Determination Says Gallop Violated University Policy Part Two Ofthe One

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Office of Equal Opportunity Pro come customary upon our part victim secretly enjoys it." Gallop said. In a second case, Terallee grams, Jane Gallop violated the ings. This time we kissed on the Gallop likewise did not like that Chancellor John H. Schroeder Bensinger filed a complaint University ofWisconsin-Milwau lips and, to my surprise, Dana's part ofthe determination. denied both appeals. claiming Gallop harassed her kee policy on consensual amo kiss felt not like a peck but like a "There was never any com "I think he has every reason to because of her sexual orienta rous relationships between stu kiss. When Dana started putting plaint of that," Gallop said. "I try to uphold the decisions of tion. dents and professors. her tongue in my mouth, I under wonder why they're bothering to somebody who's just been hired," The EOP again found that The determination stems from stood this as some sort of perfor find this thing that first of all didn't Gallop said. no probable cause existed to complaints filed by two students mance for the sake of the as exist and nobody was complain Gallop will have a copy ofthe believe that Gallop sexually alleging Gallop sexually harassed sembled conference participants ing about." determination on her personnel harassed Bensinger. No action them. Gallop was not found in ... I wished to support her attempt Gallop said her relationship to record for a year from the date it was taken against Gallop in either instance to be guilty of at provocative performance and Beckelman was primarily peda became final and was counseled the case. sexual harassment. so I went along with this perfor mance kiss. We kissed for a minute or so." Staying away from the light tfc Gallop said she thought the Feminist The most hurtful... of Ms. performance was part of a preview Meacham's glaring errors, for a c 1 as s presentati on B eckelman discusses is her assertion that Ms. was to give the next day. The EOP report found that Gallop and I had an probable cause did not exist to amorous relationship. believe that Gallop had sexually -Dana Beckelman harassed Beckelman for a variety • • of reasons. By Linda Martin n It found Beckelman was a will Dana Beckelman, one of the ing participant in the sexual banter Barbara Smith, noted Black students, claimed in her formal that went on between the two of feminist, tackled racism, sexism complaint that Gallop harassed her them. It found Gallop did not con and homophobia in a lecture from April 1991 until November dition Beckelman's grades or par Thursday night entitled "This 1992 when she filed the complaint. ticipation in an academic program Bridge Called My Back: Black In her complaint, Beckelman states on her submission to sexual ad Women's Struggle." she and Gallop flirted with each vances "or sexual acts. It deter "You do not have to be female other and engaged in blurring aca mined Beckelman was not and did and of color to recognize injus demic and social word play. not feel physically threatened, tice," Smith said, and delivered Beckelman cited several ex psychologically harmed or humili her message: Any injustice and amples of this behavior through ated by any of Gallop's words or inequality affects us all, and when out her complaint. conduct. part of the community does not At a bar in April 1991, Gallop However, the most debated have equal access and does not and Beckelman kissed following a finding was that, except for the develop, we all suffer. Gay and Lesbian Studies Confer sexual act, Gallop and Beckelman "All the major systems of op ence. had an amorous relationship. pression are intertwined," Smith According to the report, Both Beckelman and Gallop said, and noted that economics Beckelman said: appealed the decision, and both are at the base of any inequality. "As I was leaving Jane said, took exception to their relation She urged more activism and dia Aren't you going to kiss me good ship being determined as amo logue about practical matters - night?' She mashed her lips against rous. health care, welfare, equality in mine and shoved her tongue into "The most hurtful, humiliating -Post photo by Jana Schmeling the work force - that will allow my mouth and just sat there. So I and psychologically harmful of Trying desperately to ignore the beautiful blue sky and everyone to develop their poten kissed her until she responded, Ms. (Barbara) Meacham's (As sunshine pouring in through the window next to him, tial equally. more as a vindictive act than as a sistant Chancellor for EOP) glar junior Tim Harderspends his Sunday afternoon engrossed Smith said although the issues reciprocally sexual one." ing errors, however, is her asser in his homework. have changed, the struggle has Gallop's version ofthe incident tion that Ms. Gallop and I had an not, and all groups must work to gether. She spoke of a feminism which "is a political theory and practice that struggles to free all Part two ofthe one-on-one with Schroeder women" and stressed that "until everyone is free, no one is." She By Jaci Gardell and Brian both for their input in this inter We're looking at it. It may well be there, we would make the position also spoke about the historical Huber view. that we' 11 decide to put GPR in there. permanent. links between civil rights and Other members of the It's not a huge amount of money. 1guess I'maskinghowhecould women's rights, how they devel Part 2 of a 2-part series chancellor's staff who attended But we are looking at. There are two be namedpermanent director with oped together and continue to the interview were: Special Assis issues, one ~is consistency with out holding another search-and- affect University of Wisconsin-Mil tant to the Chancellor, Kay administrative policy and the other screen committee. Are the two that each other. waukee Chancellor John Magowan; Assistant Chancellor is consistency with what other cam were held the reason why he was Smith supported the role of Schroeder requested an interview for University Relations, Sandra puses are doing. named acting? women's studies and gay and les with the UWM Post recently, to Hoeh-Lyon and Director of News Elmer Hamann was appointed No. He was appointed in 1987. bian studies on campus. discuss issues we thought con and Publications, Terry Gillick. permanent director of auxiliary Two searches were held after that "These things can change our cerned students. Except where otherwise noted, services recently without a search- and both failed. They went through idea of what knowledge is," Smith To prepare for the interview, the chancellor answered all ques and-screen committee. Why? the process, they produced candi said. According to Smith, know Post staffers combed old editions tions. There were two search-and- dates, they held interviews and ing a more diverse group of con of the campus and daily newspa The Union budget as passed screen committees, he had been none ofthe candidates were judged tributors to a field can help stu pers for issues that were important has segregated fees funding the acting forever, and there had been to be acceptable or those who were, dents to understand many new in the previous year. We asked the Multicultural Resource Center at least two search-and-screen com withdrew. viewpoints and broaden their Union Policy Board and the Stu when GPR aresupposedto be used. mittees that had failed and, finally, Can you verify whether or not world view. dent Association to submit ques Is there a discrepancy? Assistant Chancellor (Bill) Mayrl tions as well, and we thank them We've not made a decision. decided that since he had been SCHROEDER CONTINUED ON 2 • FEMINIST CONTINUED ON 2 • Page 2 The UWM Post February 28, 1994 Schroeder talks about ADA, OFCCP and light rail • CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 of senior administrators and pro tures, as some students have de feedback. Other people who inter stick funds into what appears to be gram people, and goes over the manded and we said 'no,' we're view provide feedback and then, in a losing proposition? Hamann was in the top 10? conciliation agreement. We have a working through that. this case, the assistant chancellor Except that they have made I don't know, but I can get you matrix, in terms of what is supposed The problem that we've got is makes a decision.

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