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Low, 41 The BG News SPORTS 9 Volume 88, Issue 50 www.bgnews.com A daily mdependenr STudem pness Women discuss issues of higher education NICOLE VAI.KK STAFF wnnr.it In conjunction with a national teleconference on women's issues. University faculty gathered yester- day to discuss ways to improve the atmosphere on campus. The teleconference "Women's lives. Women's Voices and Women's Solutions: Shaping the National Agenda for Women in Higher Education." lent way to a discussion about ways to help women "lift as they climb." Teaching and learning, work and life, leadership, partnership and out- reach programs were also discussed. "One of the most important themes of the conference was how we can make college campuses-fit with women's lives." said Vickie Shields, director of women's stud- ies Those who attended found Ihe discussion to be a positive experi- ence, especially since the Universi- ty's siudent body is 63 percent female. "I think when marginalized groups come logelhei to achieve a common goal it is very energizing," s.nd Sallye McKee, University office ol provost. "Women's leadership involves our own differences and celebrates ihe vvav women can move ahead." AMYJO L. BROWN/ The BG News said Suzanne Craw lord, dean ol Continuing Education. DIARIES — Two of the seven Civil War diaries donated last week to the University's Center of Archives lay on a 140-year-old desk which was donated seven The group came up with several years ago. The desk had contained hundreds of Civil War letters. The recently acquired diaries detail the lives of the soldiers who served in the 21st Ohio Vol- agenda goals to help the Universh) improve the atmosphere for women. unteer Infantry. line idea was to create an ongo- ing, drop-in. casual development mi where members of the Uni- vcisiiv's learning community would be invited to collaborate and provide Donated diaries give insight to Civil War insight on how to further develop higher education for women. AMYJO L BROWN took in naming vet to be tran- experience far-off in time. What ASSISTAM MANAGING i-mum i he soldiers— scribed and the ordinary people were thinking is Another idea was to portray ihe many of whom He, JLts-iX A/.A ft,iice,-(u£ tone, iti XAe, -HOAXA handwriting is very important to American Cul- positive aspects ol women in higher difficult to read tures" education and to celebrate women in A unique and rare collection °' still have descen- FOA. Xte, iJLoodu jiite oj ktXXle, dants living near- due to the dif- A transcribed version of the websites. Civil War diaries «iii he available ferent style of di.iiics should he available to stu- to University students interested in by. Most of the UJAVAA, -ia.ee, Xo -face, a-hd. -An-nA Xo Aa.t\d The panel also discussed oppor- soldiers in the v. ruing and dents and faculty on microfilm by tunities such as more on-campus studying them. XAe, a/iwvd o4 XAe, co*n&a.Xa-nXA nAXXie,. vocabulary the end of the summer. The original The seven dunes from 1862 21st O.V.I, came internships and a possible job trade. used. manuscripts will still be available were officially signed over to the from this region Family impact studies and the of Ohio, includ- TMJLA.0. WorjLyrAy\ According upon request. University's Center for Archival to Yon. the doc- "We do not exhibit the manu- creation of housing for nontradition- , Collections last week The rjocu ing Wood, .:! students were other issues that Ottawa and Defi- uments are of scripts." Yon said. "Our role is to ments are estimated to be worth written aScut tf)< ocatlj of tjtr 6rotljer. value to both preserve them because of their his were also discussed. $16,000. ance , Counties. Dilworth himself £t. Wofcrt Gampt'e 3)ifwc>rtfj undergraduate torical value " "Women in higher education is Written by Lt. Robert Sample and graduate One of ihe main reasons the also about personal development Dilworth during the beginning of was born in Han- students in not University's Archives obtained the and space." McKee said '"Women the Civil War. the diaries arc ol Big cock county. "You hardly ever find a diary O.V.I, until his death by a shell only the History department, but manuscripts was because ol its abil- need to see themselves as citizens of nificance to the University- fragment during the "Battle of the also in American Culture Studies ity to preserve them. The previous Archives because they contain like this, let alone seven written by the universe Clouds" at Kennesaw Mountain. and humanities related fields. owner ol the Dilworth Collection, detailed descriptions of the 21st a company commander." said Paul "I think we also need to keep in Ga.. in 1863. He is buried in the "The life of people in the past is which among the seven diaries also Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.). Yon, director of the Archival Col- mind that not everyone is aspiring to lections. Marietta National Cemetery what we're interested in here." said includes two poems, felt that its move up, we need to have respect Writing as if speaking to his The Dilworth Collection is cur- Philip Terrie. director of American historical value was more important wife. Dilworth recorded the troop's Dilworth was the second-highest tor those who want to stay where rently available to students who Culture Studies. "(The Dilworth movements, camp lite and politics. ranking officer in the division's Ihe) arc." said Mary Krueger, direc- wish to read over it. however, it has collection) is a great avenue into an Especially important is the care he- Compan) I He served with the 21st See DIARIES, page 3. lor of women's studies. Club athletes angered by rule about playing intramural sports club or varsity level, the intramural ticipate in any activity on campus. collegiate and club sixcer players said. "If we asked intramural players BKTHSHOKMAKKR As a result, all four women were program is attempting to provide However, Thad Long, directoi of are ineligible to participate at the if they wanted to play against club or siVII WRITER kicked off the intramural team. more opportunities lor others. intramural sports, sees things a little intramural level." varsity athletes, a lot of them would Members of that team said they "We have 85 intramural soccer believe they're being treated unfair- differently. Almost all universities have this probably say. 'No way " A continuing goal of the intra- "We aren't keeping people from issue to deal with." Long said. Club teams, like v.usilv teams. teams this year," I ong said, "and we mural sports program has been to ly- receive some type of funding from real!) onl) have space for 80. "I don't see any reason why. playing soccer at all." Long said. "We're not saying we're trying to eliminate the expression. "It's just '"Students have plenty of opportuni- keep up with the Joneses; we're just the University that comes out of stu- We're packed they're doing this." said Emma While Long is the director of Intramurals." ties to play. We just try 10 have these irymg to be consistent." dents' general fee Kendrick. freshman member of the intramural sports, the decision to This past week it has done just rules to make ihings fair for every- Long explained that there are "Intramural teams don't pay a fee that, and the intramural program has women's club team. "All they said 10 join and ihey don't receive any make these rules lies in the hands of was that it was against the rules." one " -cv eral reasons why club and varsity found itself in Ihe limelight. The rule that Long refers to is athletes are prohibited from playing funding al all." Long said 2i student members of the Intramur- Other members of the team have al Advisory Board. Last week, four club soccer play - printed in the intramural handbook, intramurals. The final reason is implemented expressed anger with the intramural Not only do they create these ers violated the policy that forbids and is available on the registration "We expect that intramural teams m a spirit of fairness to all athletes. club or varsity level athletes from program, saying that because they By limiting a student's involvement pay fees to the University., they sheet and on-line. will be more competitive if the ath- \ participating in the same sport at the in a given sport to the intramural. shouldn't be denied the right to par- Il states that "all I9Q9-200O inter- letes are all on the same level." he i See CLUB, page 8. intramural level. Opinions differ on SPORTS 8 progress of new Aztec MARISSA RUBIN "From what I've heard from the STAFF WRITER Lalino community, their food isn't true to Mexican cuisine," Popovich said.