United States N.Y. Times News Seivice ships in the Adriatic would enforce the missile frigate Halyburton is taking part is mounting an international search, Wa-VSHINGTON—InresponsetoaU.N. blockade. The official, speaking on condi in the NATO operation. Two other Ameri- including "Wanted" ads and $2 mil resolution toughening the sanctions on tion of anonymity, said that the group's can vessels, the cruiser Wainwright and lion rewards, for Iranian-backed sus Yugoslavia, an international fleet autho foreign and defen.se ministers would make the amphibious assault ship Guam, with pects secretly indicted for kidnap rized to halt and search vessels suspected the decision in Rome.

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