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Officials say Tide IX investigation hampered
By BILL KRUEGER
Assistant campus editor
Health, Education and Welfare officials claimed
Wednesday that questionable University activities during the
Title IX investigation prevented HEW from conducting a
‘‘free and open investigation.”
The allegations were made at a meeting between members
of the HEW investigative team and members of the
University administration. The head of the team, Lamar
Daniel, stressed that the meeting was to discuss problems
they had observed, not the team's final report.
University officials put “undue pressure" on coaches and
students who were being interviewed by the investigation
team to use University counsel, according to Kathleen
McGroth of the Regional Attorney’s office, the pressure put
on them could be translated as intimidation by the
University, McGroth said.
McGroth claimed that all athletic coaches had been
contacted by the University prior to the interview and
advised that University counsel was available Prior to the
start of the investigation HEW and the University had
agreed that University counsel could be present during the
interviews, but that HEW would inform the interviewees
according to McGroth.
“We do feel the prior contact will have to be report* d Thi*
is interfering with our investigation It is a fact that
occurred during the investigation,” McGroth said
McGroth claimed that two subjects in particular gave a
strong indication that they were urged to use University
counsel The investigative team quit offering University
counsel after that, according to McGroth
Two individuals from the University who were not given
the right to University council might bring action against
HEW, according to Dean of the Law School Ralph Beaird
University officials denied pressuring subjects to use
University counsel “We think we have done an excellent job
in respect to Title IX Obviously the facts have not been
given to you." Beaird said
One of the primary areas under investigation was athletic
scholarships, due to a complaint filed earlier against the
University. The team reported that male athletes receive a
piuch greater number of scholarships than women athletes
do.
The committee also reported that no systematic attempt
has been made to check what sports women athletes are
interested in particularly in track and field and softball
Hi* \ said that during their interview they found that many
female athletes would be interested in intercollegiate teams
in these sports and none are provided
Women have been offered the chance to compete with the
track and field team for the last three years, according to
Athletic Director Joel Eaves
The HEW team also reported that students told them it
was their understanding that if one women's team was
added another wouid have to be eliminated
VNe try to build up our six teams before adding new
ones Eaves said
\\e have advertised track and field People come out and
then leave Do you want us to generate interest 0 " University
President Fred Davison said
All we are asking for is some attempt to determine what
is in demand." Daniel said
The team reported finding problems in the supplies
provided to athletic teams, specifically citing the men and
women s basketball teams The men receive game and
practice sho«»s. while the women receive only game shoes,
according to Daniel Daniel also said that the women must
use old basketballs that were used by the men's team, while
the men’s team uses new basketballs
Male athletes receive priority scheduling to get classes,
but the women don’t, according to Daniel
"All scholarship athletes, both male and female, receive
priority scheduling," Women’s Athletic Director Liz Murphy
said
Daniel said that the women, then, were not aware of the
fact that they received priority in scheduling according to
what they said during the interviews
It was reported that most women athletic teams travel to
away competition in vans, while the men’s team usually
travel by plane. “Everything is going to come down to a
great budgetary difference." Daniel said
“That may be the bottom line." Davison said
One of the major problem areas according to Daniel is that
most of the women coaches are not full-time coaches, while
many of their male counterparts are full-time Women
coaches are involved in other things, primarily teaching,
which has caused a heavy turnover according to Daniel
"It has hurt the program bad." Daniel said
See TITLE IX p a
U'JIVEF 7( CF GEORGIA
Athens reacts
to civic center
By KATIIY STANFORD
Assistant city editor
, Reaction to the possibility of an Athens
civic center varied greatly among
community leaders and local businessmen
however, the community consensus
, seems to be positive
An Atlanta economic consulting firm
recently completed a feasibility study on
a multi-use facility with 3500 permanent
t seats for sports, stage shows, and trade
shows, with an additional 6000 square feet
for multi-purpose meeting rooms for the
city.
Although Phase I showed a net loss of
130,000 to $40,000 for the first year of
operation, the Chamber of Commerce
gave the okay to go ahead with Phase II
“There’s no question the city of Athens
• could support the facility. Not only would
the citiizens patronize the facility, but it’s
something that would be an attraction to
stimulate people to spend their money in
• Athens," Ron Neislar. director of the
Planning Commission, said “The money
being generated by people using it to
attend conferences, shows and conven-
• tions would be good for the city."
The idea of a banquet hall with nearby
conference rooms available appealed to
Lee Epting of the Ramada Inn “We
( would most definitely use the facilities
for catering and banquet We have to
turn conference after conference away
because we can’t handle them.”
We need a place where you can have
conferences and feed people at the same
time Businessmen like to move from one-
room to another and then be able to eat
• We can only handle 300 people and we
need banquet hall for 500-700 people."
Epting added “To make money and
make it functional, it has to be able to
take care of everything, but a conference
center that can bring in big industry
meetings is needed most.”
Councilman Hugh Hale agreed the need
' for a center existed, but he was
concerned about the funding of the
building. "We don’t need to get into tot)
many deficit operations in Athens I'd
• have to see in black and white how much
it would cost and how much it will lose "
Students ^nd the University had been
thought to be big potential users of the
• center, but Director of Student Activities
William D. Powell said they would not
use it that much. "We would use it three
or four times a year perhaps, otherwise
• we would use the facilities on campus
There is no charge for rental of the
Coliseum, chapel and the other auditor
iums and we'd have to pay a rental
• charge for the new civic center." The
Office of Sorority and Fraternity Affairs
also on campus, could not be reached for
their reaction.
t The need for a center and how it would
profit seemed to be the major concerns of
most businessmen. Councilman Bob
Carson said “Athens has a need for space
where adequate performances could be
put on And it would have to be flexible
enough for industrial shows and cultural
activities. As the community grows we
can support that type of thing But how
• will it profit, that’s the hitch."
“We used to have a lot of activities
with the old Fine Arts Auditorium, but
the University took it over and that’s not
• good for the community A lot of people
don’t go for the things the students like
We need a type of place for everyone.”
Carson added
• The Athens Chamber of Commerce
would not say in which direction they
might be heading with the possible
center. Allen Stephenson, executive vice
• president, said, “We feel it is something
we want to explore fully. We feel there is
a need, that’s why we're having
professional consultants do the study and
• analysis We want to develop as much
professional information as possible to
base our course of action on."
Photo by WINGATE DOWNS
Interview with president
University President Fred C. Davison has many ideas on a wide range of
topics Some of these views were revealed in an interview with The Red and
Black last week, and they appear in the first of a two-part interview on Page :i
in today's paper Today Davison talks about A&S Dean Payne. Dr Virginia
Trotter, core curriculum, the new student center at the library Tomorrow he
discusses the University's stature nationally, Roger Strauss, the football team
and yes. even The Red and Black
Effectiveness of Affirmative Action
program to be examined next week
By SUSAN REl
Staff writer
Representatives from the U.S. Depart
ment of Labor will visit the carr.pjs next
week to examine the University's
affirmative action program and its
effectiveness over the past four years,
according to Dr Myrtle R Reul. the
University’s EFO-Affirmative Action
Officer.
The Institute of Ecology, the School of
Social Work, ten departments of the
College of Arts and Sciences, the Public
Safety Division, the Georgia Center for
Continuing Education, the Personnel
Services Division and the Affirmative
Action Office are the specific units which
the Labor Department will examine in
this on site affirmative action compliance
revue. Oct. 9-13.
“The committee chose this sample
because a review of the total University
would involve too much material." Reul
said The group chose exactly which units
they would review, except five of the ten
departments to be reviewed in Arts and
Sciences which it allowed Dean Payne to
select
The University was scheduled for this
compliance review in 1974. but reorgan
ization and staff shortages prevented
representatives from the Department of
Health. Education and Welfare from
getting to Athens. Reul said.
HEW was the compliance agency for
institutions of higher education at that
time, but this year the Labor Department
has become the compliance as well as the
enforcement agency, according to Reul
Because of the four-year delay, the
Labor Department will examine the
University’s compliance efforts since
1974. Reul added
TIIE UNIVERSITY’, as an institution
receiving federal funds of $50,000 or
more, is required to have an affirmative
action plan by President Johnson s 1965
Executive Order 11246
The purpose of the compliance review
is to try to determine how well an
institution has put together a plan and
how well it is living up to its own
affirmative action policies. Reul said.
"Affirmative action requires that the
institution does more than just promise
not to discriminate according to race,
color, religion, sex and national origin,"
she explained.
The institution must go beyond this
level and actually reach out to recruit or
promote qualified members of groups
which have been formerly discriminated
against, whether or not the discrimina
tion was intentional, she said
"We don’t have intentional disenmina
tion. hut unintentional discrimination
could possibly occur." Reul said
THE AFFIRMATIVE action plan
stipulates that an institution eliminate
practices which tend to limit or screen
out minorities or women for employment,
replace these practices with others that
are not discriminatory, and remedy the
effects of past discrimination
The plan includes a policy statement
which must be exhibited throughout the
institution, a careful review of the work
force and a set of goals and timetables by
which the institution can overcome
under utilization of minorities
Reul defined “under utilization" as a
situation in which the University had
fewer members of a minority employed
in an area than would be indicated by the
number of available trained and qualified
members of the minority
MORE EFFICIENT FORCE
Athens, Clarke County Police may merge
B> MARGARET McCOMMON
Staff writer
The question of the merger of the
Athens Police and the Clarke County
Police will not be decided until after the
November election, according to Jewel
John. Clarke county commissioner
A local constitutional amendment
which would give the General Assembly
the power to define the duties of the
Clarke County Sheriff must be approved
in the November election to make the
merger possible. In the past there have
been many disputes as to the power of
the sheriff Thai is why the amendment
is necucu. juiiii said.
She also said there is an uneasy
peace" between the sheriff and the police
departments now. with the sheriff
handling jail, court, warrants and
witnesses and the police doing more
patrolling
"The merger is a desirable step, but
we can't begin it until we can get the
sheriff's department out of the picture"
John explained, the structure has to be
changed '
According to John, a merged city-coun
ty police force would be much more
efficient than two separate agencies As
it stands now. a city policeman could be
following a suspect, and. if that suspect
crosses the city line, the city policeman
would have to stop and call the county
police to follow the suspect
John described the county police as
having a “ perimeter patrol, patrolling
the outside of the city The merger
would diminish such jurisdictional
matters as these. John believes
John does not anticipate any drastic
increase in cost as a result of the police
merger She believes that costs could be
absorbed by phasing in new cars and
uniforms as they are needed
John also does not anticipate any mass
firings as a result of the police merger.
The compliance review will check to see
if the University's policy statement is up
to date and widely distributed
The Labor Department representatives
will look at the applicant flow material
since 1974 from the units in the
designated sample to see to what extent
the University reached out to minorities
for jobs. Reul said
Applicant flow material includes
records of all the individuals who applied
for each position that became open and
which applicants got the jobs The
information is broken down by race and
sex. she said
THESE RECORDS also describe the
sample depart menu* current work force
with regard to race. sex. promotions,
transfers and salaries
Some of the records are incomplete.
Reul said, because depai .ments are
allowed to destroy records after two
years if they have storage problems
See AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, p.3
UGA Today
saying that normal turnovers and
retirements should take care of this
problem
If the city-county police merger does
come about, it should have no effect on
the campus police, according to John
The campus police is a slate agency
which works with the city and county
police whenever necessary.
John reported that both chiefs of police
have a positive attitude toward the
possible merger and that citizens of the
community seem to be very interested in
receiving the most efficient police service
possible
A mer*, between the Clark County and Athens police forces could cause some
unusual problems
Tonight's Wilder
Feeling down? Bored 0 Sick of
studying the Pythagorean Theorem?
Take a break and get a lift Truck on
over to South PJ today at 7 p rp. or 9
p m and take in Mel Brooks’ The
World’s Greatest Lover, starrring
Gene Wilder and Dom DeLuise
Zany Wilder plays an actor aspiring
to become a rival to silent-screen
lady-killer Rudolph Valentino
Up for grabs
Freshmen who want to get their feet
wet in the self-government process
should stop by the Student Govern
ment Association office in Memorial
Hall to grab an application for
Freshman Council Applications can
he picket! up today and Friday
Baseballs and rockets
TV
Tonjgnt
i i
Television offerings tonight should
interest anyone who likes the making
of history or history already made
At 8 p m on Atlanta s Channel 2. the
second game of the National League
playoffs will begin Also at 8 p m. on
Channels 8 and 30. a 1977 documentary
on the building of the V-2 rocket.
Hitler's secret weapon, will be shown