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making the students question
their in ademic abilities
"(Students) should not lie psv -
chologu allv manipulated in this
wav. and if anything of the sort
is happening, ii needs to be
stopped immediately." said Wil
son in the letter.
The solution to the Universi
ty's problem with sexual harass
ment would be to adopt a
non-fraternization rule, said
Newman, and keep records of
sexual harassment complaints on
file indefinitely.
Currently, the University dis
poses of informal complaints
after three years and formal com
plaints after seven years, in
accordance with the school's
operating rules that are set by the
state. Without the non-frater
nization rule, Newman said the
burden falls on the student to
prove there was no consent.
Since January 1002. bans on
student faculty sexual relation
ships have been instituted at sev
eral major universities, including
Tufts. Indiana. Harvard and Kad
cliffe, according to a story in
Harper's September issue.
"You do what you have to do
to get through," Newman said
about the sexual contact. "If you
have to do this to get through,
especially if you are an incest
survivor like me, you just do that
and leave. It's easier to do that
and get out of there" than to con
front thi! person.
Professors have a huge amount
of power that can easily be mis
used. A professor who has sex
with a student can damage the
student academically or later in
his or her career with had refer
ences. she said.
"Once a man makes himself
vulnerable by being told no. the
professor would prefer the
woman to leave because the pro
fessor has dirts t contact with her
(in the department),” she said
Since the formation of the
department of philosophy, only
four women have graduated with
doctoral degrees
Newman contends in her for
mal complaint that Zweig used
her past as a survivor of incest to
gain sexual favors.
The allegations cover from
19HH to 1991. when Newman left
the University Itocause of alleged
pressure from other professors in
the philosophy department
Allegations in the complaint
included sexual favors forced on
her by Zweig. acts she said she
was powerless to defend herself
front because of the control
Zweig had against her both psy
chologic ally and academically
The complaint was tiled May
25 with six other women. Those
women are; Mary Birmingham,
Joan Woolfrey, Ajit Mean. Jamie
Ross, I.ani Robert and Kirstin
(.arson, (.arson caier wnnuiew
her name from tfit; complaint.
Zweig denies all allegations by
Newman and the other women
included in the complaint He
told the Emerald that he could
not discuss the case because it is
still ongoing.
But one student went on
record to voice her support for
the professor
Martha Osgood, who is cur
rently taking Zweig's Kant class,
said she enjoys his enthusiasm
about the subject and the fac t he
thinks about what he savs.
“I'm worried that he's t>ecome
a symbol instead of a human
being.” Osgood said, fearing
many women are wrongly attach
ing their personal anger to him.
"I'm still trying to figure out
why he's in the paper so much,"
said the oart-time philosophy
Women file appeal on
harassment decision
By Edward Klopfenstein
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A group of six women, who originally filed a sexual harass
ment complaint against Profossor Amulf Zweig. are expected
to file an appeal today against the University's finding in that
complaint.
Marlene Drescher. director of the Office of Student Advo
cacy. said Thursday she expects the appeal to be filed with the
chancellor's office today.
The Einemld was not able to verify Thursday if Zweig's attor
ney. Brian Barnes, also was going to file an appeal Barnes was
out of his office.
The six women are filing the appeal because they feel many
of their complaints were ignored or dismissed because they fell
outside the 180-day limit set bv the Statute of Limitations, said
Mary Birmingham, one of the women on the original complaint
and one of the women joining the appeal.
Others appealing are Joan Woolfrey, Ajit Moan. Jamie Ross.
I^ini Rohert and Sandro Newman. Newman is expected to file
a separate appeal.
In the decision. University President Myles Brand said only
two comments by Zweig constituted sexual harassment. Zweig
told Kirstin Larson, who joined the original complaint but
not the appeal, that she had "beautiful eyes." and tailed Moan
a "Persian princess.” according to a memo from Brand con
cerning the findings
Birmingham said the appeal will argue that other complaints
were valid, especially in tne time frame of 180 days.
Many of the students originally argued that the Department
of Philosophy constituted a hostile work environment.
The appeal also contends the administration didn't act on
claims by professors that sexual harassment complaints sur
faced from graduate students in the department, said tjie grad
uate philosophy student.
One case in point was Professor Catherine Wilson's resig
nation letter. Wilson was ex-chair of the philosophy depart
ment. She resigned Dec. 16. 1961.
Wilson said in her letter students were complaining of sex
ual harassment. Although she didn't agree with the students'
complaints, she did say, "If anything of the sort is happen
ing, it needs to be stopped immediately."
Birmingham said the administration not only did not inves
tigate, but heightened the problem by hiring Zweig as depart
merit cnair.
Zwoig left the department chair position .»ft**r the original
grievance. Because of that, the original complaint was well
within the Statute of Limitations for sexual harassment cases,
Birmingham said, quoting from the appeal.
The appeal also asks the administration to investigate com
plaints against other faculty members named on the original
complaint hut not included in the finding, Birmingham said.
According to the original complaint. Don Levi. Newman's
adviser, told Newman to "leave the University because the
department would not support her in her work toward a Ph 1).
He told her in the complaint that she had "enemies '’ Me was
not named in the finding.
In Newman's appeal, she argues the basic decision-making
process was flawed.
In Brand's decision, there was no mention of retaliation
against Newman for ending the alleged sexual relationship she
had with Zweig. according to Newman's appeal.
"In fact, Newman was constructively terminated from the
program and had to move to another school in the Midwest
in order to finish her degnst," the appeal states.
Newman also wants to correct Brand's finding that shu had
voluntary sexual relations with Zweig. according to the appeal.
Brand wrote Newman Sept. 20 saying no violation of Uni
versity rules took place in her case because Zweig was not
responsible for preventing unwanted sexual contact, the appeal
states.
Newman contends she lacked the will to resist Zweig's
advances because of her past as an incest survivor.
undergraduate.
Findings from the investiga
tion were against Zweig. accord
ing to a confidential memo from
University President Myles
Brand, but the discipline taken
was not tvised on Newman's alle
gations.
Brand concluded in the memo
that only comments made to l.ar
son and Maan constitute sexual
harassment.
Zweig told Larson she had
"beautiful eyes" and i.ailed Maan
a "Persian princess." according
to both the memo and the formal
complaint.
The departmentally required
courses that Zweig taught will be
offered by another professor as a
disciplinary measure in the case,
according to Brand's memo.
According to a source request
ing anonymity, both parties are
appealing the decision.
CORRECTION
In the Oct. 6 issue of the
Emerald, a story on the
PEGASUS bicycle team
that is riding across the
country to raise AIDS
awareness incorrectly stat
ed in the last paragraph
that the team will depart
the University Monday
morning.
The story should have
said that the team will
depart Tuesday morning
after speaking to Peer
Health advisers. The team
is still planning to give a
presentation at Room 150
Columbia Monday night
The Emerald regrets the
error and any inconve
nience it may have caused
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