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~ BLACK PHYSI
CIAN FILES DIS
CRIMINATION
SUIT
AGAINST CALI
FORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Palm Springs C alifornia physician
Dr. Sidney H an Jr. has made a motion
in Los Angeles County superior court
to have his discrim ination suit against
C alifornia State Polytechnic U niver
sity removed and refiled in federal court
The action, o rig in a lly filed June 17,
1986 alleges that racial discrim ination
was the dominant factor which lead to
his expulsion from the Masters o f Archi
tecture program in the Spring o f 1984,
In the summer o f 1982, Dr. H an ap
plied fo r entry into the post graduate
Masters o f Architecture program at
C alifornia State Polytechnic U niver
sity. A few weeks later he was accepted
and began making plans to attend the
university in the Fall.
From Fall o f 1982 through the w in
ter o f 1984, Dr. H an maintained a 3.05
GPA. According to transcripts, he re
ceived grades o f A ’ s and B ’ s w ith the
exception o f one C grade in physics. It
was only in the subjectively graded
design courses that he received any
grade low er than a B.
Howerver, in the Spring o f 1984, Dr.
H an was given an F grade in an archi
lecture 303 design course taught by Cal
Poly Instructor David Weaver. The result
o f that fa ilin g grade rendered him ineli
gible to continue in the Masters pro
gram by p ulling his G B A below the
university’ s m inim um requirements.
A review o f the documents made
available by both the university and Dr.
Harr show that he had completed all the
assignments on tim e ,had been very
active during class discussions, had
follow ed the advice o f the instructors,
and had even b uilt an extra model be
yond that which was required.
In a letter w ritten by David Weaver,
he describes H an as hard w orking, per
sonable, and forthright. He also states
that he graded H a n ’ s final design a C +/
B- and his presentation aC. Later in the
letter he states that neither he nor his
assistant proposed the fa ilin g grade, but
that it was ‘ ‘ a consensus decision in iti
ated by the other members o f the rev ic w
panel.” The names o f all those on the
review panel have not yet been d is
closed.
D r.H a n, the only black student in
his architecture graduating class, pro
ceeded to appeal the fa ilin g grade both
inform a lly, then fo rm a lly in co m p li
ance w ith the C alifornia State P oly
technic U niversity Statement o f Stu
dent Rights , responsibilities, and Pro
cedures.
On February 13, 1985, Harr filed a
Notice o f Student Grievance complaint.
According to the Statement o f Student
Rights, the student grievance panel is
required to “ ...recommend action to
the (school) president w ithin 30 days o f
receipt o f grievance.” It also requires
that “ ...the president shall respond to
the student w ith in ten days o f receiving
the recommendation.”
Over three months had passed be
fore Dr. Harr received the response
from the university president, Hugh O.
La Bounty, that his grievance had been
One expert, and instructor at Saddle
back Com m unity College, Thomas
M oon, states in his w ritten analysis
“ that the work developed by the stu
dent appears to be comparable to other
sim ilar works done by his peers.” In a
memorandum w ritten by Parker and
C o v e rt
c o n ce rn in g
a
phone
conversation. Architect Gaylaird C hris
topher her states that Dr. H arr’s w ork is
comparable overall to the other stu
dents’ w ork and that if is an acceptable
project.
However, in December o f 1987, A t
torney Spencer Covert o f the legal group
o f Parker and Covert sent a letter to Dr.
Harr concerning their inability to se
cure the services o f an expert testi
mony. Thomas Moon declined to tes
tify on H arr’ s behalf, because his son
was attending C alifornia State P oly
technic U niversity as an architecture
Student. Another architect who had
originally agreed to testify also declined
after his son enrolled at the university in
Pomona, C alifornia.
On August 11,1987, Sylvia Diaz o f
the Attorney General ’ s office contac ted
H arr’s Attorneys and offered to settle
out o f court by reinstating Dr. Harr into
the program. The settlement did not
include an admission o f any wrong doing
or misconduct on the part o f the school
staff. Nor did it provide fo r any com
denied.
pensatory damages incurred during the
After exhausting every recourse avail
two-year-old legal struggle.
able to him by the u niversity’ s griev
On December 30,1987 and again on
ance procedures, Harr sent letters to
July 1,1988, Dr. Harr received a letter
Ann Reynolds, Chancellor O f the C a li
from the legal firm o f Parker and C ov
fornia State U niversity System; G over
ert urging him to accept the settlement.
nor o f the State o f C alifornia George
In the letter dated J u ly l, 1988,they
Deukmejian; C alifornia State Senator
w rote,” We (recommend) acceptance
Robert Presley; Congressman A1 M c-
o f the offer, and also (advise) you o f our
Candiess; and Frank Rhodes,president
ina bility to continue to represent you in
o f C ornell U niversity and Chau o f the
ligh t o f the fact that despite our efforts
Commission On M in o rity Participation
we have been unable to locate an expert
in Education and Am erican Life. The
witness who is w illin g to testily on your
response from each correspondence was
behalf... I am enclosing herewith a
common: that particular case was not
substitution o f attorney form. This
w ith in their jurisdiction.
document
would substitute Parker and
Harr, then retained the legal services
Covert
out
o f the case as your legal
o f a Santa Ana C alifornia law firm
representative,
and substitute you in to
Parker and Covert to pursue his legal
represent
yourself.”
The letter went on
options against the school as suggested
to
warn
that
if
Dr.
Harr
did not sign the
in a letter from W illie Brow n, Speaker
form
and
return
it
to
them
w ithin 30
o f the C alifornia Legislative Assembly
days
that
they
w
ould
make
a
m otion in
Several experts were called in to
the
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
C ourt
review and critique D r.H a rr’ s projects.
to be relieved from represenung him.
During a phone conversation, the C a li
fornia Attorney General's office said
that they fe ll Dr. Harr had been treated
fairly and in accordance with the univcr-
s ily ’ s’s policies.
Dircc tor o f Public A ffa irs at C a lifo r
nia State Polytechnic U niversity, Jeff
Stetson, told reporters that he was un
aware o f Dr. H arr’s grievance, and that
he had not been informed o f the action
being taken against the school.
President o f the university, Hugh La
Bounty; Vice President o f Student A f
fairs, Bob Nobles; Dean o f the School
o f Environmental Designs at the C a li
fornia State Polytechnic University,
M arvin Malecha; and director o f the
university’ s A ffirm a tiv e A ction Series,
Glen M orris all declined to comment
w hile the case was s till in litigation
A t first glance. Dr. Sidney B. Harr,
Jr. appears to be in possession o f the
All-Am erican dream; freedom, success,
opportunity, and a rewarding lifestyle.
A t 41, he lives in a quaint neighborhood
in Psalm Springs, C alifornia w hile
w orking as an emergency physician at
the Psalm Springs Desert Hospital. He
is the form er art director o f the Heart
institute o f the Desert in Rancho M i
rage, C alifornia.
In the spring o f 1984, Dr. H arr’ s dreams
and aspirations were abruptly altered
by what he is convinced is nothing less
than racial discrim ination in its worst
form. Harr alleges to have spent $30,000
in his e ffo rt to claim his rights guaran
teed him by the 14th amendment and
the C iv il Rights A c t o f 1964.
Presently, Dr. Harr has retained the
services o f yet another attorney, M i
chael J. Jimmcrson, who told reporters
that...” it is seriously thought that fed
eral constitutional questions that are
raised w ill predominate over state con
stitutional procedural and substantive
rights o f the p la in tiff.”
In addition to punitive and compen
satory damages, H arris's suit orders
that the defendants refrain from their
unlaw ful discrim ination practices, that
his failing grade be removed from his
record, and that he be reinstated in the
Masters o f Architecture program. The
exact date o f the trial has not vet been
set.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN SUMMIT ‘89
N EW O R LE A N S . L A , A p ril 24.1989— More than I OKI delegates from
throughout the nation gathered in New Orleans last weekend fo r an A frica n-
Am erican Leadership Summit. The p o litic a lly diverse group heard from a
number o f m ajor voices in the African-A m erican com m unity, including
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Congressman Ron
Dellums, Assemblywoman M axine Waters, M inister Louis Farrakhan, Dr.
Dorothy Height, Democratic Chairman Ron Brown, and many others.
According to form er Gary M ayor Richard Hatcher, General Chairman,
the meeting accomplished its three m ajor goals: to bring the A frica n-
Am erican Leadership fa m ily together fo r the firs t time in seventeen years;
to sound the alarm regarding the critica l nature o f the problems facing Black
Am erica as we enter the next decade; and to develop an Agenda containing
new ideas, new strategies and new plans that w ill allow A frican -Americans
to reach their goal o f p o litica l, social and economic parity by the year 2000.
“ The final draft o f the document w ill be completed over the next several
weeks,” said Hatcher, “ Then we intend to request a meeting w ith President
Bush to enlist his support in the implementation o f the m ajor public policy
recommendations contained in the Sum mit Agenda.
Some o f the ideas put forth in New Orleans included:
A call fo r reparations for African-Am ericans brought to this country
against their w ill, enslaved and provided free labor fo r more than 250
years.
and investment bank based upon African-Am ericans accessing their
money in giant pension funds
The establishment o f an African-Am erican stock exchange to help
generate capital fo r the 400,000 plus A frican-Am erican businesses in
Am erica.
M aking African-Am erican history a requirement in public schools
The establishment o f a B lack Common M arket that w ould leverage the
political progress o f the last twenty years, in order to achieve economic
progress in the 1990’ s
The creation o f jo in t ventures to build capital in African-Am erican
communities
The establishment o f a national African-Am erican lobby, that w ould
w ork to protect and advance the interest o f African-Am ericans in
Congress and other legislative bodies
Formation o f a national “ think tank” to guide a national war on drugs
Repatriation o f imprisoned African-Am ericans to A fric a where they
would form a new nation
Organization o f a Census Watch to assure that all African-Am ericans
are counted in the 1990 Census.
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Portland State Library
Bid date: May 8,1989 by 3:00 pm.
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CALL FOR BIDS
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(503) 226-3991
F A X 228-3019
Sealed bids will be received until 1:00 p.m. on the dates
indicated, in the Purchasing Department, Multnomah County
School District No 1 J, 501 N Dixon, Portland. Oregon for
the items listed herein:
We are an equal opportunity employer and request sub-bids from small
business and small disadvantaged business subcontractors and women
and m inority business enterprises.
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INVITATIONS FOR BIDS
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sanitary scwerline,placement o f approximately 26,500 C. Y. (in place)
o f select fill, on site compaction and installation o f settlement plates.
May 9, 1989
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SW F ifth Avenue. Suite 1102, Portland, Oregon 97204-1968, at which time
May 9, 1989
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and place a ll Bids w ill be p ub licly opened and read aloud.
Contract Documents, including Drawings and Specifications, arc on tile
at the office o f the P O R T LA N D D E V E LO P M E N T C O M M IS S IO N , at 1120
SW F ifth Avenue, Suite 1102, Portland, Oregon 97204-1968. Inquiries
May 16. 1989
May 16, 1989
should be directed to M r. A1 Hopper, (503) 796-5352.
Copies o f the Contract Documents may be obtained at the P O R T LA N D
D E V E LO P M E N T C O M M IS S IO N ,, by depositing $50.00 for each set o f
documents so obtained. Each such deposit w ill be refunded i f the Drawings
and Contract Documents are returned in good condition w ith in ten (10) days
May 16, 1989
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after the B id Opening.
A ll bidders must comply w ith the provision o f Chapter 279, Oregon
Revised Statutes, relating to the qualification o f bidders. The bidder s pre-
qualification statements shall be prepared and presented on the C ity o f
Portland Prequalification Application and file d w ith the Portland C ity
Engineer not later than nine (9) business days p rior to the bid opening umc
fo r the classification o f excavation and grading. (
A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order o f the PORT L A N D
D E V E LO P M E N T C O M M IS S IO N , negotiable US Government Bonds (at
par value), or satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an accept
able Surety, in an amount equal to ten percent(10%) o f the total Bid shall be
submitted w ith each Bid.
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The successful Bidder w ill be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory
Performance and Payment Bond o r Bonds.
Attention is called to the fact that not less than the m inim um salaries and
wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on the Project,
and that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for
em ploym ent arc not discriminated against because o f their race, color,
religion, sex or national o rigin, and that the Contractor must com ply w ith all
provisions required by ORS 279.348 through ORS 279.356.
The Portland Development Commission is committed to taking a ltirm a-
tive action to encourage and facilitate the participation o f M in o rity and
Women Business Enterprises in Commission projects and operations. To
help meet Commission goals, prime contractors are encouraged to consider
and uulize qualified M B E /W B E subcontractors in this projcct.Thc
Com m ission’ s goal for this project has been established as 10% M in o rity
Business Enterprise and 2.5% Women Business Enterprise utilization as a
percentage o f the total dollar amount o f this contract.
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sole right to reject any or a ll bids or to waive any inform alities in the bidding.
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Cleaning Oil Tanks At Various Schools -
1989
Paving Work At Various Schools -1989
Locker Room Improvements At Various
Schools
Maplewood Elementary School Media
Center Addition And Remodel
Roofing Work At Various Schools -1989
Frozen Fish For Warehouse Stock, 1989-
90 (Requirement Contract)
Frozen Foods For Warehouse Stock,
1989-90.
Milk And Milk Products For Cafetrias,
1989-90 (Requirement Contract).
Refrigerated Foods For Warehouse
Stock, 1989-90 (Requirement Contract).
Small Kitchen Equipment And Supplies
For Warehouse Stock, 1989-90
Taco Shells And Tortilla Chips, 1989-90
(Requirement Contract).
Telephone Equipment For Various
Schools, 1989 (Requirement Contract).
SUB-BIDS REQUESTED
Portland, State University Millar Library
Bid date: May 8,1989 by 3:00 pm
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PO Box 6712, Portland, OR 97217
(503) 283-6712
F A X 283-3607
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business and small disadvantaged sub-contractors and women and
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Millar Library addition
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