Policy Revisions Break Harassing Barriers
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VOLUME 124 NUMBER 23 DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY • HALIFAX, N.S. MARCH 26, 1992 Policy revisions break harassing barriers BY MARIE MACPHERSON ranged from 20 to 30 a year, covering to say 'Yes, you have a right to tell and discover options. The proposal for revisions has been occurrences from sexually oriented someone you don't like this'," says Having a full-time advisor would the result of a two year study and Dalhousie's goal is the elimina verbal remarks to rape. Harris. also mean centralizing information consultation with numerous groups tion of sexual harassment among "Women now know that it is O.K. Currently, there is no sexual har concerning harassment complaints. like the DSU, DAGS, Dal Women's members of the university commu to say 'Yes, this [sexual harassment] assment advisor employed by As it stands now, with the 1O-m em Group, Women in Law and GLAD. nity. Sexual harassment is a barrier has happened to me' and that they Dalhousie, despite the fact that other ber volunteer Sexual Harassment Harris says the final version will be to intellectual, professional and per will not be blamed," says Harris. metro universities have filled such a Committee, a complaint is filed with presented to President Clark in May. sonal development. Where sexual Since 1987, the committee has position. any one of the volunteers. The possi Harris stresses that, "Sexual as harassment exists, the educational dealt with over 100 enquiries. Harris says even if the complain bilityforcomplaintsagainstthesame sault is a trauma, with all sorts of or work experience is compromised. A problem with the current policy ants feel the risk involved in filing a person to be registered with different long-lasting effects from physical to So opens the preamble to the re is that the individual complainant is formal complaint is too high, they volunteers is likely, meaning that an psychological. People mustknowthat port concerning proposals for revi saddled with full responsibility in will have the opportunity to speak important pattern in harassment there is help available here at sionstoDalhousie University'ssexual dealing with the harassment. Harris with an advisor about the problem, could be overlooked. Dalhousie." harassment policy. The 25-page re says, "The institution provides the port, unveiledlastmonthbythe Presi policy and procedures, little else." dent's Advisory Committee on This factor often results in dis Sexual Harassment, includes recom couraging victims from reporting as mendations on how to make the saults. process more user-friendly. To remedy this situation, it has Despite Dalhousie having asexual been suggested that the policy in harassment policy since 1984, stu clude advisory services and informal dents, professors and employees were remedies. slow to use the services. "People can come with a problem, Barbara Harris, the President's or something they think might be a Advisor on Women, says that since problem, talk about it and get some 1987, however, complaints have help. It might be an encouragement Who Dunit: Society denies trashing LSC BY SHANNON GOWANS between the LSC and the Chemistry building were smashed, costing Over $3 000 worth of vandalism $1,500 to replace. Fire extinguishers The raging reporters of the Blues DVS News Snooze team DAL PHOTO: B. BUCHANAN occurred in Science bujld ings during were set off, doors broken, plants the night of Friday March 6. The uprooted, furniture overturned, and strong enough correlation between DSS crawl," says MacNeil. There is will have to deal with many societies' same night the Dalhousie Science an elevator jammed, requiring out the vandalism and the DSS Pub some confusion over when the win requests made to Bar Services to pur Society sponsored a pub crawl in the side repair personnel to be called in. Crawl to warrant billing the DSS, dows were actually broken. Some chase liquor. Science lounges. Just a coincidence? "It was a general rampage through through the DSU. society members say the windows "I am very upset by this, and don't Bill Lord, physical plant director, the building," said Lord. "The DSS should obviously take were broken before the Pub Crawl want to see it happen again," he said. thinks not, and sent the Students' There is also no doubt some mem charge and figure out what actually began, while others say they were He plans to ensure a member of every Union a bill for the damages to for hers of the DSS were drunk and a took place, and if their constitu still intact after the crawl was over. society intending to serve liquor at ward onto the Science Society. little out of control. Three people ents did it, they have to take re Regardless whether DSS mem tends a mandatory seminar on server Dennis MacNeil, DSS president, were found overturning chairs and sponsibility," said Peter Pottier, bers were responsible for all the van intervention to prevent people from admits some vandalism was caused sofas in the Psychology lounge by the DSU president. dalism or not, problems occurred. getting out of control during society by society members, however much department chair Richard Brown. "We are certain the damage to the "I'm not sure if there will be another events. of it was "just an unfortunate coin The DSS admits some society mem planters, fire extinguishers, and fur pub crawl, at leastnotnextyear,after However, he does not believe the cidence." Meanwhile the DSU bers set off fire extinguishers and niture in the Psychology lounge hap something this major there needs to DSU should have to pay for vandal stands on the middle, having re ripped plants out of their pots scat pened during the crawl and we are be a cooling down period," said ism that occurs during these events. ceived an invoice for $3 000, and tering dirt all over the floor. prepared to take responsibility," said MacNeil. "It would be foolishofBill Lord to bill the DSS accepting responsibility When vandalism occurs the physi MacNeil. MacNeil was only a minor player the DSU for every act of vandalism, for about $350. cal plant generally tries to determine No one in the DSS admits to in this incident, being absent for the the Students' Union shouldn't be There is absolutely no question a exactly which students were involved breaking the windows. "There is of entire event and sober throughout held responsible for every act that great deal of damage was done on and then charge them for the dam ten vandalism in the LSC, it just the evening. He is currently DSU occurs." March 6. Two windows in the link age. 1n this case Lord felt there was a happened at the same time as the vice-president elect. Next year he LEMENTARY:··:·:·:··; .. ·; PAGES 7,8,9,10 J erem.y Robinson THE & Stone Roots SATURDAY NIGHT • March 28 I 8:30 pm The Last Laugh! Saturday Night Comedy Live at the Grawood with Mike Robinson, Tint Steeves and Mark Farre Both positions require a minimum general knowledge of the following: Apple™ Macintosh™ based software, layout design, and sales. 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While that may period of three to five years, appar heading a project to develop materials for law professors in first year been describing Dalhousie's Depart seem like a lot of money, Lord says "if ently favouring a quick return on courses, and for an upper-year seminar. ment of Physical Plant and Planning anything, it's not enough." theirinvestments.Someofthetrades The objectives of the upper-year seminar are to educate students in recent months.