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The Big Chill: Clamping Down on "Bad" Speech by Stacey Walker Science have been instituted. Key sidered to be instances of sexual ha­ policy. The policy repeatedly advises The University of Michigan's Po­ among these was the establishment of rassment. Due to "limited financial and students and faculty to seek counseling litical Science Department recently two faculty and two graduate students human resources and because sexual advice or advisor input for witness and banned what it has defined as "sexual to serve as sexual harassmentadvisers. harassment is predominantly a form of victims of harassment The policy never harassment." Now, it would seem, men Jocelyn Sargent, one of the gradu­ sexual discrimination against women," mentions discussing a tasteless joke or who refer to women as "attractive" or ate student advisers, said that the ad­ men were not surveyed for the report. an unwanted attempt at friendliness "good-looking" might be held in vio­ visers volunteered their services. "We While the policy may seem to some with the actual perpetrator. lation of the new policy. Interestingly, the Women's Cau­ The "Department of Political Sci­ cus report contains a section asking ence Policy on Sexual Harassment," respondents to discuss what they had unanimously adopted at a faculty done in response to past incidents of meeting in late December, 1990, is , sexualharassment. Several mentioned designed to compliment the confronting their harasser, yet this is "University of Michigan Policy on not recommended in the policy as a Discrimination and Discriminatory form of resolution. Harassment by Faculty and Staff," and The policy's most difficult obstacle the similar policy for students, the "In­ are trained by counselors from Sexual quite innocuous, it could come with a will undoubtedly be avoiding the pit­ terim Policy on Discriminatory Con­ Assault Prevention and Awareness steep price. The incidents of sexual falls of the similar harassment and duct." Center (SAPAC), but we are not harassment described in the survey discrimination policies on the U-M A 'llostile climate for women counselors ourselves. Obviously, the range from such obvious violations as campus. Recall the demise of the 1989's within the department" led to the for­ department cannot supersede the directing a class to observe a student's infamous speech code. Judge Avern mation of the policy, said Chair of the University system, so we do not ad­ breasts in order to appreciate three­ Cohn, who ruled the speech code un­ Political Science Department, Profes­ minister sanctions. We are more like dimensional curves, to instances as constitutional,declared the U-M policy sor Arlene W. Saxonhouse. "We must infonnation points. If a student or fac­ simple as a woman, being described as "never articulated any principled way develop a community of trust within ulty member feels sexually harassed, cute, or being told by a professor that to distinguish (punishable) from pro­ the PoliticaJSdence Department," she we are here to discuss with them their she "looks good." tected speech." said. "If we can recognize interfering options under the University policy." An obvious problem surfaces when . Unfortunately, neither does the action and modify exclusionary lan­ The Women's Caucus of the De­ hypersensitive women cry "sexual ha­ political science policy. When con­ guage, we will achieve that purpose." partment of Political Science's report rassment" atwhatmay be nothing more fronted with this matter, Sargent re­ To enforce that language modifi­ consists of the responses of 41 of the 80 than an attempt to be friendly. plied, "Thatisa problem. Butit'sdiffi­ cation, suggestions from the Women's women faculty in the Political Science Unfortunately,these"harassment" cult to list examples of sexually harass­ Caucus of the Department of Political Department describing what they con- is likely to increase under the new ing behavior without putting some­ thing in that might not be sexually Special Privileges for Special Minorities Please seepage 10 by Jeff Muir At a recent ceremony on the Business Administration, Natural Re­ As with mostprograrns born of the INSIDE Washtenaw Community College sources, Engineering, and Architecture Affirmative Action mentality, despite - (WCC) campus, the University of and Urban Planning. talk of "building equality" and fur­ Michigan announced the"Alliance for The only requirement for thering the goals of the Michigan Minority Scholars" program. The pro­ participation in the Alliance program, Mandate, the Alliance really amounts Win$125! 7 gram will offer special services to black, other than being amemberof the proper . to giving certain students special treat­ Hispanic, and American Indian stu­ race, is a grade point average of at least ment and other benefits based not on Interview with dents, regardless of the studentsfinan­ 3.0. need or merit, but on race. This means, Raymond Tanter 8 cialneed. According to Dr. Robert Holmes, ofcourse, that the programdeniesequal Students who fall into the right the U-M's Assistant Vice President for treatment and equal educational op­ categories will receive specialized Academic Affairs, about 125 students portunity to certain students because The Myth of counseling services at both the U-M transferred to the U-M from WCC last of their race. the Biased SAT 10 and WCC, tours of the U-M campus, year, "about 20-25%/1 of whom were What if a white or Asian-American (for both the prospective students and minorities. Dr. Holmes said that student, who had achieved a 3.0 grade 1991's Best their families), and "preferred consid­ normally about 10% of the U-M's in­ point average at WCC, sought out the eration" for admission to the five par­ coming undergraduate transfer stu­ New Bands 14 ticipating schools at the U-M: LSA, dents are minorities. Please see page 11 The Michigan Review, February 1991, p. 2 THE Serpent's Tooth MICHIGAN Does the U-M really have a Daily. Stinks to lose guaranteed m0- Saddam's violation of civilized norms, REVIEW "woMEN's STUDies departMENt?" nopoly status, Jim. We know that from barbaric terror attacks on neutral cit­ Gasp! Hop on it, feminists. Better our donut sales ... ies, and eco-war. We're listening re­ change the spelling on this one quick! ally hard. Like in the Cold War days, the 'peace community' has compro­ Recently discovered: a poster for a gay mised itself by silence in the face of Special thanks to the Wymmyn'z support group which reads ''Mon & enemy crimes, intellectually lazy The Campus Affairs StOdies Departmynt for their newest Wed, 7:30 pm, St. Jude's Church, Enter moral equivalency, and a blanket re­ Journal of the changes in renaming tea flavors. Cafe­ in Rear." Enough said. fusal to confront and resist predatory University of Michigan terias will now stock: Cinnaperson, in­ evil." How predictable. How unfortu- stead of Cinnamon; Leperson (not to nate. ' Editor-in-Chief........... Brian Jendryka be confused with the disease); and "Students who feel they've been Constant Compersont. In addition, wronged by affirmative action should Executive Editor............. Adam DeVore expect to see Non-EurOcentric First try to figure out why affirmative action We recommend that the next time Executive Editor................ Mark Tulkki Meal Tea, and, to reduceciassism, Citi­ is so important," said Director of Un­ SAUSI holds a "die-in" in the Fish­ zen Gray. dergraduate Admissions Rick Shaw in bowl, the brand new U-M police force Contributing Editor........ Clifton Gault a recent Daily article. We at the Review stop by and visit. Contributing Editor................ Jeff Muir would like to ask students who have Latest U-M conspiracy theory: ''Envi­ benefitted from affirmative action to Publisher............. Carey Brian Meadors try to figure out why it is so wrong. ronmental Racism." As the theory has Hoping to capitalize on the recent Business Manager.......... Mark O. Stem it, yet another manifestation of racism spew of poetic genius in the Daily's Business Manager......... Stacey Walker is revealed by large companies' habit letters to the editor section, the Review of dumping toxic waste in areas where i\TTENTION TENANTS: Look under has decided to enter to fray of creative Assistant Editor................. Rahul Banta minorities are the majority. Of course, the heading ''Discrimination'' in the lyricism. To the words of that immor­ Assistant Editor........... DavidJ. Powell this has nothing to do with land val­ Landlord's Advocates section of your tal John Lenin song, "Give Peace a ues. Besides, everyone knows that the "Rights and Duties of Tenants" book­ Chance": Copy Editor........................ Dala Taylor Tri-Lateral Commission is behind it let. Any idea why the sole remark is All we are saying, Music: Editor...................... Chris Peters all. "See the white section"? Is kick Hussein's ass MTS Editor....................... Joseph Klein Francophile................ Karen Brinkman After many years of pseudo-socialist Inspired by ACT-UP and BAM, we at HEY STUDENTS!! Is your course load Staff stupidity,the Central Cafeteria Steer­ the Review want our own personal too light? If so, the Saline Area Schools Mike Beidler, David Boettger, Mister ingCommittee finally decided to make criterion added to the regental anti­ Community Education Department Boffo, Jim Bominski, Joe Coletti, the prohibitively expensive Validine discrimination by-laws, specifically has announced a ''Basket Workshop ... Brian Cook, Pete Daugavietis, meal card machines available at more that the U-M shall not discriminate just in time to decorate for the Spring Vincent DeSantis, Mark Dundon, Mary Dzon, Athena Foley, Adam reasonable prices. Of course, restuar­ based on someone's desire to say what Season." And, if that's not gruelling Garagiola, Reg Goeke, John Gnodtke, ants in the Union have been scram­ he believes, no matter what words enough, there is also a ''Fabric Bunny" Karl IIg, Corey Hill, Jon Hoekstra, bling to install the machines; both the they use to say it.

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