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Show Number 155 Thursday, June 3, 1993 Volume 102 Women leave U. due to lack of opportunity, think Balzac was a... Well, I support, report says said. percent of the women respondents answered that they BY NATALIE MARKOS Fifty-tw- o Chronicle Staff Writer weren't included in the depart- Better job opportunities and compensation are the top two reasons for male, female and ethnic minority tenure track faculty members leaving the University of Utah, according to a study by the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. mental decision-makin- g processes. Only 32 percent of the male respondents answered the same way. Rich said the greatest difference between ethnic minorities and Caucasians was an insufficient amount of information given to ethnic minorities about perfor- However, the differences between the treatment of men, mance expectations and requirements for advancement and promotion. Over half of the ethnic campus aren't over leaving the university, according to Nini Rich, research analyst and researcher for the U. Office of and Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Faculty minority respondents answered women, and ethnic minorities on Termination Study 1980-9"The most consistent and statis2. tically significant differences between men and women faculty respondents are in the areas of departmental leadership and inclusion in the departmental decision making process," Rich U. no, compared with 25 percent of the Caucasian respondents, Rich said. There were other statistically significant differences between male and female respondents. Rich said. Twenty-on- e percent of the women indicated exclusion from collegial and professional networks, in comparison with only 8 percent of the men. Major concerns expressed by see "study" on page two L - AMY COVINGTON Chronicle Staff Writer BY The University of Utah is one of the few universities in the world that publishes a yearly literary journal containing articles in a myriad of different languages. The Utah Foreign Language Review was started last year at the U., according to U. graduate stu- Daren Snider. dent and editor-eleIt is a scholarly publication which prints articles in several languages about literature. The journal places the U. among a few colleges nationwide, such as Stanford, to print this type of work, he said, adding it is unusual for a state university to ct world-know- scholarly n journal. "A small number of literary journals are published by colleges. We are one in an elite group. We are the only journal in the nation that accepts articles in all languages. It is the only one entirely governed subby graduate students. We have scribers all over the world, " Snider said. With a large number of sub- scribers, the Utah Foreign Language Review accepts articles from around the world, he added. Students and professors who are able to write literary articles or forpoetry selections fluently in a are encouraged to eign language submit articles. The editorial board then selects articles for publication. ! mZ CHRONICLE PHOTOSco Sine The recent tension of upcoming finals has prompted many a member of the University of Utah community to take a break, have a smoke, and maybe discuss the metaphorical aspects of the word "the." foreign language journal one publish a ds . QG3QQE)B of few in U.S. The articles should be related to fields in foreign language and should "help readers of the journal in conducting research them- de Montreux, curselves," rent editor in chief, said, adding 55 articles have been submitted for publication next year and 14 will be chosen. The 400 page journal is mostly Bel-A- funded by funds from the U. Publications Council, according to Snider. It is published yearly by the U. department of languages and li- terature, with the second issue scheduled for this summer, he said. Although all foreign languages can be submitted, it currently runs articles in German, Spanish, French and English. People who subscribe to the jour Have you seen any grievous social injustices that need to be stopped? Must these travesties of political terror end? Well, if your thinking about hunger striking and you are a faithful follower of our own Steve Miller's wise tutelage, nal are able to exchange ideas, Snider said. Since the publication is designed for a "scholarly community," it also reflects favorably on the U, he added. De Montreux agreed the journal promotes the U. and provides valuable opportunities to students. "It gives U. students a chance to publish and get necessary experience in their field. The journal promotes the excellence of students and advertises the university." An article by U. student Gloria Gilmor was printed in last year's publication. She said in the highly competitive job market today, a think again. It's better to break out the gasoline a la Max Klinger. The Feature section offers a review of the recent Skankin' Pickle concert that wasn't. It seems the 'horny' ska band had some bus trouble, but the replacement band King Apparatus proved to be more than an ample substitute. Also, if you groove to the sounds of a new kind of dance music, there may be a store for you. Check out the scoop on the club fashions and music that can be found at Mechanized. published article provides some- thing "very concrete and specific to also judge you on" besides a degree and grade point average. Smith honors outstanding U. staff members BY BRANDON IVIE Chronicle Staff Writer Four University of Utah staff members were honored by U. President Arthur Smith for their accomplishments at a luncheon Wednesday. Nancy Augustine, senior research specialist in pathology, Abe j! Bakhsheshy, director of Environmental Services, Christiane Fechter, lab specialist in pharmacology and toxology, and Zigmund Peacock, demonstration coordinator for the physics department were the winners of the 1993 Presidential Staff Award. Augustine, Bakhsheshy, Fechter, CHRONICLE PHOTOScott Sine The four winners of the 1993 Presidential Staff Award attended a luncheon with President Arthur Smith. and Peacock were invited to the luncheon along with seven other finalists by Smith. The ceremony was held at the Presidential Residence. "Traditions have a way of getting see "award" on page three The crackerjack sports staff has chosen their Male Athlete of the Year. And surprise, it's x Josh Grant. The WAC once again earns the coveted Chrony nod. Read further to track your favorite U. athlete's accomplishments v for the 1992-9- 3 year. domi-natri- "It was a fun year.. .the team was special because of our relationships with each other. Everyone on the team was your buddy." Chronicle Male Athlete of the Year Josh Grant |