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Petition critical of procedure By Laurie Schwartz Of the Knwrald The Graduate Teaching Fellow Federation is circulating a petition asking for an indepen dent committee to review the University's pro cedure for handling sexual harassment com plaints, according to Chuck Hunt, president of the GTFF local chapter. The petition originated with a group of faculty members who asked for support from the GTFF. Hunt said. Members of the group who could Ik? con tacted asked that their names not appear in the Emerald due to "fear of retaliation." Petitions were mailed out to GTFs last week, although Campus Mail blocked distribu tion of the petitions for 24 hours based on a claim that the petitions were political. Hunt said. The petition states, "At the very least, the spirit of the University of Oregon's affirmative action programs has been violated numerous times, leaving the University vulnerable and compromised because of a widening gap bet ween what it espouses and what it actually accomplishes." Sexual harassment complaints are handl ed by the campus Office of Affirmative Action. The University's Committee on the Status of Women currently is reviewing the policies on sexual harassment. University President Paul Olum ap pointed the 15-member committee. Hut Hunt and members of the faculty group who wrote the petition said an outside review was needed to avoid conflicts of in terest that arise when an institution in vestigates itself. Hunt said the GTFF first became in terested in the issue following the August 198K conviction of Stephen Reynolds, a former religious studies professor, for the rape of a five-year-old girl. Six students interviewed by the Emerald in an article published Oct 13 in dicated Reynolds had sexually harassed them in some manner. One incident dated back 14 years. "Harassment (complaint) procedures on this campus are n joke." Hunt said on Sunday. Hunt said in speaking with GTFs about their departments he was "amazed at the general knowledge of harassment — and nothing's being done." The timing of the petition drive, "right in the middle of dead week." will probably lessen the response by students, faculty and staff. Hunt sa^d. but added. “Even if we don't get a lot of signatures, it's an educational tool." The petition calls for protection from retaliation for those filing sexual harassment complaints, and expresses concern about in complete record keeping on the progress of complaints. The petition also calls for "the need to eliminate the conflict of interest that exists when the director of affirmative action also serves as an assistant to the (University) president." The petitions state that they should la returned to the Reading and Research Discus sion Group at tiitti FLC. The group hopes to get 1.000 signatures, and is considering taking the petition to the University Senate, according to a member of the group who does not want to be identifed. Yvonne Vowels, a GTK who is circulating the petition, said she is not faulting the work of the Committee on the Status of Women, but she added that independent consultants are needed to augment that committee’s work "The Committee on the Status of Women can only go so far in calling for reform of a system of which it is a part." she said. Legislative update AIDS test okay given nod By B.J. Thomsen (M l hr Kmvnld The Oregon House on Friday gave a resounding 57-2 nod to a bill that would require patient consent before testing for ex posure to the AIDS virus could be performed. Kristine G e b b i e, a d - ministrator for the Oregon Slate Health Division, requested the consent provision, House Bill 2067, because she said she feared prejudicial action against a person if discovered to have been tested for AIDS. In other business on Friday, the House was divided concern ing a bill that, if approved by voters, would require motor cyclists to wear helmets The bill was sent to the Senate with a 32-26 House vote after debate on who should pay the medical costs for those sus taining head injuries in motor cycle crashes and whether in dividual freedoms were being encroached on by a desire to save lives. A proposed child por nography amendment to the Oregon Constitution designed to strengthen laws prohibiting pornography involving people less than age 18 years of age passed the Senate 22-7 on Tuesday. The amendment says, "nothing in this section (ad dressing free speech) affords protection to photographic displays of sadomasochistic abuse or conduct by persons under 18 years of age." Senate Joint Resolution 18 now moves to the House for consideration. Movie makers may see Oregon through a more favorable eye if a bill passed by the Senate on Wednesday 25-4 becomes law Senate Hill H20 would exempt the wages of film crews coming from other states to make movies in Oregon from Oregon income taxes. Supporters of the bill say film making environmentally is clean and lucrative for the state, and Oregon should do everything in its power to en courage movies to be filmed in the slate. Sen. Hill Frye. D-Kugene. op posed the bill, arguing the measure was unfair to working Oregonians because it give a tax breuk to a particular group of people that Oregon could be collecting tuxes from. 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Sheridan will receive $ I,otto kore. the honor society lor sorority women, has selected eight new members: Stacy Turlay, Elizabeth Warren. Beth Blue, Susan Humphries. Kimberly McCormick. Jen nifer Kottkamp, Denise Ha/.en. and Julie Garstka. F » ii r t e e n U n i v e r s i t y students have been named recipients of Dean's Awards for Services. Timothy Cor rigan. Susan Guild. Debra l.iebowitz, Patricia McGuire, Shannon Meehan, Mary Menard. Don Rich. Gwyneth llamaker. Soledad Rushan cich, Steven Frichetle, Stephen Nelson. Sarah l^ichkar. Frale de Guzman and Mornmpi Ole-Knnkei received certificates on May 16. The University of Oregon Mothers’ Club has awarded scholarships to students Soledad H a s t i a n c i c: h . Michelle Sponsel, Kelly Skye. Debbie Rose, Geri Naurnchetl. Gregory Corbin. Carol Scheeff. Susan Kuhhlee. 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