Departments Finance Travel, Despite Deficits Gay Organization Offers
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I INCOME TAXES §'~ CHEW THE FAT I WEDNESDAY'S WEATHERI GRAD STUDENTS ~":j ESEARCH MAKES MORNING FOG, (2) CHANCE OF SNOW. GET EXEMPTION SWEETSOKAV Highs in the 40s, lows SEE PAGE 3. SEE PAGE 6. ~~ in the 30s. - .Washington State University ver reen Wednesday, December 7, 1988 Vol. 95; No. 79 Departments finance travel, despite deficits by Steve Massey feel very comfortable that the people Editor we're taking deserve to go. The trip is not a reward, it's a working function." WSU and University of Houston offi- In addition to airfare, most people trav- cials say they will not make money off eling with the universities' official parties their trips to Honolulu's Aloha Bowl this will have meals and hotel costs paid for. - month. Official parties include team members, Athletic departments at both schools are coaches, coaches' wives, cheerleaders, running deficits and may even lose money administrators and some family members. by flying 270 people each, including some Although WSU athletic department offi- administrators and family members, to a cials said the university will spend week-long stay in Hawaii. $500,000 on the trip - the exact pay-off for playing in the Aloha Bowl - UH offi- WSU works with a $400,000 athletic cials are tight-lipped about travel plans. department deficit and Houston "We don't know how many people amassed a $3 million athletic department we're bringing with us and I'm really not shortfall during the past three years, too interested in talking about it," said according to the Houston Chronicle. Rudy Davalos, UH athletic director. "There's reason for everybody on the (travel roster) to make this trip," said See Bowl on page 2 WSU Athletic Director Jim Livengood. "I City Council 1989 budget is approved, increases by 34 percent by Betsy Rogers With the program, a uniformed police Evergreen Staff officer will teach children to resist peer pressure during 17 one-hour classes. The The Pullman City Council unanimously officer also will be available during recess approved a $14.8 million budget for 1989 so children may become more comfortable at its Tuesday night meeting. with law enforcement officials, said Police Chief Ted Weatherl y . The budget represents a 34 percent "D.A.R.E. gives parents and youth a increase over the 1988 budget, due mainly better contact with the police," he said. to the $2.9 million Pullman-Moscow Air- Weatherly said the officer also will port terminal project. serve as a direct liaison between the At roughly $1.4 million, the police schools and the police department. department budget represents the majority Although the council gave its go-ahead for - or 33 percent - of the total $4.5 mil- the program, the Pullman School Board lion operating budget. The largest budget must also officially endorse the program, Maaxx-imum altitude increase in the law enforcement division Weatherly said. Ken Robison holds the remains of a pillow for Maaxx, neighbor Ed comes from the addition of a youth ser- However, he said the school board is Savage's Doberman pinscher, on the lawn of the Phi Kappa Sigma vices officer to serve in the Drug Abuse house. Robison is a sophomore majoring in political science. Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) pro- See Council on page 3 gram. Gay organization offers support to students you are a minority, said of Student Affairs for informa- Several members of the gay com- funding and ASWSU committee G.A.L.A. president Mike tion, he was directed to Univer- munity have been involved with status in the spring, depending Church. "A lot of people are sity of Idaho. They told him the group's progress. The Wom- on the group's progress. coming out in college and need a about the Pullman YWCA, en's Research and Referral Cen- Currently no university funds place to go. It's really scary which offers the community a ter is letting Church use a desk are available to the group and coming into a closed community gay· and lesbian discussion group in their office until the group G.A.L.A. members are trying to like this." and an awareness committee. finds its own office space. devise fundraising ideas. Church said they are concerned a straight G.A.L.A. faculty adviser The discussion group, "Who Church said he is confident person might not want to buy a Arnold Perkins said the group we are, relating to our gay, les- G.A.L.A. membership will product a gay student organiza- will provide resources and sup- bian relatives, friends and grow. tion would sell. port not only for the gay commu- selves," has been attended by 40 "The community has been so "Would they want to be seen nity, but for the entire campus to 5.0 different people this semes- closed and closeted for so long, supporting a gay or lesbian and town of Pullman. ter, YWCA President Eleta by Francine Strickwerda it takes some time for people to group? It's part of educating the "We'll try to provide some Wright said. The Heterosexism feel comfortable. There is a fear Evergreen Staff heterosexual community that they common ground where gays and Awareness Committee gives pre- of coming out," Church said. aren't 'guilty by association,' " straights can meet and try to get sentations on heterosexism to the Gay student organizations have Perkins said he is also optimis- Church said. Church said he also to know each other," he said. campus and community upon tic for the group. had more than their share of set- plans on contacting gay people's request. backs on the WSU campus, but Church was involved in a gay "This seems to be a year of organizations to seek donations. maybe their time has come. student organization at the Uni- Church said he was concerned transition. The new (gay and les- Perkins said the group will test The Gay and Lesbian Associa- versity of Washington before he about the lack of awareness on bian) students seem to be much the atmosphere to see if a fund- tion recently organized as a stu- came to WSU this year. He said campus and was interested in more active simply because some ing request would fly on campus. dent group on campus - the he was surprised to find WSU starting a student group. come from areas with established Funding has caused gay studen- first gay student group at WSU had no gay student group, and no While the group is still in its gay and lesbian groups," Perkins torganizations the most trouble in since 1986. one seemed to know about the fledgling stage, with only four said. "It's really important to have off-campus group that exists. membership cards signed, Church said G.A.L.A. may See G.A.L.A. on page 7 a peer group on campus when When he called WSU's office Church said he is optimistic. seek student Service and Activity Page 2 Evergreen Wednesday, December 7, 1988 Bowl Continued from page 1 "It's nobody's business but travel roster includes 115 play- relations, said the athletic depart- LOCAL BRIEFS Houston's as far as how many ers, five players' wives, coaches, 'ment budget could get a boost people we take to Hawaii." coaches' wives, as well as some from the Houston Cougars 9-2 Davalos said Houston "would university administrators and season. not go over the $500,000 mark" their family members. "It's not going to be a wind- Meetings scheduled when paying for a charter to take Davalos refused to speak about fall, but we've got some • The Re-Entry Student Association will hold a planning meet- the university's official party to his department's massive deficit increased television revenues and ing for 1989 at 4 p.m. today in Room 219 CUB. Hawaii. However, Houston's and the impact a successful obviously the Bowl will help our associate athletic director, Conn Houston Cougar football program program. " • The ASWSU Environmental Task Force will meet at 5:15 Colbert, said the school might may have on that deficit. Livengood said Cougar Athlet- p.m. today in Room B 15 CUB. have to spend more than it makes "I told you our revenues don't ics will pick up all expenses for because so many people are trav- match our expenditures," he WSU's official party. The air • Students Promoting Athletics will hold a Christmas gathering eling at university expense. said. "Other than that, we're not charter alone costs $200,000. at 6 p.m. today in Room 136 Physical Education Building. "We're going to spend most going to talk about it." Add that expense to the of the money," Colbert said. Houston's athletic department $100,000 it costs to buy 8,300 • The WSU Alpine Club will feature Scott Cornelius talking "You can just assume we're will cover travel expenses for game tickets, another $200,000 about the geology and history of Mount St. Helens at 7 tonight going to spend all of the 240 people. Members of the uni- for lodging, meals and incidental in Room 220 CUB. $500,000 ... maybe a little more. versity's board of regents, travel and WSU's $500,000 We wish this trip was a money- administrators and their families Bowl pay-off is gone. maker, but it isn't." will travel courtesy of the univer- "One of the things about Debbie Crabbe, assistant busi- sity, not the athletic department. Hawaii is you don't have a lot of ness manager for Houston's ath- Wendy Adair, Houston's asso- options.