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Show Salaries From front page worked fo. . 1 years, through legislative means, to obtain the figures. The association wants the information to help resolve pay inequities among its members on different campuses. "It's difficult to argue in favor of equal pay for equal work when you can't prove di f ferences in salary' Clawson sai i. "This new law puts higher education employees in the same arena (as far as salary disclosure is concerned) with other public employees. It also validates the public's right to know how their tax dollars are being spent." Utah is the last state in the union to authorize salary disclosure for higher education officials. House Bill 181 was sponsored by House majority leader Martin R. Stephens, R-Farr West. Clawson is currently meeting with officials from each of the institutions to determine how they will comply with the new law. He hopes it will also open the door to work out a system-wide classification and pay plan for college and university employees. Senate From front page specific topic of concern and advocate change. Establish a bicameral system with Association of Registered Organizations acting as a House of Representatives. This would increase the amount of representation for WSU students and would provide a voice for all ARO organizations on a legislative body. If all organizations and groups seek representation, this would include over 90 seats on the House of Representatives, which would create management difficulties, increase the cost of student government and make the legislative process slower and increasingly inefficient. The student senate will hear all the proposals, debate the issues and vote on the proposals to decide which one will be drafted into legislation, said Tim Kamenar, coordinator for student government. Kamenar said the committee spent several hours debating and considering several factors which will not only affect the student senate but may also affect the entire student body. "Our system of government here is unique," Kamenar said. "And I think the integrity of our senate body is very good; it's a great educational model." While Kamenar would like to see the senate exist as it presently stands, he realizes that the decision to remain the same or to adopt a different system is left up to the senate members. Kamenar encourages students to attend today's senate meeting at 1:30 p.m. in Room 352 of the Shepherd Union Building to listen to the debate on this issue. "While students won't have the opportunity to voice their opinion in this meeting, they could cornea little early and discuss this matter with their senator." Women face barriers in publishing writing By Sharon Guerrero Signpost senior reporter Women continue to face distinct barriers to publication of their literary and academic writing and they are increasingly turning to women-owned enterprises to overcome those barriers, said Wangari Wa Nyatetu-Waigwa, French professor at Weber State University. Nyatetu-Waigwa and Marta Acosta, WSU professor of Spanish, discussed issues surrounding publication for women in a seminar held earlier this month in conjunction with National Library Week. Nyatetu-Waigwa said mainstream publishers often reject women's writing because they perceive it as not being of interest to a universal public. Visa U.S.A. Inc. 1994 "Writers draw inspiration from their own experiences and so women's literature is often based on personal themes such as family and relationships," she said. "Large publishers believe there is a very limited readership for women's literature but this belief demonstrates that they are out of touch with their public; "Women are turning to feminist presses to get their writing published, and they are finding that there is indeed a large readership for women's literature," she said. Nyatetu-Waigwa said minority women face additional barriers to having their writing published. When one minority woman attains success and becomes well-known, her writing See Women page 6 AAdepted at IT 4 frn. Zoology student receives fellowship A junior majoring in zoology has become the first Weber State University student to receive a fellowship from the National Coun cil for Undergraduate Research.Scott Baur, a South Ogden resident, won a $2,500 stipend for his research to develop a DNA fingerprinting technique specific for pronghorn Scott antelope. Baur also will become the first WSU student to benefit from a new university DNA laboratory scheduled to open cHool? Y 'jCtl A 1 Itfe every vhere you want to be! next fall. Baur's research centers on analysis of blood and tissue samples collected from a pronghorn ante lope population reintroduced last year on Antelope Island. DNA from antelopebloodand tissue will allow Baur to determine paternity. Baur believes his is the first attempt at identifying an effective Baur technique for DNA fingerprinting of antelope. Amelia Ahern-Rindell, assistant professor of zoology, is advising Baur on the project. |