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Harassment Case Hearing Delayed Regent Challenged by Students On THE immMmmmmUW M*;-* ,^ OST Tuesday, October 14, 1986 The University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee Volume 31, Number 11 Harassment case hearing delayed Former swim coach says UWM, regents, named in $1 million sex harassment suit tional injuries. the Occupational Therapy Prog­ he will sue University by Michael Szymanski Frederick Pairent, dean of the ram, and James McPherson, a School of Allied Health Profes­ professor in the School of Allied 'Housecleaning' blamed for loss of job ormer UWM Assistant Pro­ sions, and former assistant dean, Health Professions, are listed in fessor Katherine King has Stephen Sonstein, are also the complaint as defendants. by Michael Mathias Ffiled a lawsuit in federal named in the complaint. The The case, which was initially court demanding a jury trial a- complaint accuses Sonstein of scheduled to open Monday, has ormer UWM swim coach Fred Russell said Monday he gainst the UW System's Board of sexually harassing King during been postponed and is being plans to file a lawsuit against the University to contest what Regents for alleged sex discrimi­ the 1980-81 academic year. rescheduled at the request of he calls a violation of his contract that eventually led to his nation, sexual harassment and King left the University in 1983 Federal Judge John Reynolds. F resignation last July. damage to her professional repu­ due to an illness. King said the trial will convene Russell, who was named last year's coach of the year by the tation and career, according to According to the complaint, soon. NAIA and had been UWM's swim coach for the past 10 years, the court complaint. "...Sonstein engaged in a pattern When the alleged discrimina­ said in an interview that he would file the lawsuit to retrieve an Walter F. Kelly, King's attor­ of sexual and emotional harass­ tion and harassment failed to estimated $3,000 in wages that he would have lost had he re­ ney, is seeking at least $1 million i ment of Professor King, impor­ stop at her requests, King said mained in his post. for punitive damages as compen­ tuning her against her consent to she filed grievances with admin­ "I'm still hot and I'm still upset about this," Russell said, "and sation for her employment, re- engage in a love affair with him." istrative committees responsible I'm not going to quit just because I have another job." putational, physical and Emo­ Also, Franklin Stein, director of for dealing with faculty com­ "I want to get it over with...I want my money back, I want my plaints in January 1984. record cleared up." "The University has a griev­ Russell originally faced a suspension of his pay because of an ance process and so I went eligibility violation committed last March. The violation was the through the system, but when the second infraction in three years for Russell. system didn't stop these things Turn to page 7 Turn to page 7 Student lobby continues tuition opposition effort Student voting key to success United Council leaders say reen Lake, Wis.—The UW dents do have electoral power. and students don't vote," system state student lobby UC's main thrust will be thwart­ Schimming said. G has made a campaign to ing an attempt by the UW Sys­ "Candidates will know and stop impending tuition increases tem Board of Regents to request hear from students if they regi­ its number one priority for the a raise in tuition of $16 million ster and vote...especially in dis­ upcoming legislative session. from the state Legislature. tricts where the races are close," Plans for the campaign were Swinford said there is a "direct Schimming said. "The control of discussed at a United Council connection between voting and the state Assembly hangs in the leadership conference here Sat­ the amount of tuition you're pay­ balance and students can have a urday by UC Legislative affairs ing." say in that." director Paul Swinford and Brian Schimming also emphasized The state Assembly is currently Schimming, currently a legisla­ that voting is essential in order made up of 52 Democrats and tive aide to State Sen. Richard for students to have any chance 47 Republicans. Some political Kreul (R-Fennimore) and former of counteracting proposed tui­ observers predict this Assembly UC legislative affairs director. U- tion increases and enrollment has the best chance of becoming nited Council represents over caps, which the board is propos­ Republican-controlled of any in 150,000 UW System students in ing in its study on the future of recent memory, even though the its lobby effort. the UW System. state Senate is split with 19 Dem­ —Post photo by Jeffrey Phelps Through voter education and "The standard thing we hear ocrats and 14 Republicans. Nina Smith, (Left) wife of UWM Chancellor Clifford Smith, toured registration efforts, UC hopes to from legislators is i don't have to Schimming also said students the UWM School of Nursing Monday with Dean Norma Lang. Mrs. convince legislators, by showing worry about (raising tuition) be­ Smith is a registered nurse. a large voter turnout, that stu­ cause I don't hear from students Turn to page 10 Regent challenged by students on future study report them "not to look at any issue all by itself." and up to students to lobby the Legisla­ tion increases." He said the majority of this by Doug Hfesom The Board of Regents has been working ture if they wanted no tuition increases. 2 percent are minority and low income on the proposal, which is intended to be a Clusen, whom student leaders once students. reen Lake, Wis. — UW System plan for the management of the UW Sys­ classified as a "friend" of students in "There is nothing in our education sys­ Board of Regents member Ruth tem through the century, for almost a year higher education, said to the dismay of the tem that really allows for full demographic GClusen took some heat from student and is expected to approve the package in majority of the 60 gathered there that giv­ participation." leaders from around the state here Satur­ December. en a choice between access and quality, Swann blamed the current trend of ris­ day for recommendations being for­ The plan is "to ensure quality in the UW the regents will choose quality. ing tuition on students having no input in­ warded by the regents which include tui­ System," Clusen said, and addresses a "We make no apology for that deci­ to these policy decisions. tion increases and possibilities of funding gap the regents say the System is sion...we have no choice but to choose "We are the people most affected and enrollment caps and tougher admissions facing compared to peer institutions. quality. What is the value of an education we haven't had any input," he said. "These standards. Part of the effort in countering this gap when the graduates come out unemploya­ proposals are absolutely ludicrous. Since Clusen, who said sarcastically that her is to ask the state Legislature for a System ble and are released as non-functioning a- the average age of students is increasing appearance was with "unadulterated joy," budget increase of $72 million and tuition dults?" Clusen said, adding that the plan of because of economic reasons, the discussed the document that is causing increases of $16 million for next year. tuition increases, enrollment caps and system must ensure that everyone is gua- Clusen defended the plan saying that System-wide standardized admissions the System is underfunding students at a tests was to address what the regents saw "Students talk about access as if it rate of $600 a year per student compared as a "weakening of quality." "It's a lie to say that raising tuition depended solely on money." to the national average. "We're running out of the money to do Clusen said Wisconsin was second in the job we were hired to do," she said. will not severely limit access." —Ruth Qusen the nation in number of residents per capi­ The three other panelists disagreed with —Tom Swann UW System regent ta enrolled in higher education but the Clusen and said that access and quality state places 31st in state support — down should not be treated as separate issues. U.S. Student Association President from a ranking of fourth 10 years ago. Tom Swann, president of the U.S. Stu- great concern among student leaders — "We are victims of our own success," deni Association, a national student lobby the regents report on the future of the UW she said. "We have to maintain quality and group, said access and quality in a univer­ ranteed access." System — during a forum entitled "Quali­ reasonable tuition to ensure access. sity system are "interdependent." He said Irving Bechen, a vice chancellor at UW- ty vs. Access." The forum was part of a "Students talk about access as if it de­ university systems around the nation are Stevens Point, called the debate between leadership conference sponsored by the pends solely on money. Access also de­ attempting to limit access "under a cloak access and quality a "false polarization." United Council, the state student lobby pends on adequate preparation at the of quality." He called the current regent group. high school level," she said. proposals "hypocritical documents." Bechen said that if the current debate continues "you'll be fighting amongst While the discussion focused majnly on "Access does not promise anybody they "It's a lie to say that raising tuition will yourselves" over what coulcf Be consider­ how tuition increases would adversely hurt will graduate with a college degree they not severely limit access," Swann said.
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