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Show 2 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 2000 u CHRONICLE NEWS EDITOR ELIZABETH WHITE EVVHiTES.CHRONICLE.UTAH.EDU CHRONICLE UPDATE EDITOR LORIN FISCHER LFISCHERfcCHRONlCLE.UTAH.EDU U TOWSON OF FLORIDA Because of Victim Em b arrassm en t Male Rape Often Goes Unreported The stigma and embarrassment behind male rape is often the biggest reason the crime goes unreported, according to University of Florida officials who have received several reports of the crime. "I have received cmai!s...from men after they have graduated telling me that this rape happened to them while they were students at UF," said Maggie Gerard, coordinator of the Victim Advocate Program. The men were so embarrassed they did not feel they could come forward while they were still at the university. Trie men did not want anything done about the report other than having it on record, Gerard said. Ann Ticrney, a psychologist from the Center for Sexual and Assault Abuse Recovery and F.ducation at UF, said it is not uncommon for a male rape to go unreported. According to a national study conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1998, rape occurs 1.2 times per 1,000 men aged 20 to 24. Men have many of the same issues that women do with rape but women are educated to recognize and report the incident, Tierncy said. Men may not realize what happened to them is considered rape or not want to acknowledge they have been raped, she said. Although homosexuals are often the targets of rape, it can happen to heterosexuals. Sixty percent of all male rape victims are heterosexual, according to the University of Miami Counseling Center. Many men are ashamed to come forward because of the stigma attached to what it means being masculine in this society, Ticrney said. But she continued, "Awareness of male rape will not happen until men take rape up as a cause and decide to do something about it" INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR U Wire issues before the public for tiative adoption." ini- Salt Lake City Mayors from UTAH George to Logan have denounced Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson's call to loosen Utah's liquor laws in anticipaSt. tion LOCAL of the Nearly two. years after voters approved Proposition 5, a coalition of individuals and interest groups has filed suit in federal court contending that the law making it harder for wildlife initiative? to pass is unconstitutional. d Led by the Washington, Initiative Referendum Institute and the Humane Society of the United States, the lawsuit claims that Proposition 5 is a "content-base- d unreasonable restriction on the people's democratic ability to present D.C.-base- . PC STATE OCT. U Group Says College Discriminates Against Writes in Admission Policy According to a study by the Center for Equal Opportunity, the University System of Maryland's member institutions have been practicing racial discrimination in their admittance of students. The center, a national conservative e watchdog group headed by conservative activist Linda Chavez, charged the USM with being racially biased in accepting black students with lower Scholastic Aptitude Test scores instead of white students with higher SATs. The report released at the end of September has been met with skepticism from both USM and Tow-so- n University officials. "Their contention was that the system's institutions are inappropriately admitting students because of their race, and that's just not the case," said Francis Canavan, the USM's associate vice chancellor for communications. The study compared the SAT scores and enrollment data within Maryland's major colleges, of white, black, Asian and Hispanic students, with the main focus being on the difference in white and black SAT scores. The report found that black students score distinctly lower on both the verbal and math portions of long-tim- 37-pa- versities decide on the eligibility of students. The decision to allow a student into a university Canavan said, is also based on many other factors including high school GPA and if the student could "add anything to the campus environment." He did admit race was a factor in the admission process of USM universities but flatly rejected claims by the center that racial factoring, in how it was being administered by USM, was illegal or even unethical. "Taking race into account in an appropriate way is not illegal," Canavan said. "And that's the opinion of Maryland's attorney general and of the Supreme Court. I don't see how it's being misused. It's not." 's Chavez was surprised by C comments. "I find that fascinating," she said. "Just the time in which we live alone should set up a responsibility for public institutions to be colorblind. They're admitting they are doing that that race is a factor. And you don't end racial discrimination by changing who the victims axe." Chavez said even when race is taken into the slightest account in the admissions process of public schools, it is discrimination and would be in violation of the 14th Amendment "If they take it into account, then it is a factor and a preference," Chavez said, "and if being black attributes to the overall factor of if you get into a university, then we believe that is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment." THE TOWERLIGHT U U Students Hold Rally to Increase Awareness on Domestic Violence Members of the Louisiana State University greek community gathered Oct. 20 to rally against domestic violence and remember former Kappa Alpha Theta sorority member Kassie Federer. Federer, 19, was killed in her Park Place Residence apartment last year, and police are still investigating the murder. "There's representatives from each sorority, not just for Kassie, but for ail women," said Erin Tucker, Kappa Alpha Theta president. The sororities joined with members of the community for "Take Back the Night," a rally and march to increase awareness about violence against women in the Baton Rouge area. "Domestic violence happens said Alise Chabaud, everywhere," Kappa Alpha Theta member. "Domestic violence is not just two married people with children." Chabaud said she felt it was important for organizations at LSU THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE is an independent student newspaper. published dally Monday through Friday during Tali and Spring semesters (excluding test weks and holidays) and weekly during Summer Term. Chronicle editors and staff are University ol Utah students and are solely respon- sible for the newspaper's content. Funding comes from advertising revenues and a dedicated student lee administered by the Publications Council. Subscriptions must be prepaid. Foiward all subscription correspondence, including change of address, to the Business Manager. To respond with your gues-tioncomments or complaints call (801) or visit utahchronicle.com on the World Wide Web. Editor in Chief Managing Editor News Editor Sports Editor Feature Editor Opinion Editor Magazine Editor SHANE MCCAMMON smccammon9chronicie.utah.edu BRIAN WATTS bwattschrcnicle.utahedu ELIZABETH WHITE ewhite9chronicle.utah.edu ERIC "WALLY" WALDEN ewalden9chronicle.utah.edu JAMES GARDNER iQardner9chronicle.utah.edu SCOTT LEWIS slewis9chronicle.utah.edu RED KATHRYN COWLES kcowles9chronicle.utah.edu Chief Photographer BEN BIBEE bbibee9chronicleulah.edu Art Director NATHAN HATCH nhdtch9chronicle.uiahedu Production Manager WYNNE PARRY wparry9chronicle.utah.edu Online Editor MARK OGDEN mogden9chronicle.utah.edu Business Manager ROBERT McOMBER robert.mcornber9chronicle.utah.edu Accountant KAY ANDERSEN kay&chronicle.utah.esfu THURSDAY 1 H.i:60 ami !!l:61 10:48 10:49 ?mif The Natural Resources Law Forum and the Wallace Stegn er Center will host 5 discussion on "Tax Law and Conservation Easements," by Professor of Law Nancy McLaughlin at noon in the College of Lew, ' Room 107. , , ; - - "Genetically Engineered Foods: Are They S?f e?" a presentation by Attorney Steven Druker mil fes hs!d et 1 p.m, and 7 p.m. m th? Panama East Room of the A". Ftey Glpin University Union Buildinq. , The American Marketing Association invites you to attend a presentation by Aaron Hill, marketing director of Ufet:me Products, at 2 " p.m. in Room 105 of the C, Roland Chr'.stensen Center of the David Eccles School of . ' : Business. " As part of the pharmacology e clinical seminar series Hanson will speak on "Zaiepion in the Treatment cf Insoirsnia'! at 3:30 p.ni in Room 250 the IS. Skeggs Pharmacy Building, At the sani time, Anttsony Liu will in be speaking on "Antl-IG- E the Treatment of Asthma" in Room 315 of the Pharmacy Building. Kris-tin- Th Gcttii Key National Honor Society iil host a chapter meeting at 5 p.rn. in 319 union.5 ' ; The fact that students participated shows they know they are not invincible, Chabaud said. "It is important that people don't feel like 'This can't happen to me'," she said. "Coming to things like this increases your awareness." Monique Dyers said Zeta Phi Beta came to "Take Back the Night" to support victims and get more information. "A lot of people think that it is their fault, but activities like this let them know they are not alone," Dyers said. THE REVEILLE U Wire itJNDAY 1 U ''' American Meteorological Society PARTLY CLOUDY SHOWERS !:63 '.13:50' shqhers Hi:5G Hl;56 10:45 10:47 African American Writers," a slidesfcow presentation by Lynda Koollsh, associate professor of English a San Diego State University, wiii i held at noon in the Gould Auditorium of the J. Wiiterd Marriott Library., ting." Eric Stone, cloudy "The Weather of Changs and Clear Liqht: Photographs of Ths University of Utah Facilities Managem&r.t organiza : tion will hotel a meeting; to dis- -. lk'.z projects mc planning i sues si 5 p.m. i; the Student Services Building..Calf : ' . 1 for more Informal.'."' SATURDAY : ; cs to get involved with the event and inform the community that domestic violence can happen around campus. ."I think it is very important that groups get involved," Chabaud said. "I think it is really important because a significant number of incidents happen in the college set- r mm Wire Poll-ti- will host a discussion with Karen Crompton on "Campaign 20OO; The Race for Saii Lake County Mayor" at 9:40 a.m. in Orson Spencer Haii, Room 255. ana-van- LOUISIANA STATE the stabbing death of his estranged wife at the base. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 25 The Hinckley institute of Hill Air Force Robert Lee Taylor, 47, has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degre- e murder .and has been sentenced by. the U.S. District Court to 20 years in prison for CAMPUS EVENTS 19 1 lower-scorin- D&Utah CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY SEE The center concluded that racial preferences are being made in the admissions offices of Maryland unig versities in favor of black students in order to achieve diversity on campus. Canavan, however, said SAT scores are becoming less significant in how Maryland and other state uni zooaWVinter Ogden Mayor Matthew Godfrey initiated the effort, rallying the support of 10 other mayors for keeping current liquor laws., STEVEN DRUKER. ALLIANCE FOR FOUNDER SATs. Olympics. Salt Lake City It is one of the worst scandals.in the history of the republic. SS5-oT5- "A - 'OCT26 breast cancer conference wiii be held at 7:30 a.m. in The Huntsman Cancer Institute, Room 2103. A rnultkiUciplinary "The Decline of Democracy In America and the Role of the Independent Party," an address by Independent Party Coalition Candidate John Hageiih will be et 11 a.m. in 255 0SH. The College Democrats wiii hold a meeting at 1 p.m, in 255 QSH. The Public Relations Siud?nt .Society of Arnftr lea viil hold g meeting at 6:30 pji. In he Language and Comrr.unica-,tionsBul;dinr- Room2H0. AODiHCKAL EVENTS tsH WWW.UTAHCM80MICLE.COM f, ' |