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Show 2 THURSDAY. MARCH 1. THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 2001 Even in Utah, women fiash us their breasts ail the time. UTAH fDU CHRONICLE NCAS EDITOR LORSN FISCHER LFiSCHf.RORCNiCL CHRONiClt OPCATE EDITOR LISA K. MANWILL LMAK,ILLCwfC!CLE.UTAH EDU I PENNSYLVANIA STATE one-inc- at Pennsylvania State University. Students gave copies of the report to state lawmakers this week and told them about the uncomfortable climate they encounter at the university. The black leadership in the Legislature responded by questioning Penn State President Graham Spanicr about race during the hearings, and by inviting him to a meeting about race later this year. "What type of initiatives are you bringing onboard...to insure that our children are safe on your campus?" asked Rep. John Myers, "When they get there, they arc thrown into a nest of racism, sexism and classism." Spanicr repeatedly said he shares the same concerns, and is AROUND THE Seattle A powerful earthquake rocked the Northwest on Wednesday, shattering windows, showering bricks onto sidewalks and shaking up residents of Seattle and Portland, Ore. At least 25 people were injured, none critically. The magnitude-6.- 8 quake temshut the down Seattle airporarily knocked out port, power to hundreds of thousands of people, and briefly trapped about 30 people atop a swaying Space Needle in Seattle. Belgrade, Yugoslavia A Belgrade prosecutor ordered a probe Wednesday into suspicions that Slobodan Milosevic illegally . committed to fighting racism. Although minority enrollment has increased by 70 percent since 1990, Spanier said the university still needs to work harder to improve the campus climate. Members of the Penn State Black Caucus and the Penn State Coalition of Students have organized several events to address racism since October, when students received racist death threats by mail. In December, the students presented a list of demands to the faculty leadership and the administration asking for changes, including expanding the departn ment of African and the studies, increasing amount of philanthropy directed toward minority issues and requiring all students to take a African-America- racism class. DAILY COLLEGIAN U Wire stashed away huge amounts of goldthe start of legal moves aimed at trying the ousted Yugoslav president for a wide range of alleged offenses which include war crimes, embezzlement, corruption and politically motivated killings during his ar rule. Great Heck, England With a passenger train bearing down on his Land Rover stuck on the train tracks, the motorist called an emergency number from his cell phone nearby, but it was too late. "The train's coming!" be shouted just before it hit In a bizarre wreck that left at least 13 dead and more than. 70 injured, the Rover veered off a roadway onto the tracks where a passenger train smashed into it, derailed and plowed Into an oncoming freight train on another track. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS high-spe- Art Director Production Manager Online Editor Business Manager Accountant THURSDAY MARCH U Faculty Acknowledge, Apologize for Allegedly Seodst Attitude ofGrads A group of Brigham Young Uni- a meeting with Judd, the newspaper said in a copyrighted story. "Unfortunately," judd said, "it appeared that almost all of the versity science faculty members has apologized to the University of Utah's medical school for sexism allegedly displayed by some BYU graduates. "Thank you for making us aware of this problem, and accept our apologies for the limited vision of those persons in your program who make wrongful judgments about medical training for women," the 24 BYU faculty members said last week in a letter addressed to Victoria Judd, associate dean of the medical school Judd declined to discuss the issue. Kent Crookston, dean of the BYU College of Biology and Agriculture, in a memo emailed Jan. 13 to all college personnel, said Judd told BYU administrators that, "Over the past several years, some of the male students in the medical program have flagrantly belittled female students, challenging their fit in a professional program that rightfully belongs to men, asserting that women ought to get on with the business of raising children." Crookston fears that continued problems might lead the medical school to reduce BYU graduates accepted into the state's only medical program, according to a memo obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune. The school first heard complaints about sexist attitudes of some former students in early January during Crookston said the task will not be easy, because BYU students' attitudes often originate in settings and circumstances beyond the influence or control of the college. Crookston also fears that women students at BYU won't complain about sexism they encounter because of the Church of Jesus Saints' emphasis Christ of Latter-da- y on family and the role of motherhood. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NORTHWESTERN U ed Is an independent student newspaper published daily Monday through Friday during Fall and Spring semesters (excluding test weeks and holidays) and weekly during Summer Term. Chronicle editors and stall are University ol Utah students and are solely responsible lor the newspaper's content. Funding comes from advertising revenues and a dedicated student fee administered by the Publications Council. Subscriptions must be prepaid. Forward all subscription correspondence, including change ol address, to the Business Manager. To respond with your quesor visit utahchronicle.com on the World Wide Web. tions, comments or complaints call (801) Photographer YOUNG Conservative activist Phyllis a "disease" called feminism Schlafly to be avoided in a controversial speech Tuesday night at Northwestern University. Schlafly, an author and president of the Eagle Forum, discussed the "Curtain Falling on Feminist Follies" with about 150 students in an hour-lon- g speech. Schlafly said feminists have "fallen on hard times," referring to the recently married Gloria Steinem and Sen. Hillary Clinton, whom Schlafly said made her career "the way she married it" "Feminism really is a disease. You should avoid it," she said. "It is contagious. You might catch it." Schlafly said men and women are different in ways that prevent them from doing the same types of work, especially in occupations requiring manual labor and physical strength. Such differences, she said, cannot be reconciled through feminism. "There are a lot of differences that changes in the times haven't THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Chief 5? harassment originated from former BYU students." Crookston encouraged the BYU teachers to do their part in preventing sexist attitudes from flourishing on campus. William Bradshaw, a professor of zoology at BYU, wrote Judd a letter on behalf of himself and 23 other faculty expressing concern about attitudes toward women in the medical school program. The letter said BYU faculty were committed to encouraging female students in pursuing postgraduate training. "We have specifically criticized those negative attitudes which discourage our women by suggesting that their desire to go to medical school is illegitimate," the letter said. SHANE MCCAMMON smcrarnmon9chronicle.utah.edu BRIAN WATTS bwatts9chronicie.utah.edu LORIN FiSCHER Ifischer0chronicle.utah.edu ERIC "WALLY" WALDEN ewalden9chronicle.utah.edu JAMES GARDNER jQardner9chronicle.utah.edu SCOTT LEWIS siewis9chronicle.utah.edu KATHRYN C0WLES kcowles9chronicle.utah.edu BEN BIBEE bbibee9chronicle.utah.edu NATHAN HATCH nhatch9chronicle.utah.edu WYNNE PARRY wparry9chronicleutah.edu MARK OGDEN mogdenJchronicle utah edu ROBERT McOMBER robert.mcomber9chronicle.utah.edu KAY ANDERSEN kay9chronicleutah.edu FRIDAY changed," she said. During a session following the speech, many students challenged Schlafly's conservative views. Student Lexi Smith garnered question-and-answ- SATURDAY er applause when she asked Schlafly if she discounted the benefits feminism had brought in her own professional life, such as the ability to have a career while raising a family. "I didn't benefit from the feminist view at all," Schlafly answered, to more applause. She said her role as a wife and mother did not prevent her from pursuing a career. "It's not like I was chained to my stove," she said. "I was allowed to make phone calls. I was allowed to write." She also said she is now reaping the benefits of having a family. "Children and grandchildren still offer the best fulfillment," Schlafly said. Led by the Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Alliance, about 20 students from campus organizations protested Schlafly's speech, holding placards and circulating a petition affirming their "outrage and indignation" that someone with Schlafly's views would be brought to campus. Schlafly said she enjoyed her evening at Northwestern despite the vociferous protesters. "That's what makes it lively," she said. DAILY NORTHWESTERN U SUNDAY 1 The Hinckley Institute of Politics will host a "Legislative Wrap Up" with Senators Gene Davis (D) and John L. Valentine R), and Representatives Pat Jones at (D) and Ron Eigelow(R) 10:45 a.m. In Orson Spencer Hall, Room 255, The Mining and Engineering Seminar Program will host a lecture on "Applications of Simulation In Mining" by Matt Rohrer, manager at. Brooks Automation, from 10:45 to 11:3S a.m. in the Engineering 2nd Mines v Classroom Building, Room 101. The College Republicans at noon will hold a meeting in 255 OSH. Martha Finernan from Cornell Law School well speak on "Care and Contribution: Caretaklng and the Creation of Sodal Debt" at noon In the Bcrchardi Conference Room In the College of Law. The department of geology and geophysics will host a lecture by Rick Saltus on "Building a Magnetic View of Alaska" at "4 p.mi in the Intermountaln Network Scientific Computation Center, Room 110, The department of medicinal chemistry will host two graduate- - student lectures, "Isolation, Characterization Feminism a 'Disease to be Avoided, Conservative Activist Shlajly Says CHRONICLE RED RICARDO ROMERON local sals ekD mawso juweo s;nOER of ed DmIvUtAR Editor in Chief Managinq Editor News Editor Sports Editor Feature Editor Opinion Editor Magazine Editor HO HC BR OH A U Student's Compile Detailed Report On Racist Experiences on Campus African American students h have compiled a thick binder of documents showing how racism crops up repeatedly SEE CAMPUS EVENTS and Biological Activity of . Marine Natural Products Collected in the Philip-- , pines" by Sheryl Verbitski, and "The Development of Phosphoinoiiitude Specific Signaling Inhibition" by Randy Booth, both at 4 p.m. in Skaggs Kail, Room 316. "Supersyrnmetry and How to Break It," a physics lecture by Yuri Shirman from the California Institute of Technology, will be held at 4 p.m. in the Jarnes Fletch- er Building, Room 102. "American Policy Toward the Middle East: A Reassessment' an address by Shibley Teiharr.i from the University of Maryland, will be held at 11:50 a.m. In 255 OSH. - "Creating Teaching Opportunities, Departments and Graduate Students " a discussion with select departmental representatives, will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Sill Center Large Conference Room. Wire MONDAY The Heterodox Economics Student Association (HESA) will host a seminar on "The Profit Rate- Inter-- , est Rate Relationship in the Writing of Karl Marx" by Yavuz Yasar and Mark from the UnMinnescta-Duiutof iversity at 1:30 p.m. in the Business Classroom Building, Room 306. - j& Lau-taenheis- h, Andy Church, www.met.utah.edujimsteenams PARTLY CLOUDY Hl:35 L0:27 PARTLY CLOUDY M:40 10:28 SCATTERED ' SHOWERS MOSTLY CLOUDY MOSTLY CLOUDY Hl:35 Hl:37 10:27 Hl'42 10:25 L026 ADDITIONAL EVENTS ON WWW.UTAHCHR0NICLE.COM |