Friday, September 5, 1980-Sec. 8-12 Pages SECTION B V' LIE IIIUU 1E aiI SECTION B OMENRW Pressure mounts to stop gp footbali game 'assing up By JAY McCORMICK University officials are waging an intensified campaign against passing up of women at football games this year, beginning with a blitz of posters and leaflets designed to create peer pressure against the practice. More ex- tensive actions may follow if the poster war fails.' "Passing up" refers to the throwing of students-usually female-up a con- tinuous line of students-usually male-in the stadium until the victims are set down, dropped, or reach the top of the stadium. THREE STUDENTS spurred the University to the anti-passing up ac- tions by presenting a report on the sub- ject to the Regents in July. One of the three, law student Terry Calhoun, said the Regents seemed in- terested in the presentation, and they decided a few days later to direct Vice President for Student Services Henry Johnson to take action against problem. Calhoun said the plans at first call for what is essentially a public relations campaign, including posters and in- formation packets to make students more aware of the problem. "The University appears to want to do something about passing up, but they don't want negative P.R.," Calhoun said, although he added, "I have to say Johnson is gung-ho about, it." CALHOUN SAID HE had hoped the athletic department would take the responsibility for alleviating the problem, but the Regents "sort of passed the buck. The athletic depar- tment is moving slowly. They see it as a student problem." The posters and packets the Univer- sity is helping to distribute include in- formation on how women feel about being passed up, the frequency and kinds of injuries sustained from the practice, and possible legal actions vic- tims may take. At a meeting held two weeks after the July Regents meeting, Calhoun said Don Lund, associate director of the athletic department, said he had talked with Coach Bo Schembechler and Athletic Director Don Canham. They agreed to make statements about passing up and to ask the co-captains of the football team to do the same, Calhoun said. CALHOUN ALSO SAID "Lund promised to inform stadium security forces that passing up is nothing to be grinned at." The public relations campaign, designed to create peer pressure again- st passing up, is only a first step, accor- ding to Calhoun. If the practice con- tinues after the posters have been passed out, further action will be taken by the University, though Calhoun siad he does not know exactly what measures will be considered. Calhoun said his group would try to take action against passing up if the University fails to stop it. "Sometime during the year, if it continues, there will be prosecution," Calhoun said, ad- ding that he will contact the police to find out what is needed for a complaint. "Women do not need to know who grab- bed them to file a complaint. It is possible to file a John Doe complaint." OTHER PLANS Calhoun's group proposed to the Regents to stop passing up include the formation of a task force to police the North end zone seating area to render assistance to victims and try to discourage the practice. Placing photographers in the stands to take pictures of the instigators for iden- tification might also help to deter passing up, Calhoun said. The report given to the Regents suggested creating a band of people who feel strongly against passing up and placing them every twenty or thirty rows throughout an entire section; thereby limiting the extent of any pass- up attempt. The report also points to disciplinary actions that could be taken against instigators, including removal from the game, notification of parents, University discipline, or criminal prosecution. "I'm surprised no one has sued the University or the Athletic Department,, considering the serious injuries some women have sustained and the relative wealth of the University," Calhoun said. The report given to the Regents claims "The doctrine of state immunity from tort liability would not be' ap- plicable as in this instance the Univer-. sity is actively engaged in a business activity.. Sex harassment; a crime under new public. act~ Daily Photo by PAUL ENGSTROM Money queue Students waited restlessly Wednesday to solve their money problems at the University's Financial Aid Office in the Student Activities Building. LSA junior Phil Byrd (above, standing) and LSA sophomore Sean Degen (reading news- paper) were among dozens of students waiting for the office to reopen after lunch. AA TA uses roiling as talks resume By LORENZO BENET Ann is a young, attractive secretary' in an office where she is the only em- ployee. Her employer, Mr. Martin, has asked her out several times. Ann keeps refusing, and Mr. Martin keeps ap- plying the pressure, as his passes'at Ann become more blatant. Ann is a victim of sexual harassment. If women like Ann brought suit against her employer for sexual harassment a few months ago, her chances of winning would be slim-the previous civil rights and sex discrimination law (Public Act 453) only applied to working places with four or more employees, according to state Rep. Barbara-Rose Collins (D- Detroit). Collins sponsored Public Act 202, the first act to deal exclusively with sexual harassment. THE NEW LAW, which became ef- fective July 7, clarifies sexual harassment as a form of discrimination based on sex, defines it within the law, and extends the coverage to employers with one or more employees, Collins explained. See SEX, Page 10 By JOYCE FRIEDEN Ann Arbor Transportation Authority buses are back on the streets in time for the start of fall term, but members of the Transportation Employees Union are still without a contract. The workers returned to their jobs Aug. 11 after a 42-day strike which left Ann Arbor residents without regular buses or Dial-A-Ride services. However, TEU members rejected the contract proposed by AATA at the end of the strike and are now working under the terms of the old contract. THE AATA PROPOSAL included a "no reprisals" clause regarding 11 em- ployees cited by the authority for misconduct on the picket line. Although TEU officials said the clause would be an important part of any future con- tract, Union President Harry Kevorkian said the union rejected the contract because "we thought we could. get more concessions if we held out ... we were not satisfied with all the conditions." According to AATA Executive Direc- tor Richard Simonetta, actions taken by AATA against the 11 since they returned to work have been "reasonable." "Discipline has ranged from drop- ping the charges completely to suspension for less than ten days," he said. IN AN INTERVIEW Tuesday, TEU Vice-President Shelly Ettinger said the union has filed grievances against AATA for the disciplinary actions. Labor-management relations bet- ween TEU and AATA over the summer have been maraked by allegations leveled by both sides. AATA officials criticized State Representative Perry (Bullard (D-Ann Arbor) for his role in getting the Michigan Employee Relations Commission to appoint a fact- finder for the negotiations. At the same time, Ettinger alleged that a letter sent to many union members "was written by a scab hired by AATA during the strike . . . in an effort to divide union members." Simonetta said AATA has received no official notification from MERC on whether a mediator has been appoin- ted. 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