I I ~FRIDAY'S WEATHER 1 LIGHT WINDS SECOND HAND DRV AND COLD SHOPPING Highs in the 20s 9 Lows 10-15 SEE PAGE 6 SEE BORDERLINE :....... Washington State University ver reen Vol. 95, No. 110 Friday, February 10, 1989 Student lobbylsts scrap for graduateT As' pay hike by Chris Grygiel Gov. Booth Gardner has not allocated Evergreen Staff enough funds for statewide faculty salary increases, Sullivan said. Graduate teaching assistants may be get- State colleges and universities requested ting a raise, but only if the state can come $169 million for pay hikes and have been up with the money. allocated only $62 million, Sullivan said. WSU is requesting $26.1 million to Graduate students teach from 20-40 per- close the gap between the. university and cent of undergraduate classes at state its peer institutions concermng faculty sal- research universities according to the aries for 1989-1991. WSL. ' Graduate assistants would receive $1.9 Graduate teaching assistants who teach million of that sum for pay hikes. 20 hours a week get $838 monthly. While The graduate pay raise would mean an Graduate teaching assistants on work study that work 20 hours a week receive $1092. Under the pay increase proposal, raises for university faculty would be extended "This university on a proportional basis to university grad- oij:- wou.ld be seriously uate assistants. The best university professors will not deCimated without come to Washington unless they know the services of they will be working with quality graduate students, the WSL said. graduate teaching Faculty Senate Chair James Cochran said graduate teaching assistants contribu- assistants.' , tions to WSU are immeasurable. - James Cochran ':This un!versity would be seriously decimated Without the services of graduate teaching assistants," he said. Cochran, a mathematics professor, said extra $187 a month for teaching assistants the best graduate teaching assistants teach who work 20 hours a week. sophomore level classes in the math However, Washington Student Lobby department. Director Jim Sullivan said the faculty sal- ary increase won't be discussed until the Others teach freshmen level courses and end of the Legislative session, when correct exams, he said. money is tight. WSU officials have said no issue is "People start scrapping (for funds) at more critical than deficiencies in the sal- the end of the session," he said. ary levels for faculty and staff. Though Sullivan said he was optimistic The 1987-1988 the average WSU fac- about graduate pay raises, h~ said the ulty salary for all ranks was $36,843. graduate increases may get clipped from . Daily EvergreenJDave Perdue the request. The average faculty all rank salary for For this reason, WSL hsted graduate WSU's eight peer institutions was Pullman first-grader Lindsey Tippett pulls classmate Kim Whitacre assistant pay increases as one of its five $42,700. across the Jefferson Elementary playground during recess yester· legislative priorities for 1989. WSU is requesting a 22.5 percent pay "We want to remind legislators about increase for 1989-91 for faculty and staff. day. it," Sullivan said. Poet, political activist to discuss black power movement of 1960s A nationally known poet, recording artist, author political black cultural nationalism." an bOIJr .intel;~ and political activist will share works as part of the A whole new school of black artists emerged from this movement, including Giovanni, Anderson 'vit~w.ihg store' Qwners, lln3 , WSU commemoration of black history month. said. Their works were presented in an African elillployees whQ had, seen a Nikki Giovanni, a recent winner of the Post-Cor- motif, usually accompanied by an African drum- malt matching tbesuspect·s bett award for literary artists, will also speak of her beat. Some people believe the works were vulgar or descripli9ls. the release stated. experiences in the black power movement of the A local radio station alse 196Os. The talk will be held at 8 p.m. Feb. 11 in obscene, he added. Anderson said the audiences of the new black art joided.'in, . broadcasting the CUB Gridiron Room. were mostly college students. pesCriplions of. the suspect Talmadge Anderson, associate professor of com- "There was a great demand for it on college provided by police. ,_ parative American culture, said the black power The suspect was found at movement is an auxiliary of the civil rights move- campuses. People were turned on by this culture," aoout 6 p.m. in a tavern ment. he said. The black power movement is still very much loCated near Sixth and Wash- "The civil rights movement resulted in a concur- alive but it is not as overt as it used to be, Ander- ,ington ~tr~ets•.. acc.0rding to rent demand for black power," he said. There was a perception the people involved in son said. the release. Michael Demps, a counselor for black students, MoscoW police spokesman the black power movement were militant and radi- said Giovanni is also known for her association OaleMic}ce)sen said the man cal, Anderson said. The advocates of the movement with political activist Angela Davis, a past candi- Md.no weapon at the,.time of went ?eyond p~ot~sti.ng.'si~-ins and boycotts. They were involved in ~ntJmldatmg, challenging, revolu- date for vice president of the United States on the ~e~st. ..' , The 'manw3liooQked into tionary acts, he said. Communist party ticket. the Latah County Jail. pend- Demps said Giovanni reportedly gave a program They ~eflected their beliefs through art, drama, in South Africa, disregarding a boycott of South in1! fonJlal ..robbery charges mUSIC, hterature and poetry directed at the white fuday, Mickelsen said. establishment, Anderson said. See Activist on page 17 "It represented a black renaissance and a socio- Page 2 Evergreen Friday, February 10, 1989 XL 16" LG 14" MD 12"1 2 ITEM 2 ITEM 2 ITEM & & & LOCAL BRIEFS 2 POPS 1 POP 1 POP $9.50 $8.00 $6.50 Meetings scheduled • Gospel meetings based on the simple and effective truths (expires ?J15I89) (expires ?J15I89) (expires (tax not included) ?J15I89) which Jesus lived and taught will be held at 4 p.m. Sundays in Room 30 Cleveland Hall. All are welcome. • President Smith's Commission on the Status of Women will meet from 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. today in Room 108-109. The sunshlne in public is invited to attend. • The Intervarsity Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 tonight in Room 212 CUB. Paul Weresch, theologian and frequent visi- life tor to Eastern Europe, will speak about his personal observa- -> tions of Glasnost and its effects on religion in the Soviet Block. • Amnesty International will meet at noon today in Room 111 CUB. Direct questions about Amnesty to Patrick at 335-4409 . _ • AHESS, the agriculture and home economics senate, will meet at noon today in Room B 7-9 CUB. • If you have an interest in entrepreneurship or want to learn more about it, attend the first meeting of the Entrepreneur Club at 3 p.m. Feb. 15 in Room 247 Todd Hall. The club is open to all majors and advisers will be present. Take part in drafting the .> club's constitution. • GPSA will sponsor a question-and-answer session on tax Gift issues for all graduate, professional, international and other stu- dents who may have problems with filing their tax return forms. Debra Sanders, assistant professor of accounting will host the / meeting at noon today in Room B 11-l3 CUB. Mon-Thurs 8-10 Fri 8-7 PAYMENT PLANS! Parenting sessions Sat 10-7 NE 1000 Colorado Sun 10-10 The WSU Child Care Center will present eight parenting ses- 332-1410 sions, where information about raising children will be shared. Sessions will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday evenings at the center, Building E, Nez Perce Village. The sessions are free and baby sitting will be provided. The first session, "Reducing Negative Behaviors Through Planning," begins Monday. Call EVERYONE TALKS 335-8087 or 335-8847 if interested in attending these sessions. ABOUT CHANGING THE WORLD. Screening offered Pullman School District will offer a screening March 21 for children age 3 to 5, living within the district boundaries. Areas to be screened include vision, hearing, speech/language, develop- THIS YEAR ment, dental and medical. For an appointment, call Special Ser- 3750 PEOPLE WILL vices, 332-3581, at the district office by today. Summer aid ACTUALLY DO IT. Financial aid applications for the summer session 1989 are now available at the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. The Not everyone is cut out to change the world. After all, it takes education, skills deadline to apply is March 20. and a spare two years. Also a willingness to work. Hard. This year 3,750 Americans will join the Peace Corps to do just that. They'll do things like build roads, plant forests and crops, teach English, develop small businesses, train community health workers, or even coach basketball. However. what they'll be doing isn't half as important as the fact that they'll be changing a little piece of the THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON world ... for the better. And when they return, these 3,750 Americans will find that experience doing hard work will have another benefit. It's exactly what their next employers are ~ 1980 ChrOnicle Features looking for. Distributed by Universal Press Syndicate So, give the Peace Corps your next two years. And while you're out changing the world, you'll also be making a place in it for yourself. INFORMATION BOOTH 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, February 14th & 15th, 1989 West Entrance of Holland Library PRESENTATIONS: Public Invited Tuesday, February 14th, 4:00 to 5:30 PM, Film: "Let It Begin Here", CUB Room B-7 Wednesday, February 15th, 12:00 Noon Slides: "Peace Corps Impressions", CUB Room 8-3 INTERVIEW Wednesday, March 1st, 1989,9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Career Services Office, Ad Annex (sign up in advance) v, :..-_ ~_- ~If -__~\II- .