2The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, November 7, 1990
Coalition
By SHANNON O'GRADY
Staff Writer
', The Women's Concerns Coalition
met with Chancellor Paul Hardin
Tuesday to discuss hiring someone to
address sexual harassment charges,
enhancing professional development for
faculty and staff members and improv
ing the maternity leave policy.
'. Hardin agreed at the meeting to be
gin searching in the next few weeks for
someone to address sexual harassment
incidents reported by faculty and staff
members. The person would be hired in
the Affirmative Action Office.
; Faculty and staff members have not
ba'd'a comfortable environment to report
incidents of sexual harassment, said
Wellness Center offering free
By CATHY OBERLE
; Staff Writer
; .Students concerned about taking
good care of themselves can visit the
Wellness Center open house for answers
atout health, fitness and eating habits.
; .The open house will be Thursday
fj-Qm 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Wellness
(Renter and is located in 1 18 Women's
Gym, on the Woollen side of the Fetzer
Wpollen overpass.
; Visitors will be given information
about nutrition, exercise, eating disor
ders and other aspects of wellness.
; Susan Holliman, Wellness Resource
Center coordinator, said about 200
members of the University community
were expected to attend the open house.
; "We've only been here two and a half
years, and so we're really trying to get
students aware that we're here,"
Holliman said. "We really make an ef
fort'to advertise."
The Wellness Center, which opened
in spring 1 988, isa free service provided
by the health education section of Stu
dent Health Service. The center pro
motes positive lifestyle concepts by
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Participants
l Brooklyn Law School Notre Dame
Campbell Ohio Northern
Cardozo Pace
Catholic University of America South Carolina
Cumberland (Samford University) Southern Methodist
:; District of Columbia Law School St Louis
Duke Touro Law School
Emory Tulane
: Georgia Valparaiso
Maryland , Vanderbilt
Mercer Wake Forest
... Michigan Washington and Lee
New England School of Law Washington University (St Louis)
: New York University Widener
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Division of Student Affairs
brings University faculty concerns to chancellor
Laura Gasaway, chairwoman of the
coalition.
"There was no administrative home
for either a person or a program that
deals with faculty and staff sexual ha
rassment issues," Gasaway said. "There
was no central place for faculty and
staff to go and complain."
Carol Reuss, a coalition member
representing the provost's office, said
faculty and staff reports of sexual ha
rassment have been handled by the
Division of Student Affairs.
"Faculty members do not always feel
comfortable going through student af
fairs," she said. "We will now have
someone to turn to."
Paula Schubert, assistant director of
emphasizing physical fitness, good nu
trition, stress management and relation
ships, Holliman said.
"Our mission is to promote the
wellness concept to the campus com
munity," she said.
The center provides a Fit Friend
File, which matches up people who
want an exercise partner. It also offers
smoking cessation, anorexia nervosa
and related disorders support groups
and a spring health fair.
The Wellness Center uses three pri
mary programs to educate and motivate
the campus community, Holliman said.
About 20 Peer Health Consultants,
usually graduate students, volunteer for
a few hours each day to help students
deal with problems, Holliman said.
Health Peer Educator volunteers
present programs to residence halls and
campus service organizations who re
quest them, Holliman said. Some ex
amples of the programs are massage
clinics, stress management clinics and
fast-food workshops.
Students who are enrolled in Physi
cal Education 41, a personal health
course, also participate in Wellness
Center programs. Students help run
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continuing education in health sciences
and a staff representative of the coalition,
said the meeting also addressed the is
sue of improving professional devel
opment. Professional development in
cludes programs such as time manage
ment, leadership workshops and 1 iteracy
training for employees.
"Professional development has been
a big concern for a number of years, "
she said. "There is always a need for it.
"Some of the needs for staff em
ployees are going to be a lot more basic
than those of the faculty, but the cost of
not helping the staff develop would be
great," she said.
Lack of professional development
among staff members results in a high
health advice
I'm Fit), which involves body -fat checks
and other health awareness programs,
and FIT Stop, which tests a person's
fitness level, she said.
"In a community (these services)
would cost," Holliman said. "The ser
vices provided by the Wellness Center
are free."
Debra Berry, a graduate student who
works with the Peer Health Consultant
and Peer Health Educators programs,
said the Wellness Center was beneficial
to students because it was a moti vat ional
source and provided information and
support.
"Overall wellness is so important,
especially for a college student, and I
don't think they take responsibility for
it," Berry said.
The center has a resource library
that is open to al 1 students and pamph lets
and handouts are available, Holliman
said. Students can call ahead, and a
volunteer in the office will help them
find information, she said.
"(The Wellness Center) is a resource
and referral center," Holliman said. If
the center does not have the information
that the student needs, it should be able
to direct students in the right direction
to find it, she said.
WEDNESDAY
8:30 a.m.: Career Planning and Placement
Services announces a special resume drop until 3 p.m.
for students interested in interviewing (at theirexpense )
in New York City on Feb. 1 1. Employers inadvertising,
publishing. law, non-profit and otlier organizations
will be participating. Check in 21 1 Hanes for further
information.
Noon: The Learning Skills Center will offer
College Learning Strategies: Test Preparation and
Execution, with Dr. Victoria Faherty in 104 Phillips
Annex.
UNC Institute of Latin American Studies pre
sents a brown bag lunch. "Health Care in Cuba." with
John Frey of UNC Family Medicine, in 210 Union.
UNC Women's Studies presents "Gender & the
Making of the British Working Class," with Anna
Clark, Fellow, National Humanities Center, in Toy
Lounge. 4th floor Dey Hall. Beverages and cookies
provided; please bring your lunch.
12:30 p.m.: UCPPS announce Law School Ex
ploration Day in the Great Hall until 4:30 p.m. All
students welcome.
3:15 p.m.: UCPPS will offer a Workshop on In
ternships in Washington. D.C. in 306 Hanes.
3:30 p.m.: The Industrial Relations Association
invites you to our last meeting of the semester in 205
Union. Still time to join before the year ends! Open to
all majors.
4 p.m.: Joint UNC-Duke Physics and Astronomy
Colloquium: "Science and the Visual Arts," with Dr.
Lawrence Slifkin, in 265 Phillips. Refreshments will
be served at 3:30 p.m. in 277 Phillips.
UNC African & Afro-American Studies presents
rate of turnover, low morale and ineffi
ciency, Schubert said.
Gasaway said management training
was another important program for
faculty and staff members. "Manage
ment training is something other uni
versities have that this University is
lacking," she said.
The meeting also addressed the ma
ternity leave policy, which has caused
resentment among some faculty mem
bers, Gasaway said.
"Technically, you can take six weeks'
paid leave, but there are no funds for a
faculty colleague to receive for taking
your place," she said.
Schubert said the maternity leave
policy also discriminates against men.
Hardin supporting SAME efforts
against UNC campus hate crimes
By MATTHEW MIELKE
Staff Writer
Chancellor Paul Hardin said he had
not responded yet to Students for the
Advancement of Race Relations' pe
tition against hate crimes on campus,
but that he supported the group's goals.
The petition, signed by 1 ,678 stu
dents, suggests a three-part resolution
to prevent more racial incidents on
campus. SARR members delivered it
to Hardin's secretary after they
marched from the Pit Thursday.
The resolution calls for the Uni
versity to create an official policy for
handling hate crimes, encourages
members of the campus community to
report crimes and requires that all
students take one course about op
pression before graduating.
Hardin was out of town when SARR
members presented the petition, and
participants were unable to give the
petition to Donald Boulton, vice
chancellor of student affairs, because
they were late starting the march.
"What I Learned from the Study of Autobiography by
Black American Women." with Dr. Joanne Braxton,
professor of English and American studies at the
College of William and Mary, in 104 Peabody.
4:30 p.m.: The Campus Y Publicity Committee
will be meeting in the Y Lounge to discuss Campus Y
Week and work on some committee projects forthe Y.
Please come we need your help.
5 p.m.: The Vegetarian Society will have a free
vegetarian dinner until 7 p.m. in Gerrard Hall.
The Division of Clinical Laboratory Science
will have an informational meeting about B.S. in
Chemical Laboratory Science ( Medicine Technology)
until 6 p.m. in 205-206 Union. '
The Asian Students Association will have its
weekly meeting in 208 Union. Officers and chairs will
meet at 5 p.m. and everyone else at 5:30 p.m. All
interested students are invited to attend.
L'CPPS announces a presentation by J. P. Morgan
in the Black Cultural Center.
Women's Forum Committee of the Campus Y
will sponsor a panel discussion entitled "Uniting All
Women: Advancing the Struggle," in Murphey 1 1 1
until 7 p.m. Our special guest is Officer Keith Edwards.
5:30 p.m.: The Lutheran Campus Ministry will
have a Holy Communion Service at 5:30 and a fel
lowship meal following at 6:15 p.m. at the Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church. 300 E. Rosemary St.
Graduate-Professional Student Federation will
have a Senate meeting in 226 Union.
UCPPS announces a presentation by Kraft Gen
eral Foods at the Carolina Inn.
6 p.m.: The Wesley Foundation, the United
Methodist Campus Ministry, welcomes you to come
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"Labeling (it) maternity leave sug
gests that men cannot take leave even if
they might want to stay home with their
new baby," she said. "The maternity
leave policy basically outlines what a
woman goes through."
The coalition suggested that the term
"maternity leave" be changed to "fam
ily leave," Schubert said. The family
leave policy would provide paid time
off to care for newborns, as well as
elderly parents and other family mem
bers, she said.
Reuss said the maternity leave policy
should be revised to reflect the needs of
all University employees.
"We are not only concerned about
women because a lot of these issues
Lori Marks, SARR co-chairwoman,
said Monday night she had not yet re-
ceived responses from any administra
tors. SARR members are encouraging
students to sign a second signature drive
for the petition, she said. Members hope
to have a total of 2,500 signatures by the
end of the week.
Shilpi Somaya, co-president of the
Campus Y, said Monday she had not
received any responses either.
Hardin said Monday he supported
encouraging members of the campus
community to report hate crimes to the
Dean of Students' office. Students are
often at the scene of a crime when
police are not, he said. "It's hard (for the
police) to be everywhere at once," he
said.
Policies for official investigations into
hate crimes, including sexual harass
ment, "are on the books," Hardin said.
Hate crimes are investigated when ap
propriate, he said.
He wants to talk with SARR members
about this part of the resolution, he said.
join us for an evening of fun and fellowship. Dinner
served at 6 p.m. followed by a worship service. Come
join us!
The Korean-American Student Organization
will hold ameeting in 209 Union for anyone interested
in taking a Korean language class. Afterwards, our
career forum will be held (6:30 p.m.).
7 p.m.: SEAC will meet in 21 1 Union. Toxics,
elections, teaching little kids ... get involved.
Everyone's welcome. Join SEAC now, or forever
hold your peace.
The Comic Book Club will meet at the Franklin
St. Pizza Hut. All comic book fans are invited to
partake.
UCPPS announces a presentation by Pillsbury
Company at the Carolina Inn.
8 p.m.: The Carolina Indian Circle will hold an
important meeting in 205 Union.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Human Rights Week: T-shirts ($10) and raffle
tickets ($ 1 ) will be on sale through Friday in the Pit
(10 a.m. - 2 p.m.). Over 15 great prizes being raffled
off. Monies are used to pay for speakers such as
Randell Robinson and Winnie Mandela during Human
Rights Week.
The Elections Board announces that positions
are now available for Student Congress candidates for
an open seat in Undergraduate District 1 5 Northeast,
off-campus) which is east of Airport Road and north
of Franklin St. Stop by the Elections Board Office for
details.
Tar Heel Recycling Project announces that the
mobile drop-off site fortoday is the cement pad on the
comer of Manning and Morrison Drive.
the .
LSAT Preview
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affect men as well," she said.
Ruess said Hardin was receptive to
the coalition's ideas and needs at the
meeting. This is the second meeting the
coalition has had with Hardin in the last
year.
"During the meeting, the chancellor
looked to his notes from the previous
year's meeting and made comments to
us before we even had a chance to
speak," Ruess said. "I think that was
indicative of his interest."
Gasaway said the meeting was an
opportunity to bring important issues
about women's concerns on campus to
Hardin's attention.
"It was a yery productive session to
talk and throw around ideas," she said.
The resolution should make a distinc
tion between conduct which is actually
criminal and conduct which is not,
Hardin said. Even though one person
might find something offensive,
people have the right to freedom of
speech, he said.
Marks said that part of the resolu
tion was vague. "We haven't directly
talked to him (Hardin) about what the
goals are," she said.
Hardin said the third part of the
resolution was out of his hands. "The
curriculum, of course, is not within
my direct control," he said. Courses
about oppression are important, but
many UNC professors already en
lighten their students on the topics of
racism, sexism and oppression, he said.
Hardin's committee on community
and diversity is going to hold a dis
cussion and dinner at the chancellor's
house on Wednesday. He plans to
listen to ideas and insights from
committee members, Hardin said.
Campus Y announces Pit registration for Foot
falls, a I0K road race and two- mile fun-run on
Sunday, Nov. 1 1 . at 2 p.m. Runners of all abilities arc
welcome and prizes will go to the top runners and
teams. All proceeds go to the Campus Y! Please sign
up!
GPSF offers information on the application pro
cess for in-state tuition. See the bulletin board outside
Suite D of the Union.
The 1991 Yackety Yack, UNC's official year
book, is on sale now through Friday. Nov. 9 in the Pit
from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Order your copy today!
SAFE Escort needs you! Applications now
available at Union desk and in the Steele Building
basement. Return or mail to SAFE Escort. CB 5 MX).
13 Steele Building. ASAP.
The Student Union Gallery Committee presents
Extremely Visible: "Art and Artifacts of the Helms
Era," an exhibit of work by local artists and artifacts
from national artist expressing concerns about
scapegoating and censorship, in the Union Gallery
until Nov. 17.
The Dept. of Dramatic Art presents "Hogan's
Goat."by William Alfred Nov. 7-1 1 inlhc Playniakers
Theatre. Call 962-PLAY for more info.
SENIOR CLASS 1 99 1
Look in Thursday's
Classifieds for infor
mation about the all
new Senior Nights Out.
If you have any ques
SENIORQ
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tions, comments or concerns about the Senior
Class, stop bv the Class Office, Suite B of the
Union, 9-5, M-F.
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