The Guardian, September 27, 1995

Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 9-27-1995 The Guardian, September 27, 1995 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (1995). The Guardian, September 27, 1995. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. H Sports Spotlight Wright State University Volleyball ntTQis 'tT beats up Milwaukee's Literary magazine looks best, p. 12 for a few good writers, p. 8 { Cavs returning for training Choral Union sings overseas, p. 7 camp, but no games, p. 11 Issue No. 3Vol. 31* Wednesday. September 27. 1995 Pledge agreement may violate law Ohio ACLU Executive Director says contract may violate Ohio Code; Ohio Attorney General asks for more info By SHAWN RUBLK The agreement must be signed by new or division, including payroll, accounting, business day. We recognize this as a public News Editor transferred employees in the department of budgetting and purchasing, all of which fall institution and we will continue to comply A confidentiality statement some WSU human resources and the business and fiscal under the direction of human resources. with the open records law." employees arc being asked to sign may vio- affairs division which falls under human Link however, stated the document is The purpose of the agreement, according late Ohio Revised Code section 149.43, ac- resources. overbroad. to Achterman, is to protect employees and cording to Christine Link, ACLU of Ohio According to Janet Achterman, vice- "The document is way, way, way over- raise awareness of what is public record. executive director. president for business and fiscal affairs, the broad. A narrower statement should' vc been Ohio Assistant Attorney General for The ORC section states "all publ ic records pledge agreement has been around for more written," said Link. "The university is a Public Affairs Mark Weaver, said his office shall be promptly prepared and made avail- than ten years for new and transferred em- public institution and all documents arc open isasking the university for more information able to any member of the general public at ployees in the human resources department. to the public and even the staff. about the subject. all reasonable times for inspection." "It has been in the department for more Another factor of the document is that it Weaver, who works in the office which The confidentiality statement however, than ten years; this is not something new," could violate the Ohio Revised Code, and would be required to defend WSU if a civil implies that "all files, data, verbal informa- said Achterman. Achterman herself may also be in violation lawsuit was filed, said "It is not our position tion and any other knowledge pertaining to Achterman is expanding the use of the of the open record law if she enforces it, to judge whether this is appropriate or not." the operation of the university and its em- document to include new and transferred according to Link. "As long as it is a public insitution, ployees is to be kept in strictest confidence." employees in several other offices in her "That is not the case at all," said public records must be made available upon Achtcnnan. "If read in its entirety, the document covers information that is sensitive, See '"Agreement" Lambda Union to and what goes on during the course of a continued on page 2 host conference Raided! By KAVITA S. HATWALKAR The goal of the conference is to provide Assistant News Editor support, education and outreach for gays, lesbians, biscxuals and their heterosexual WSU's Lambda Union will sponsor the supporters, according to Lambda Union first annual Tri-state Gay. Lesbian and Bi- President Angi Lindsay. She also hopes the sexual Conference Oct. 6th and 7th in the conference will establish a base/foundation Multipurpose Room of the Student Union. for the GLB community, which she says is not that close-knit. There will be several workshops at the conference. Jeff Trzeciak. head of automa- tion services in the library will be mediating a w'kshop of accessing GLB inlonnation on the Internet. Religion and Homosexuality is another workshop topic which will be handled in a talk show manner. Speakers will include area church members, and possibly a reli- gious professor. A Coming Out workshop will be moder- ated by Dianna Gibson. "One of the main things I want to stress in my workshop is that coming out is not something you do once in yor life. It's a continual process," said Gibson. AIDS education will be presented by the American Red Cross. Legal matters will be discusssed by Jeremy Ortiz. Kathleen McGirty, advisor for Lambda pnoto oy cut uumi photo by Roland Larnantia Raiders Brett Becker, left, and Shaun Whitehead, right, watch as Angi Lindsay, new Lambda Union See "Lambda" Loyola's goalkeeper makes a save in the Rambler's 1-0 victory president, is excited about the (See story on page 11) upcoming GLB conference continued on page 2 Inside News: 1-3,6 • Opinion: 4-5 Spotlight: 7-10 • Sports: 11-13 I HCWS "Agreement" The Pledge Agreement Recent WSU alumna dies continued from page 1 As an employee of Wright State truck traveling north on Moulten-Fort. University, I understand that all files, BY CRAIG NAPIER The truck clipped the front end of request. It is inappropriate for any data, verbal information and any other Editorial Page Editor Herman's car, sending the automobile institution to deny access to public knowledge pertaining to the operaton down ;in embankment and flipped onto A former membei of WSU's ac- records," said Weaver. of the university and its employees is lo its top. countancy team died last Wednesday Dispatcher Kill of the Wap - Jim Sayer. professor of communica- be kept in strictest confidence. Ail business transacted by my de- morning at Miami Valley Hospital, af- Post of the Ohio Highway Pal tion and former faculty president at WSU, ter being in a coma for six days. the driver of the truck, Donald J. i > partment or any oth^ r department of Jennifer Herman, 24, a 1995 gradu- said the agreement is "silly." the university Is confidential; I am not to of Spencerville, and Herman's 3- "This is a public institution and all ate of WSU, died after being involved old child, who was in a car seat, v., divulge or discuss any financial, per- in a car accident that occurred at 4:15 both taken to Joint Township District information is open for public scrutiny. If sonnel or other sensitive matter unless p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, outside of Memorial Hospital, in St. Marys. Nei- someone wanted to look at my salary or I have been specifically authorized lo St. Mary's Ohio, where she resided. ther had extensive injuries. my promotion merit reviews, they would do so by my director, vice president or Herman graduated cum laude with Herman, who was not wearing a have to be given out," said Sayer. the assistant vice president for human a bachelor's of science in business, seat belt, went into a coma and was accountancy and finance, reports the When asked if the provost searches resources. I understand that I am to transported via CareFlight to Miami Office of the Registrar. Valley Hospital in Dayton, from Joint exercise the use of professional judge- and the student affairs vice president According to the Wapakoneta Post Township and died Wednesday, Sept. searches this past year could have had ment in these matters. of the Ohio Highway Patrol, Herman 20 at 1:30 am. something to do with the document, Sayer My signature indicates my agree- failed to stop at a stop sign going west Herman was married and the mother ment to adhere to this request for con- on Glynwood Road at Moulten-Fort of one child. stated "That causes the speculation." Amanda Road. The car was struck by a Bill Faks, staff attorney for the Ohio fidentiality. ACLU, supported Links statement the agreement violates the open record law. Faks also stated "to make an employee Reverend Harsham's accuser dies in Cincinnati, was diagnosed with AIDS. He they were subsequently dropped. sign the pledge to keep information pri- Stephen Cook , who accuscd former had been hospitalized since August 30. Wright State University officials said the vate is unfair to the employee." Wright State University Campus Ministry University of Cincinnati Hospital would school had nothing to do with the case be- "A state university is part of the gov- priest Rev. Ellis Harsham of sexual miscon- duct in November 1993, died at University not release the official cause of Cook's cause the ministry building is under the ernment and people have the right to know jurisdiction of the archdiocese of Cincin- Hospital in Cincinnati Friday, Sept. 22. death. how money is spent," said Faks. "Some- Cook, formerly of St. Gregory Seminary Harsham denied Cook's charges, and nati. times these people in the universities for- get they work for the public." CAMPUS CRIME REPORT SEPTEMBER 28 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF car being broken into and a $60 Anatomy textbook missing. "Lambda" • RCA Meeting. 4 p.m., W025 Student Sept. 13: A Boston Hall resident reported criminal Sept 17: A Nutter Center Recreation Desk Union. continued from page 1 mischief occurring at her residence.

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