CAMPUS SPORTS CAMPUS WSU curriculum tries Cougars tackle Cardinal Center offers rentals to pass the class I page 7 for Pac- 10 pride I page 13 for winter sports I page 8 November 2 1990 Establishedver1894 een Vol. 97 No. 55 Forum addresses minority concerns dants focused around recruitment minority student counselors Sneed said minorities are By Carrie Hartman mative Action employee, said and retention of minority faculty emphasized the need for WSU to found in job pools for counselors minorities are being recruited for Staff Writer members, teaching existing fac- adopt a stronger stance on the and similar positions, but not faculty positions at WSU. Lack of communication and ulty on cultural differences and minority relations issue. faculty. misinterpretation on both sides of racial sensitivity to minority stu- "There needs to be a bold step Bennie Harris, a WSU Affir- See FORUM on page 7 the racial coin is the main prob- dents, and encouraging minority taken by President Smith saying lem facing WSU students and students to attend WSU. that departments cannot hire fac- faculty, said Ron Thomas, "When we decide that a qual- ulty members unless there are Survey: discrimination found ASWSU Minority Affairs repre- ity higher education means that women and minorities in the sentative at a minority forum we must go beyond our own cul- applicant pool," said Stephen By Jennifer Jones The survey was conducted Thursday night. tural backgrounds and required Sneed, director of Minority Staff Writer for WSU President Sam About 45 concerned WSU stu- GURs to learn about other cul- Affairs. Smith's Commission on the dents, faculty representatives and tures who are not like us, then "Right now they're doing a Reverse, racial and sex dis- Status of Minorities and was members of various minority we'll start making a serious poor job at taking those kinds of crimination and stereotyping designed to paint an accurate groups met to discuss problems attempt at instilling programs," steps," he said. "If faculty are occurring at WSU, accord- picture of the racial atmosphere with racial sensitivity and cul- said Gordon Watanabe, WSU's members know that their jobs are ing to written comments from on campus. tural diversity on campus during Asian/Pacific American student on the line if they don't have a mail survey on faculty dis- the ASWSU sponsored forum. counselor. minorities in their job pools, then crimination. See SURVEY on page 7 Main concerns of forum atten- Many faculty members and minorities will come to WSU." FRIDAY HOLE IN ONE Fund raising boosts public radio waves By Jennifer Jones Staff Writer Their ears may still be ringing, but North- west Public Radio staff and volunteers raised about $101,000 in this fall's fund-raising efforts. "It was the most successful on-air radio fund raising that we've done to date," said Barbara Hanford. development coordinator A taboo trip to for WSU Radio and TV Services. Northwest Public Radio stations KWSU AM, KFAE FM and KRFA FM rely on lis- the toilet turns tener support to fund much of their program- ming, said Barbara Dickinson, Northwest into a big trial Public Radio membership manager. HOUSTON (AP) "Contributions from listeners provide for Lawyers began picking a about half of the actual operating costs of the panel Thursday in a case of station," Hanford said. potty parity. The money will help purchase programs, Denise Wells, a 33-year- broadcasting rights and items such as tape old legal secretary, is being machines, Dickinson said. tried for using the men's Listeners called in pledges ranging from a restroom at a concert. Her few dollars to $500. The average pledge trip to the toilet made amount was $65, she said. national news and led to The lO-day fund-raising drive attracted 727 appearances with Johnny new donors and renewed 875 memberships, Carson, Geraldo Rivera and See PLEDGE on page 7 Joan Rivers. She was ticketed for allegedly violating a city ordinance that bars mem- WSU buckles bers of one sex from using a public restroom designed for members of the oppo- upwithUW site sex. She faces up to a The WSu/UW rivalry was given a $200 fine if convicted of. new twist by Washington state Gov. the misdemeanor. Staff photo by Bruce Smith Booth Gardner in the form of a seat belt Valorie Wells Davenport, Paul Reisenburg checks the work of Bill Morrow as they dig a hole in the challenge. her lawyer and sister, said sidewalk next to Holland Library. The number of WSU Cougar fans and her client's defense in the UW Husky fans who wear seat belts trial would be based on a while driving to upcoming home football clause in the law saying the games will be tabulated by parking atten- dants, said Carol Knight-Wallace, public person intended to cause a Ex-Chevron exec takes time for talk information manager for the Traffic disturbance. Safety Commission. The man who guided California's largest demand for oil products slowed and the "She was just trying to The winning school will be the one corporation, Chevron, through periods of industry became rather mature." go to the bathroom, not who has the highest percentage of car- expansion and consolidation will speak to Keller, who retired from Chevron in 1988, cause a disturbance," Dav- goers wearing seat belts. WSU business classes Nov. 5-6. is the 1990 Executive-in-Residence of the enport said. The challenge will help kick off a seat George M. Keller, retired chairman of the WSU College of Business and Economics. Potential jurors were belt campaign by Gov. Gardner, who is board and CEO of the Chevron Corp., pre- The Executive-in-Residence Program the chairman of the Washington Traffic asked if they'd ever been in brings to WSU a prominent business figure dicts that the oil industry will continue its Safety Commission. a public restroom intended consolidations and restructuring. each year. for the opposite sex. Ten of "The oil industry used to be characterized From 1961-81, Keller directed Chev See SEAT on page 8 the 30 raised their hands. by wild growth," Keller said, "but as a result of the big jump in oil prices in the 70s, See CHEVRON on page 8 2 The Evergreen Friday, November 2, 1990 WSU, Pullman, Wash. OUR REPUTATION OPENS THE WORLD To ENGINEERS Dow chalks up gain NEW YORK (AP) - Stock the 12 district banks in the Fed- As a major worldwide engineering firm, the Raleh M. 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