The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, November 11, 1987-Page3 Free Press found guilty in sexual harassment case kPwco0 f Sn *Wso *n. SX. 1987 U' immune to threat of financial aid cuts S-- wost 7 By JEFF HUGHES A federal jury Monday found the Detroit Free Press guilty of sexual harassment and ordered the newspaper to pay $159,000 to five employees. James Spaniolo, vice president of human resources for the Free Press, said the newspaper will appeal the decision. Seven female employees, all but one of whom are still employed by the paper, filed the suit in October, 1984. Meg Rood, awarded $62,000 in the decision, retired from the Free Press in 1984. Betty Bazemoore, one of the plaintiffs in the suit, said she was called "horrible names" by male employees in the composing room where she works. She said several other female em- ployees were also subjected to name- calling and physical abuse including "being slapped on the rear." One employee stuffed a tube in his pants and shook it in front of one of the plaintiffs, she said. Bazemoore said that management did nothing when she and fellow workers told them about the abuse. "The action that they took was to basically say 'Don't do that again,"' she said. The employees originally asked for $1.25 million in damages, but attorney Charles Barr, who represents them, said the jury's award was large enough to make the Free Press realize the seriousness of the offense. Both Barr and Bazemoore said allegations of sexual harassment at the Free Press have been reported for almost 20 years. It was not until after the employees filed the suit, Bazemoore said, the any significant action was taken. Spaniolo said the newspaper takes allegations of sexual harassment very seriously. "Our position during the trial was that when complaints reached the management, action was taken," he said. One worker was reprimanded and another demoted as a result of the allegations, he said. Spaniolo said that there were no grounds for a judgment against the Free Press, and he expects the appeal to reverse Monday's ruling. The allegations of two women, Beatrice Pennington and Mary Ranson, were discounted by the jury. Continental Easten Piedmnont AakaI Uniteda TWA Pan Am 74 Anw.ica west 7: 82.4% 81.1% 80.4% 80.3% 79.8% 79.2% 78.4% 4.3% 3.4% O*ea_ Pacific Soutlhwest Northwest USAir 72.3% 70.5% 69.0% 67.4% By DAVID WEBSTER University students will continue to receive Guaranteed Student Loans despite a federal threat to cut financial aid to schools with large loan default rates. Last week, U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett threatened to deny all federal student aid programs to colleges and trade schools if their default rates exceed 20 percent. The University has a default rate of 8.6 percent, said Judith Harper, associate director of financial aid. Bennett's threat stems from $1.6 billion the federal government will have to repay banks this year because of defaulted loans. Former students who were scheduled to begin repayment in 1985 and had not done so by September 1986 are considered to have defaulted. The decision to punish colleges and trade schools for the defaulted loans of their students is misguided, said Tom Butts, the University's lobbyist in Washington. "There has been an assault, by the secretary, on institutions, when the problem is in the partnership between the department, the state guarantee agencies, lenders, institutions, and students," Butts said. Butts said a combined effort by these parties would assure a lower default rate. He said the Department of Education should investigate the high default rates before taking punitive action. Also, lenders should be more lenient in granting extensions to former students who have difficulty repaying their loans, he said. Bennett's proposal has also drawn criticism from student organizations. "It is wrong to cut off financial aid to students who have not gone to school yet because their predecessors defaulted," said Mary Preston, legislative director for the United States Students Organization. The default rate is high because too many low income students are given loans instead of grants and work study opportunities, Preston said. Soure: DMp"aa 'niio oTrspofa*ro -Associated Press One in every four flights by the major carriers arrived 15 minutes late in September, and 150 flights arrived tardy more than 80 percent of the time, the government repor- ted yesterday. House fails to veto sanctions WASHINGTON (AP) - An at- tempt yesterday to yank tough sanc- tions from trade legislation failed in the House, with Michigan represen- tatives arguing the provisions should stay in place. Reps. David Bonior (D - Mount Clemens) and Sander Levin (D - Southfield) also accused backers of the resolution of unfairly bringing it to the floor for insufficient debate with little advance notice. "It isn't protectionism," Levin said in a speech to the House. "It is too bad that we have been debating such a serious issue with labels. The trade debt is a deep, deep problem, and it needs and it deserves better than we're giving it this morning." MSA supports By ANDREW MILLS Assem In its weekly meeting last night, debated th the Michigan Student Assembly firing of t unanimously passed a resolution the assem backing University worker Mary issues of Clark in her fight against building represeni services management. proposed Clark, a University Building that dema Services employee, was the victim "We'r of a racist attack on the job last LSA repr month. She, in coordination with She said1 the American Federation of State, Bowlinga County, and Municipal Employees not be a" union local 1583, is demanding that problem. the University recompense her and Other fire two involved supervisors whom supported the union labels as racist. of the s In addition to supporting Clark's symbolica demands, the resolution called for Clark's de student-worker unity to battle The a campus racism in general and the have stru Mary Clark incident in particular. defeatedi The resolution, sponsored by assembly Peace and Justice Committee co- Sharp afte chairs Julie Laser and Jackie Victor, The re also called for the formation of a pass unan student-worker committee to In oth investigate the Mary Clark incident. passed, w AFSCME local 1583 bargaining resolution chair Judy Levy addressed the of "passi assembly about this resolution and and other pressed repeatedly for worker-student Hillar unity, not only on this issue, but in Womens a more general sense. "Unity with sponsored students is imperative," Levy said, if act, in m the union goes on strike next year. penetratio Such a strike is likely, she said. The n worker bly members extensively he demand calling for the he supervisors. Many said nbly should not decide on firing personnel. LSA tative John Bhushan an amendment to strike ind from the resolution. e not a judiciary body," said esentative Hillary Farber. firing supervisors Linda and Jack Stephens would "positive approach" to the representatives, w h o the demand for the firing upervisors, said it was -ally important to support emands as a whole. mendment, which would ck the firing clause, was in a tie-breaking vote by vice-president Wendy era 13-13-1 vote. esolution then went on to imously. er business, the assembly ith one opposing vote, a condemning the practice ng up" at football games sporting events. y Farber, chair of the ' ssues Committee, d the resolution, saying the ost cases, is "rape without n." resolution supported an Candidates want to focus on financial aid s fight against upcoming Ann Arbor City Council The res ordinance that would strengthen the education law against passing up. As the law passing ur currently stands, passing up is a the act w2 prosecutable offense only if the the late ' victim decides to press charges. again onli The ordinance that will come up Assembly before the City Council on Monday, distributin and the one which the assembly Michigan- supported, would enable city police which di: to arrest anyone who starts or passing continues passing up, whether or not illegality. the victim presses charges. racism solution called further for about the "ill effects" of p. Farber pointed out that as not very prominent in 70s, but became popular y in the last few years. y members will be g flyers on Nov. 21 at the Ohio State football game scuss the ill-effects of up and point out its THE--IST What's happening in Ann Arbor today NOTICE Beginning Friday Nov. 13, all items for The List must be submitted in writing by the Friday of the weekend before publication. This deadline applies to both the Weekend Magazine and daily Lists. (Continued from Page 1) financial aid, minority affairs, housing, and MSA's advocacy committees such as campus governance and womens' issues, as the primary student concerns the assembly must address. ' "The assembly as a whole isn't dedicated to financial aid," Villanueva said. He and Sternlicht said the assembly should deal less with non- campus issues and more with student concerns. "We feel that we know really what the students want," Sternlicht said, adding that financial aid and housing affect every student. The candidates based their assessment of student needs on a large network of contact developed over the years through involvement with many University organizations Campus Cinema PERSONAL SERVICES (Terry Jones, 1987) Mich., 7:15 p.m. Julie Walters (Educating Rita) is a waitress who sets up a bordello aimed at serving upper class members of British society. Satirical look at prostitution and the class system, directed by Monty Python's Terry Jones. SLEEPER (Woody Allen, 1973) Mich., 9:25 p.m. Woody Allen is an amateur jazz clarinetist who, wrapped in tin foil, passes several centuries in suspended animations. He finds that while things have changed, they've remained the same. With Diane Keaton. Speakers Kevin Knott - "Overcoming the Obstacles to True Religion," 8 p.m., 1209 Michigan Union. Harold Lydall- "Yugoslavia in Crisis: Problems of the '80's," noon, Commons Room, Lane Hall Mary Ellen B o c k - "Properties of Pseudo-Bayes Estimators of the Mean Vector of a Multivariate Normal Distribution," 4 p.m., 451 Mason Hall. Casimir Paulsen a n d Nomgcobo Sangweni- speaking about their experiences in South America and Amnesty International's role in human rights issues, 7:30 p.m., Anderson Room, Michigan Union. Paul Berry-"Reflections in a Funhouse Mirror: The Phantasmagoric World of Ukiyo- e," 7:30 p.m., 2104 Art and Architecture Auditorium. Thomas Rosenboom- reading form hisworks, 8 p.m., The International Center, 603 E. Madison. Lillian Bauder- various topics including "Future o f Education" and "Student Life Disarmament (MAD)- 7:30 p.m., 2413 Mason Hall. United Jewish Appeal- 7 p.m., 4224 East Engineering. LASC- 8 p.m., 2435 Mason Hall. Laws of the Jewish Holiday Cycle- prayer study group, 4:30 p.m., Chabad House. Performances University Campus Orchestra- 8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Vienna String Trio- 8 p.m., Rackham Auditorium. Frank Allison & the Odd Sox- sponsored by the East Quad Music Co-op, U-Club. Furthermore GRE, GMAT, LSAT: Getting Ready- 7 p.m., East Conference Room, Rackham School of Graduate Studies. Panel Discussion- "The Legal Status of Palestinians Under Israeli Rule," 8 p.m., Lawyers' Club Lounge. WCA Sponsors' Grant Workshop- work session on writing proposals, 7:30 p.m., Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth. The Ark- Open Mike, 7:30 P.m.. Protestant & Jewish Communities in USSR- Ecumenical Campus Center's Fall Seminar Series, 7:30 p.m., first floor lounge of the Ecumenical Campus Center. "Eyes On the Prize, the Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965," 7 p.m., Newcombe Lounge, Alice Lloyd. "The Formation and Properties of CC-1065- and Pyrrolo-(1,4)- Benzodiazepine-DNA Adducts" - seminar, 4 p.m., 1300 Chemistry Building. ,',II 4 ,. , a i i ,i ,',; f A I; : i i M'' i. TIME FOR A RESUME We knowl it's a busy time for you - Time to celebrate. time to reflect: But it's also time to look to the future. Kinko's can help you prepare for your future. We have a wide range of specialty papers and matching envelopes to give your resume the professional look it deserves. Psssst... Maude's got a reputation! '10 ' ANNIVERSARY RIB SPECIAL $ 909 -t- And she earned it by serving the best ribs (and other goodJ Lood) in Ann Arbor for 10 years. To celebrate this lath anniversary, Maude's is offering her best BBQ baby back ribs, served with fries, slaw, bread & butter, for only $9.95. M~aUde s Join the celebration at Maude's .. . the place for ribs. Offer good thro ugh November 30. 314 S. 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