The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 13,1993 - Page 3 I 'U' will redraft *harassment Policy by Kenneth Dancyger Daily Faculty Reporter Faculty members and administra- tors, concerned with First Amendment rights, are in the midst of revising a policy to protect them from discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) will host an open meeting Friday on its current interim harassment policy, requesting that faculty and students help the University develop lasting legislation. The current policy was created in response to last summer's Supreme Court ruling that invalidated parts of the former interim policy - effec- tive since 1988. The current policy, in effect since Oct. 1, 1992, outlaws instances of verbal or physical harassment including: Actions adversely affecting an individual's education employment, housing or participation in any University activity; Discrimination in education and employment decisions and University activities; and, Actions that have the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment for academic pursuits, employment, The current policy was created in response to last summer's Supreme Court ruling that invalidated parts of the former interim policy - effective since 1988. housing, or participation in University activities. The policy does not apply to sex- ual harassment, covered under a separate policy, promotion decisions or discriminatory salary practices. The administration is also con- sidering a clause protecting faculty against all abusive physical or verbal conduct. Currently, faculty are pro- tected against discrimination based on all of the qualifications outlined *in Regent Bylaw 14.06, such as race, religion, age, marital status, handi- cap or Vietnam-era veteran status. Additionally, the faculty policy in- cludes sexual orientation, which is excluded from the regent bylaw. At University President James Duderstadt's request, SACUA will lead discussions between faculty members to evaluate the policy and determine the types of conduct a new policy should prohibit. One representative from each of the University's 17 schools and col- leges will hold discussions with his or her co-workers. Additionally, the faculty repre- sentatives will meet with members of the University administration Feb.1 to adopt a formal policy and consider extending 'the rules to also cover to staff. The open forum will be on Jan. 15 from 12- 1 p.m. in Room 5 of the Michigan League. Congressional report denies Reagan role in Iran hostage crisis SHARON MUSHER/Daily Ageless Yoga' Students in the YMCA "Ageless Yoga" class stretch against the wall as part of their exercises. The class meets once a week. 'U' study: Peace dividend would not harm economy WASHINGTON (AP) - A $1.3 million congressional investigation has found no credible evidence that Republicans conspired with Iran in 1980 to delay the release of American hostages until after the U.S. election, according to a summary of the report obtained yes- terday. The full document, to be released by the bipartisan congressional task force today, seeks to lay to rest alle- gations that have haunted the Reagan and Bush administrations for years. "There is wholly insufficient credible evidence of any communi- cations by, or on behalf of, the 1980 Reagan presidential campaign with any persons representing or con- nected with the Iranian government, or with those holding Americans as hostages during the 1979-1981 pe- riod," said the summary. "There is no credible evidence supporting any attempt or proposal to attempt, by the Reagan presiden- tial campaign ... to delay the release of the American hostages in Iran," the task force concluded after an 11- month investigation. The report itself, which runs several hundred pages, contains de- tailed information rebutting allega- tions that senior Reagan aides - among them the late William Casey who served as his campaign manager and then headed the CIA - took part in meetings in Europe with Iranian representatives. The report also discusses in detail attempts by the Carter administration to achieve freedom for the 52 Americans. The Reagan campaign feared those efforts would bear fruit at the 11th hour - in what they termed an October Surprise - and result in victory for the Democratic incumbent. The hostages were in fact freed hours after Reagan's Jan. 20, 1981, inauguration. Subsequently, allega- tions appeared that Reagan's cam- paign cut a deal with Iran to delay the release in return for U.S. weapons. This purported deal also eventually came to be called an October Surprise. But the task force reported that, in fact, the Reagan administration in its first term "upheld the arms em- bargo with Iran and encouraged its allies to do the same." In its second term, the Reagan administration did sell Iran weapons, in return for the release of Americans taken hostage in Lebanon. The congressional leadership de- cided last February to get to the bottom of the October Surprise alle- gations, establishing separate Senate and House task forces. The Senate panel, with only a $75,000 budget, conducted a far smaller probe than the House group 'Winter rush is more laid back ... it's a great way to meet people, and you get a good idea of what the houses are really like. - Cynthia McIntyre LSA senior Y but issued a similar conclusion last'. November. The chairs and ranking minority members of the House task force,: Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-Ind.), and Rep. Henry Hyde (R-1ll.), last July issued an interim report denying al-: legations that Bush, as Reagan's run- ning mate, took part in a Paris meet- ing with the Iranians. The House panel, with the help of Justice and Treasury Department. agents, interviewed 230 people in'. the United States and around the' world, reviewed tens of thousands of: government documents including many classified ones, and reviewed hundreds of phone logs and credit card records. Of the five people said to have independent knowledge of purported 1980 meetings in Madrid between Casey and Iranians, three testified under oath that they did not know about the alleged encounters, the summary said. by David Shepardson Daily Government Reporter Contrary to conventional wis- dom, a substantial cut in the defense budget would be "fairly painless" to both the national and state economies, concluded economics Prof. Robert Stern after a study of the "peace dividend." Stern said defense budget cuts would not "require the sort of mas- sive retraining spending President- elect Clinton proposes." Clinton urged cutting the defense budget while increasing federal spending to retrain defense workers during his campaign. Stern said the cuts' effects on Michigan would be greater than av- erage because of the state's eco- nomic dependence on the auto in- dustry and its large defense contracts. A 25 percent cut in the defense budget - a cut far greater than ei- ther Congressional Democrats or Republicans are proposing - would result in 575,000 to 800,000 workers being displaced nationally, far less than earlier predictions. The allocation of the "peace div- idend," the funds freed by post-Cold war reductions in defense spending, will determine the ultimate level of unemployment, the report stated. The study, which appeared in the Journal of Conflict Management and was co-authored by economics Prof. Alan Deardorff and Purdue eco- nomics Prof. Jon Haveman, stated, "It would be best for the economy in terms of trade and employment to spread the savings over several ar- eas, including lower taxes and deficit reduction." Pentagon spokesperson Robert Forster argued the effects on the na- tional economy - especially unem- ployment - would be much greater than the study indicAted. "With the United States still in a recession, and proposals that will throw potentially millions out of work, including those in defense-re- lated industries, it is a difficult tran- sition from a military-industrial base to a civilian-based economy," Forster said. While acknowledging short-term pain from the transformation, the study purports the long-term benefits from cutting defense far outweigh short-term costs. "In the long run, a reduction in defense spending is generally re- garded to have a positive impact on the economy," the report stated. A study done last year by the Congressional Budget Office and findings released last week by the Defense Conversion Committee generally confirm the findings of Stern's study, which argued against massive new spending to retrain workers. The paper is based on three to four months of study on a global- economic model, surveying the na- tional economy. State court to rule if kiss qualiies as harassment LANSING (AP) - A woman involved didn't involve sex and that shouldn't win a sexual harassment the lone incident didn't create a lawsuit over one isolated incident of hostile work environment for romantic interest, an attorney for a Radtke. Traverse City veterinarian told the The case could set a legal state Supreme Court yesterday. precedent in sexual harassment' But the woman's attorney urged cases, including whether the action the high court to uphold a Court of involved would be seen as improper Appeals ruling reinstating her by a "reasonable woman" as lawsuit, arguing a single incident can opposed to a "reasonable person." be basis for legal action. The lawsuit by Radtke, a "No court has held that a single veterinary technician, was prompted incident can't be actionable (basis by an incident in 1988 when Everett for a successful lawsuit)," said Mark caressed her and tried to kiss her. Williams, attorney for Tamara Radtke quit her job the next day Radtke. and filed the lawsuit charging sexual But Seth Lloyd, attorney for harassment and assault and battery. veterinarian Stuart Everett and the A Supreme Court ruling on Clarke-Everett Dog and Cat whether Radtke can pursue her Hospital, argued that the actions lawsuit is not expected until spring, "BUILDING COALTIONS FOR CHIDREN: Turning Words Into Action" a a I* "Look into the eyes of the children... Feel through their eyes the threatening hope- draining world around them. Imagine the pain of a hungry stomach, an untreated ear infection, or the discomfort and shame of sleeping every night in the back seat of a cold car or in a noisy and dangerous shelter. Let what you see disturb you. Let it disturb you so much that it prompts you to act." - Marian Wright Edelman Keynote Speakers: M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D. Director, Department if Health State of Arkansas Alan Chambers Executive Director CityCares of America Guest Speakers: Student groups C American Movement for Israel, meeting, Hillel, 7 p.m. U Future Physicians for Social Re- sponsibility, meeting, East Quad, Room 164, 9 p.m. U Graduate Employees Organi- zation (GEO), membership meeting, Rackham, East Con- ference Room, 4:30 p.m. Q Hillel, Jewish Feminist Discus- sion Group, Naughty Writings by Nice Jewish Girls, 7 p.m., call 769-0500 for location; United Jewish Appeal pizza party, Bursley Hall, 8 p.m. 0 Japan Student Association, mass meeting, Michigan Union, Anderson Room, 8 p.m. U Newman Catholic Student As- sociation, Centering Prayer, 7 p.m.; U-M Catholic S tudentFel- lowship, 7p.m.; Saint Mary Stu- dent Chanel, 331 Thomnson St. 9:30 p.m. Q Students Concerned About Animal Rights, meeting, Dominick's, 7:30 p.m. Q TaeKwonDo Club, regular work- out, CCRB, Room 2275,7-8:30 p.m. Q Time and Relative Dimensions in Ann Arbor, meeting, Mason Hall, Room 2439, 8 p.m. Q U-M Ninjitsu Club, practice, I.M. Building, Wrestling Room G21, 7:30-9 p.m. Q University Activities Center (UAC), mass meeting, Michi- gan Union, Anderson Room, 7 p.m. Events Q The Architectural Fantasies of Iakov G. Chernikhov, opening lecture andreception, Rackham, Amphitheater, 7 p.m., exhibi- Uses, lecture, Lane Hall, Com- mons Room, 4 p.m. Q Housing Division Resident Staff Selection Pre-Information Meeting for Students of Color, Mosher-Jordan Hall, Nikki, Giovanni Lounge, 7-8 p.m. Q Libelei, movie, Max Kade Haus, 8 p.m. Q Northwalk Mass Meeting, Bursley Hall, West Lounge, 7 p.m. Q The Use of Azides and Olefins in the Synthesis of Alkaloids, Organic Chemistry Seminar, Chemistry Building, Room 1640' Q Volunteer Oversees, sponsored by U-M International Center and Ecumenical Campus Center, Michigan Union, Pendleton Room, 7:30-9 p.m. Student services Towsley Center Presented by MEDSTART The University of Michigan Medical School Saturday, January 16, 1993 8:30 a.m. Clementine Barfield Save Our Sons And Daughters Darlene Blair, MSW, RN, CHES Children's Hospital of Michigan Alexa I. Canady, M.D. Wayne State University Mary Carpenter, RN National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortal ity Gay Chisum, RN Perinatal Addiction Consultants Beverly Coleman-Miller, M.D. BCM Group Donald Duquette, J.D. Child Advocacy Law Clinic Jan Krohn Michigan's Citizeris for America's Children Elizabeth Gath, M.D. Cook County Hospital, Chicago Valariea Lovelace, Ph.D. Sesame Sheet Clyde Owings, M.D., Ph.D. University of Michigan Steve Parker, M.D. Boston Children's Hospital lrwin Redlener, M.D. New York Children's HealthI Project Mark Riley, iD. Child Welfare League of America Patricia Savage Children's Defense Fund Jim Sherry, M.D., Ph.D. UNICEF The Honorable Cynthia D. Stephens Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David P. Weikart, Ph.D. National Commission on Children Betsy Wel Michinan Council on Maternal I I