The Observer Central Washington University

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Tales of twisted Down but not roomates - out, women's See Scene, Page 8 rugby - See Sports, Page 9 CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Thursday, April 23, 1998/Vol. 71 No. 20 . http:/ /www.cwu.edu/-observer Activists speak out on 1-200 by Kwame Amoateng employment, contracting, and col "We are trying to educate students to mention ethnic minorities. over the initiative, Rep. Smith is St{lff reporter lege admissions. to the best of our ability so they can Meanwhile, th~ battle of words quick to point out that 1-200 will not To promote student dialogue on make the choice as voters," Bruce over the repercussions of 1-200 con abolish Affirmative Action as is Many Central students will be the issue, State Rep. Scott Smith, R Eklund, ASCWU vice-president for tinues. being claimed by the "No! 200" cam confronted this fall with the issue of Puyallup, the legislative sponsor of 1- political affairs, said. "This issue is "I-200 will end all Affirmative paign. whether to keep Affirmative Action 200, will debate an unconfirmed rep important because everybody is Action programs including outreach "This m1tiat1ve still keeps as it is or change it. resentative from the "No! 200" cam affected by Affirmative Action and for women and mentoring for Affirmative Action as it is," Rep. The November state-wide ballot paign at 5 p.m., April 29 in the SUB it's not just limited to a small group minorities," Kelley Evans of the Smith said. "But where it grants pref will include Initiative 200, which if ballroom. The ASCWU office of leg of people." "No! 200" campaign, said. "It will erences based on race and gender is adopted, will end Affirmative Action islative affairs and the Washington Eklund said more than half of limit the pool of qualified applicants what we want changed, and we want based on race, ethnicity and gender Student Lobby are organizing the Central' s population are women who tremendously." the government to give equal oppor in state and local government forum. benefit from Affirmative Action, not However, despite Evans' concerns tunities to everyone." BOD tries Audit shows to oust conflicts of S&A chair by Carrina Galloway interest Staff reporter by Paul Lohse A struggle for power resulted in Asst. News editor the ASCWU-BOD relieving S&A fees committee chair Alyson Bolles Wesley Van Tassel, chair of the theatre arts depart of her position at a special meeting ment, came under fire in a recent audit of the theatre on Friday morning. arts department for his role in the 1997 summer pro Bolles contends that the action ductions in Toppenish. was the culmination of a long histo Margaret Smith, director of auditing and control, ry of strife between members of the criticized the chair in her audit saying costs involved BOD and herself. She hopes that a with the production of "Best Little Whorehouse in meeting with Assistant Attorney Texas" were excessive. Smith also said the decisions General Teresa Kulik may answer made to hire family members, rent and purchase equip some of her questions. ment from the theatre arts department and allow Van "This basically has to do with the Tassel to serve as a consultant to Mid Valley balance of power," Bolles said. "I Performing Arts represent poor business practice and have a lot of questions about the conflicts of interest. legality of it." "When you are in a position of authority and you The S&A fees committee is an implement a clause where you personally get paid, that independent group made up of stu represents a conflict of interest," Smith said. dents, faculty and administrators · Smith said in her audit Van Tassel was paid both by who oversee the spending of stu Central and Mid Valley Performing Arts for directing dents' $74 per quarter services and the performances. According to the audit, Van Tassel's activities fees. The committee is Josh Cooley/Observer management contract with MVPA created a paid con mandated by law to answer to the sulting position to "oversee the artistic quality of said Board of Trustees (BOT), but the Margaret Smith sits amidst stacks of paper work related to her job as production, serve as consultant to the Agency (MVPA) BOD seems to want more control Central's director of auditing and control. and the Liberty Theatre." The audit also specified over the action. Central paid Van Tassel $6000 in a supplemental con "The S&A fees committee is sup tract. posed to be an autonomous, free Van Tassel disputed the report saying he has not thinking committee," Bolles said. No one is exempt been paid anything by the university. "The BOD is out of line making "I was never paid a penny by CWU to organize, demands on us." develop or administer summer theatre activities," Van The entire issue revolves around from the auditor Tassel said. the current S&A Fees Committee Smith, however, after, checking the financial guidelines. The S&A fees commit by Aimee Peterson audit is to find problems and get them fixed; records system confirmed Van Tassel was paid. tee drafted a new set of guidelines Staff reporter not just to go out and find somebody's mis "What does a director do?" Smith said. "Don't they and sent a copy of the proposals to takes. do the same thing? We're paying him to do something all user groups for input. The BOD, With the tax deadline just past, and the "I don't go throw a lot of problems in their and Mid Valley pays him to do the same thing?" being a recipient of S&A money, recently publicized audit of Central's theatre face and say 'fix this,' " Smith said. Smith also singled out Van Tassel's hiring of his viewed the guidelines at this time. arts department, it's no wonder the word Any department on campus can be audit family members for production as representing a con However, ASCWU President Amy "audit" might bring an unpleasant shudder to ed at anytime. The auditing and control office flict of interest. Van Tassel has declined comment on · some; but not to .all. Gillespie told Bolles the guidelines does routine, systematic checks and also acts this. Leslie Caul, sales and publicity director, howev needed to be delivered to the BOD "I'm not worried about it," Russ Schultz, on any tips it receives. Sometimes the tips are er, said Craig Van Tassel, a top sound designer on for approval. Gillespie said if this music department chair, said. "I've kept my anonymous, or someone may request an audit Broadway, left the summer Olympic games in Atlanta books clean." in 1996 to help design a sound system and was instru- Margaret Smith, Central's director of auditing and control, said the purpose of an See S&A, Page 4 See SMITH, Page 4 See CONFLICT, Page 2 g April 23, 1998- News - Observer A Jack in the Box rampage News@ a Glance Landforms Admission is free for students, $3 for finds the Domino Pizza thief "Columbia Basin Landforms: general public. Catastrophes, Controversies and Monday, April 13, 11:20 p.m. walk. Officers described the man as Dammed Floods" will be presented European Integration Forum A 19-year-old man was issued an highly intoxicated. by Dr. Martin Kaatz, ·central geogra Dr. Javier Alfonso Gil of the MIP after campus police received a Campus Cops phy and land studies professor at 4 Universidad Autonoma de Madrid noise complaint for the second floor Sunday, April 19, 3:13 a.m. p.m. on Friday, April 24 in Lind Hall will discuss European Integration of Davies Hall. The person reporting Officers were called to the north 215. Refreshments will be served since the creation of a European the incident told officers someone ern section of Student Village for a before the presentation. Union as part of a 1990 treaty. This above him had vomited on his win weapons complaint. When the offi free, public forum begins at 3:30 dow. Campus Police investigated and cers arrived they were told that the Food! Dance! Prizes! p.m. on Monday, April 27 in Shaw found the suspect lying on his bed suspect had gone into a Student The Tsunami of Service Luau and Smyser Hall 111. with his head in a garbage can. Village residence and was upset that Carnival, featuring Hawaiian food, a Officers notified the paramedics but someone had taken his keys because dance and prizes will be held on the Women's Voices Heard the suspect refused help. he was intoxicated. Campus police Barto Hall lawn between 3 and 6 Central students are invited to found the subject asleep in a bed p.m. Saturday. The cost is one meal "Voices of Women," a discussion of Wednesday, April 15, 10:00 p.m. by Joe Bair room and a nine millimeter pistol off of a meal card, and the event is values and roles of women in an A 22-year-old woman notified Staff reporter was found under his bed.

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