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As Terri Schiavo entered her 12th full day without food or water, the Rev. Jesse Jackson prayed with her parents Tuesday and joined conservatives in calling for state lawmakers to order her feeding tube reinserted. The former Democratic presidential candidate was invited by Schiavo's parents to meet with activists outside Schiavo's hospice. His arrival was greeted by some applause and cries of "This is about civil rights!" "I feel so passionate about this injustice being done, how unnecessary it is to deny her a feeding tube, water, not even ice to be used for her parched lips," he said. "This is a moral issue and it transcends politics and family disputes " Jackson's visit provided an emotional boost to Schiavo's parents and siblings, who have maintained that Schiavo would want to be kept alive. Her husband, Michael Schiavo, insists he is carrying out her wishes by having the feeding tube pulled. Mary Schindler, Terri Schiavo's mother, later made a terse but emotional appeal to Michael Schiavo; "Michael and Jodi, you have your own children. Please, please give my child back to me." Michael Schiavo and fiancee Jodi Centonze have two children, born long after Terri Schiavo's collapse. Although supporters of the Schindlers have claimed the dehydrated woman is being denied comfort measures such as ice chips for her dry mouth or balm for chapped lips, George Felos, the husband's attorney, defended how Schiavo is being cared for. "Obviously, the parents and the siblings are desperate. Desperation may lead to different perceptions," Felos told CNN. "I can only tell you what I've seen, and Terri is dying a very peaceful, cared-for death." DEMONSTRATOR JIM PINTO of Birmingham, Ala., prays for Terri Schiavo Tuesday morning, outside the Woodside Hospice, where Terri is a patient in Pinellas Park, Fla. AP Photo/ Steve Nesius Johnnie Cochran dies at age 67 SEX DISCRIMINATION wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. AP Special Correspondent "Johnnie is what's good about the law" Simpson said in a telephone interview from LOS ANGELES — Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., Florida- "I don't think I'd be home today without who became a legal superstar after helping clear Johnnie." O. J. Simpson during a sensational murder trial in which he uttered the famous quote "If it doesFor Cochran, Simpson's acquittal was the n'tfit,you must acquit," died Tuesday. He was 67- crowning achievement in a career notable for victories, often in cases with racial themes. He Cochran died of an inoperable brain tumor at was a black man known for championing the his home in Los Angeles, his family said. causes of black defendants. Some of them, like Cochran, who was diagnosed with the tumor in Simpson, were famous, but more often than not December 2003, was surrounded by his wife, they were unknowns. Dale, and two sisters when he died. "Certainly, Johnnie's career will be noted as one "The clients I've cared about the most are the marked by 'celebrity cases and clientele " his No Js, the ones who nobody knows," said family said in a statement. "But he and his family Cochran, who proudly displayed copies in his were most proud of the work he did on behalf of office of the multimillion-dollar checks he won those in the community." for ordinary citizens who said they were abused by police. With his colorful suits and ties, his gift for courtroom oratory and a knack for coining "People in New York and Los Angeles, especialmemorable phrases, Cochran was a vivid addily mothers in the African-American community, tion to the pantheon of Americas best-known are more afraid of the police injuring or killing barristers. their children than they are of muggers on the corner," he once said. The "if it doesn'tfit"phrase would be quoted and parodied for years afterward It derived from By the time Simpson called, the byword in the a dramatic moment during which Simpson tried black community for defendants facing serious on a pair of bloodstained "murder gloves" to charges was: "Get Johnnie." show jurors they did notfit.Some legal experts Over the years, Cochran represented football called it the turning point in the trial. great Jim Brown, actor Todd Bridges, rappers Soon after, jurors found the Hall of Fame foot- Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and Sean "P. Diddy" ball star not guilty of the 1994- slayings of his ex- Combs. tion to vindicate the rights of their students because they are better able to identify discrimination and bring it to the attention of administrators," O'Connor wrote. "Without protection from retaliation, individuals who witness discrimination would likely not report it," she said, and charges that a school was "deliberately indifferent" to sexual harassment would similarly go unnoticed. O'Connor was joined by the courts liberal wing — Justices John Paul Stevens, David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer. The dissent was written by Justice Clarence Thomas, the former head of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that investigates claims of discrimination in the workplace. He decried the ruling as defying the language of the congressional statute, which requires that a lawsuit filed under Title IX be for "sex discrimination" "A claim of retaliation is not a claim of discrimination on the basis of sex," Thomas wrote, noting that other civil rights laws have specific provisions addressing retaliation. "The question before us is only whether Title IX prohibits retaliation, not whether prohibiting it is good policy." Thomas was joined by Chief Justice BY LINDA DEUTSCH From page 2 EGoals, platforms for candidates From Page administration, maintain an awareness of academic issues and find possible solutions, and help promote the outstanding and various achievements or HASS students throughout the university." Horsley said, "As senator, I will use my familiarity with this college to provide students the resources and connections needed to excel academically by developing a working relationship with faculty and ASUSU." Freshman Chris Steele is a political science major from Logan, Utah. His qualifications invice president of Logan High boy's league, lived in Romania/Bucharest, and a student at USU. Steele's goals are to better the lines of communication between the administration of the College of HASS and the students. Especially by making the Ombudsman more efficient, correlate the efforts of the different organizations found in HASS. She said she hopes to increase the attendance of their activities and to increase their effectiveness; to help the clubs and organizations to know all the resources that are available to them and help them access these resources better; create and maintain a good relationship with the department heads of every department in the College of HASS; represent and defend the students when they need help; increase interaction with the community, through service and hands-on experience, that the students might take advantage of the resources that are available to them, and develop and/or support any programs that help with career planning. "My vision is to facilitate positive changes within HASS, to encourage communication, to maximize our available resources, to promote our potential as students and to increase our choices upon graduation," said Steele. Natural Resources Senator Andrew Shaw is a wildlife science major from St. Maries, Idaho. His qualifcations are current undergraduate academic representative for the college of natural resources and USU academic opportunity fund board member, Shaw's goals are to help the College of Natural Resources become familiar and updated with University policies and practices; establish a set of principles, with student's opinion and proper building techniques, to guide campus development projects; help encourage greater participation or the College of Natural Resource students at the college and university social events; continue to provide the College of Natural Resource students with information about and opportunities to voice their opinions on current USU legislation; and to be a trusted and approachable advocate for the College of Natural Resource students to help solve concerns at the college and university levels. "As senator, I commit to providing a brighter future for the College of Natural Resources and its students, by creating unity between the students, the college, and Utah State University," Shaw said. Science Senator Tim Peterson is a pre-medical biology major from Bancroft, Idaho. His experience: a member of the Science Council, and worked for two years with Science faculty as undergraduate aide, and Eagle Scout. His goals are increase relations between students and William H. Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy. Title IX, the 1972 law best known for promoting women's athletics, bars sex discrimination in any educational program receiving federal funds. It already was settled law that students or others could sue if they thought they were shortchanged based on their sex. But the statute has been silent as to the rights of whistleblowers who aren't direct victims but who claim retaliation. Since 1975, the federal government has interpreted Title DC to cover retaliation claims. Jackson sought to pursue a Title IX lawsuit when he lost his coaching job in 2001 after repeatedly asking Birmingham, Ala., school officials to provide his team a regulation-size gym with basketball rims that weren't bent — just like the boys' team had He lost in lower courts, which ruled Title IX did not authorize retaliation claims. The Supreme Court's ruling now lets Jackson proceed to trial to prove he was suspended because of his complaints. "This is a clear message that across the country a person can come forward — whether they're a teacher, an administrator or a coach — and speak on behalf of others without fear of retaliation" an elated Jackson said after the ruling. faculty; set up a viable network in which students and faculty may coordinate lab work and research, complete installment of a Universitywide online journal or undergraduate research, help university bring nationally and internationally known speakers and scientists to campus, coordinate with ambassadors to travel to high schools and junior colleges to give presentations for Utah State's College of Science, and continue to execute many of the initiatives that the current Science Counci has begun. Peterson said, "My intent is to improve the quality of the educational experience of the student of science while at the same time helping to prepare for further education and career." Chemistry major Josh Schliesser is a junior from Vernal, Utah. His qualifications include vice president of the chemistry club, alpha Epsilon Delta research and service committe, vice president of the Eastern European Student Union and currently involved in undergraduate research. Schliesser said he plans to involve students in giving feedback regarding College of Science and departmental web pages in order to improve the web pages, establish a web page for all possible undergraduate research opportunities available throughout the College of Science, establish a peer advisement network throughout the College of Science, initiate activities that will provide opportunities to students to get to know the professors in the College of Science on a less formal basis, and insure that the College of Science newsletter is made readily available to all who are interested. "If elected College of Science Senator, I will ensure that the students in the College of Science will have more opportunities to be successful now and in their future goals," Schliesser said. |