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Report: Too Few Women Grad Students VOL. 104 No.36 reeA STUDENT PUBLICATION OF WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS ThurSday, October 9, 1997 Hitting the weights pays off 8 Commission doesn't give Weather 2 Sports 7 for WSU's secret weapon accurate view of women's Opinions 5 Classifieds 13 status at WSU www.online-green.com Page 9 Page 5 Report: too few women grad students Bv STACEY BURNS The enrollment concerns and Despite these concerns, a 371 graduate women, showed the students The Daily Evergreen needs were just a part of the ThtItf$1t1e seoond recent graduate school survey found few problems with academic experi- analysis on the status of graduate iri..... abouta indicated the climate in gradu- ences in course work and research. The university needs to make more progress women as outlined in The Status ~Oftwomenby ate education generally is pos- The survey indicated concerns among ~nenrolling women into its graduate school and of Women at WSU Dec. 1996 the Commis$IOn on itive. women graduate students in areas of the qual- OCtoral program, according to a report report to the president. the status Of Women "We have a lot of work to ity of teaching in required courses, availability relea~ed late last month. The five-year study was put atWSU. do," said Micki Archuleta, of library materials, quality of advising, avail- These concerns come on the heels of a 2.4 together by the Commission on GPSA president and ex-officio ability of suitable mentors, opportunities to Percent increase in the percentage of women the Status of Women and was released in Sep- . member of the commission. attend conferences and availability of funds for enrolled a~ graduate students over the past five tember. The last study the commission pro- The survey, conducted during the 1994-95 Years. duced was released in December 1990. academic year which collected responses from See WOMEN Page 15 Harassment Louganis opens up to WSU lawsuit filed By SARA GONZALEZ there's just this ringing in your The Daily Evergreen ear, and you don't hear any- thing," he said. Five-time gold medal It was at these games where againstWSU OlYmpic champion Greg Louga- Louganis hit his head on the rns believes the truth has to first spring board event but didn't tell be confronted by oneself before the doctor he had the virus. dismissed One can move on. "Hindsight is 20/20. ( regret That's what he told a packed not telling him." Louganis said. FROM STAFF REPORTS Beasley Coliseum Wednesday "But, you also have to consider night. He also shared his battles the time. People weren't very A U.S. District Court jury dismissed a with the HIV virus, abusive part- compassionate at that particular sexual harassment lawsuit against the uni- ners. dyslexia and coming out as time." versity earlier this week, claiming the suit an Openly gay athlete. It was during this time that brought by a woman faculty member was "We know how to prevent the Louganis also was involved in an unfounded. spread of HIV, and this is the abusive relationship. The jury, in a Spokane courtroom, deter- community where it is growing "In the first year we were mined Tuesday that no quid pro quo sexual the most - among our youth," together, he raped me by knife harassment occurred in the case brought by he said. "Not too long ago, we point," he said. "It was easier for Katherine M. Byrne. Used to think of HIV as a death me to focus on my diving than it Byrne, an assistant professor of animal sentence." was for me to focus on other science and assistant animal scientist, was Before dealing with the fact things going on in my life." suing the university over alleged discrimi- that he was HIV positive, Louga- On top of. everything else, nation and retaliation in her previous posi- I1IS first had to deal with his Louganis has been dealing with tion. homosexuality. his dyslexia since his freshman At the time of the alleged discrimination, "The first person you have to year of high school. He was Byrne served as an assistant professor in the ~ome out to is yourself," he said. given "dyslexia" as a vocabu- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Growing up, ( always felt like ( lary word, and he recognized his Pathology in the College of Veterinary Med- was difterent, that ( didn't tit in, own symptoms right away. icme, but I didn't know Why." "It was like, 'oh my God,' I'm The jury's decision Tuesday followed an Louganis came out while he not retarded. I'm dyslexic," he earlier judgment by U.S. District Court Judge Was attending University of said STAFF PHOTO BY MICHAEL LEE Alan MacDonald this summer. MacDonald Miami. Although he has lost two of his Former Olympic diver Greg Louganis spoke to a nearly issued a summary judgment removing from "I was born this way, just like I past partners to AIDS, along with the suit several claims made by Byrne. was born with brown eyes and seatless crowd at Beasley Coliseum on Wednesday having his therapist pass away, Those claims included a hostile work dyslexic. ( was born gay," he said. night. Louganis talked about his life and the obstacles Louganis seems to find meaning environment, gender discrimination and Louganis remembers taking he overcame being a gay man with HIV. in all of these experiences. retaliation. his. mom to a gay dance club "I feel that life is a journey His decision was based on a lack of evi- before he officially told her he the world when my parents find Louganis took an HIV test and this is just part of my jour- dence, according to WSU attorney Lori Was gay. She wanted to go back out. My mom was like, OK, anonymously with his cousin, ney," he said. "I also feel that you Lamb. because she had so much fun. what's for dinner? She probably who is a doctor in Florida. He don't achieve greatness on your "That was so cool," he contin- knew before I did. found out he was positive just own. I'm looking forward to the "In essence, this sexual harassment and Ued. "( had thought, 'oh my "But I had another secret, and before the 1988 Olympic games. day where 1can be seen just as a hostile work environment lawsuit has been GOd,' it's going to be the end of that was HIV," Louganis said. "When you get news likethat, man." found to be without merit," Lamb said in a prepared statement. A.SWSU chooses support over financial worries y 8 ZOE WERNER with their hearts anymore, they're Other senators and the Finance itself did not receive the support rI • 11" Daily Evergreen thinking bottom line," ASWSU Committee urged the senators to needed to officially alter the bill. President Neil Walker said. look at this fiscally. District 5 Sen. Curt Beckley said ASWSU senators were forced to But Wong, the main sponsor of "The bottom line is "I'm not debating on whether or the Women's Resource Center ~~ke a decision - fiscal responsi- the bill, asked his fellow senators that we are here for not this is a good issue," District 3 receives no funding other than from ,I uy or providing funds to create how many bills come before the Sen. Steve Wymer said. "I don't the state, and voted against both the sUP"'m f .. the students." ....~ avenues or rape vicnms. Senate that have a human cost think that we as a Senate can afford amendment and the bill. d DIstrict I Sen. Wai Minz Wona attached. WAI MING WONG it." Others voting against the bill, t~afted bill 27-07 to allocar/$750 t~ "The bottom line is that we are ASWSU senator Speaking for the Finance Com- most of whom cited fiscal responsi- e Women's Resource Center to here for the students," Wong said. mittee; Wymer advised senators to bility not a lack of need for. rape vic- t\)lllpil f Id ... f reo ers contammg m orrna- Some senators agreed. amend the bill by substituting $500 tim support, were Senators Manny District J 0 Sen. Joe Yount said CoIon desi!.!ned ~. to help rape victims "We need to separate out this as the amount given. DeCoria, Summer Healey, Josh this bill affects the mental and phys- Pe and find help. issue," District 10 Sen. Ben Riley "The folders need to be made," he Meeks, Erin Neimann, Dayla Ran- ical health of students. i Many senators realize that provid- said. "From' a personal stance it's said. "But we can't afford to do it." dolph, Zachary Walters, and Wymer. sng for the welfare of their con- easy, but on a fiscal level you just "I understand the pinch we're in District 2 Sen. Chris Kringel Those disregarding the advice of .lituentsis important, but with bud- can't do it. But this transcends fiscal but it is b.s, that we are worrying heeded the advice of the Finance get constraints, "they can't think responsibility." about the money," Yount said. Committee, but the amendment / See ASWSU Page 15 , "~ r . PAGE 2 THuRSDAY, OcrOBER 9,1992 Pullman forecast from the CoRRECflON National Weather Service at It's time has come www.weather.com/weather/ '* '* uslcitiesIWA_Pullman.html Weather A story in the Wednesday Ever- THE ONL NE green titled "Flu season is here" THuRS. FRI. SAT. SUN. stated faculty,staff and students can EVE R G R E E N receive free flu shots at Health and HHH 54 54 54 Wellness Services.
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