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The Red and Black
Athens, Georgia Tuesday, October 21, 1980 Volume 88, Number zo
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community '
Dallmeyer suit promts Title IX inqii
By JOE KHAKOVIAK
Staff writer
The U.S. Department of Education
is currently investigating the Uni
versity for possible violation of Title
IX in its handling accusations of
sexual harassment against a Univer
sity professor.
The investigation was requested in
a letter dated Sept 25 by J Hue
Henry, attorney for R. David
Dallmeyer. an associate professor of
geology The University is conduct
ing dismissal proceedings against
Dallmeyer on charges of sexual
harassment and plagiarism.
Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 states, “No
person in the United States shall on
the basis of sex, be excluded from
participation in, be denied the
benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any education
program or activity receiving
Federal financial assistance."
The investigation, begun Oct. 2 by
the DOE Office of Civil Rights in
Atlanta, concerns the possible
non-compliance with University pro
cedures in handling Title IX
grievances.
Complaints by students alleging
sexual discrimination are handled
under procedures adopted in 1976 by
the University. A formal written
complaint is filed with the Universi
ty’s Title IX coordinator, who
notified within two days the person
against whom the complaint is
made.
Then, within seven days, a
three-member panel is chosen from
a pool of .11 students, faculty and
staff to arbitrate. The panel then has
five days to meet with the
coordinator to begin work.
The complaint letter alleges that
Louise McBee, associate vice presi
dent for academic affairs and former
University Title IX coordinator,
failed to use the formal procedures
to investigate two complaints of
sexual harassment against Dall
meyer.
The letter says a student came to
McBee on Nov. 11, 1979, "to discuss
alleged inappropriate remarks made
by Dr. Dallmeyer during a class
which he taught in the spring of
1979."
McBee stated in a sworn deposi
tion, says the letter that she viewed
the meeting as a "Title IX situation"
and an "operation pursuant to her
duties as Title IX coordinator."
But instead of getting a written
complaint, the letter says, McBee
decided to conduct an "informal"
investigation of the matter. She did
the same for the other complaint
against Dallmeyer.
The letter states, "At the direction
of the Dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences (Dr. W.J. Payne), the
Head of the Geology Department
<I)r F.D. Eckelmann), and the EEC)
Officer of the University (W.
Solomon), Dr. McBee obtained
accusatory affidavits from (the two
students) on December 7, 1979.
"Dr. Dallmeyer was not notified of
these charges until Feb. 15, 1980,
when he was called into the Dean’s
Office and asked to resign his
tenured post ... Dr. McBee explains
her non-compliance by stating that
‘she did not consider these state
ments as complaints but as
statements of fact.’ "
McBee said Monday, "The com
plaints had nothing to do with the
Title IX procedures." She said she
first tries to settle such problems
informally, adding, "I followed the
procedures I always followed .’’
policies." she added "It was my
understanding it was going to be
handled by Dean Payne’s office, that
this was just a minor part of the
charges
“Nothing was ever mentioned"
about filing a formal complaint, she
said. The formal grievance proce
dures have never been used since
their adoption in 1976, she added
Dallmeyer’s letter said the Title IX
‘Those girls didn’t want a full investigation.
They came to me with complaints of their grades.’
— Dr. Louise McBee
"Those girls didn’t want a full
investigation," McBee said "They
came to me with complaints of their
grades They said that laughing at
Dr Dallmeyer’s sexual innuendoes
had an effect on the grade in the
class," McBee said.
"I followed the regents' dismissal
grievance procedures “do not permit
the coordinator to carry out a
‘preliminary investigation and it
was on the basis of the findings of
Dr. McBee’s preliminary investiga
tion' that Dr Dallmeyer was asked
on Feb. 15, 1980, to resign. Moreover,
the results of her investigation are
being Iptilizud n^l^"attemf!
remove Dr Dallmeyer "
Although the DOE investigation
was officially begun on Oct. 2, an
official at the DOE Office for Civil
Rights said it would not really begin
until Dallmeyer returns a release in
accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974
According to Sarah Barron, a
supervisory equal opportunity spec
ialist with the Office of Civil Rights,
the investigation will either be done
in Atlanta from requested informa
tion or by sending a team to the
University for about a week’s work
The office will determine by Jan
15 whether a violation has occurred
If there is a violation, settlement
negotiations with the University will
conclude within 90 days, according to
the letter
If a settlement is not reached, the
DOE will start enforcement proceed
ings within 30 days. The University
could lose federal funds if the DOE is
not satisfied with the correction of a
violation if one is found.
GATOR BOWL BECKONS
Signs point out the way to Jacksonville
By MIKE HENRY
Staff writer
Staff photo l.arry Cutchall
Filming starts at Peabody Hall
‘ Breaking Away ’
resumes filming
By JEFFREY JOWDY
Staff writer
A bathtub on wheels, with red pennants and
streamers flying, was parked outside North Campus’
Peabody Hall Monday, but it was the red of Indiana
University’s "Big Red,” not the Georgia Bulldogs.
The bathtub was a prop used by 20th Century Fox as
they began campus filming Monday for their
"Breaking Away” television series, scheduled to
premier November on ABC-TV
Production crews started filming scenes at an
Elberton rock quarry last week after a two-month
delay in filming due to the now-ending actors’ strike
Crews arrived at Peabody Hall shortly after 6 a m.
Monday and filmed into the afternoon. Morning scenes
were filmed in Peabody's auditorium and aftemnon
scenes took the cast and crew outside the building,
attracting crowds of up to 200.
The on lookers witnessed an accident when the
bathtub on wheels collapsed while in action No one
was hurt, the spectators applauded and the cast and
crew took a lunch break pending repairs
Over 40 students appeared in Monday’s filming as
paid extras. They were drawn from Fox's extra file,
compiled while the company was on campus last
winter and this summer.
Students on the scene were given the opportunity to
appear as non-paid extras.
Series stars Shaun Cassidy, Barbara Barrie and
Vincent Gardenia were involved in the Peahody
filming
Following the Peabody filming Fox went to a roller
rink on the Atlanta Highway where roller skates and
free skating time were provided for the first 150 extras
to show
Fox will return to campus this Friday to film a
football scene at the Reed Quadrangle, according to
Larry Dendy. University assistant director of public
relations Saturday’s filming is scheduled for the
journalism building and Dendy said he expects the
crews to return to the Reed Quad next week
The production company is "trying not to interfere
with the education process” as much as possible,
Dendy said.
"The University is appreciative of Don Kiune and his
associates in working with us so that we can make the
proper arrangements" Dendy said.
More than 2.000 signs were posted
throughout the University campus and the
Athens area Monday morning as the city of
Jacksonville, Fla., made an effort to convince
the University that the Gator Bowl will be
ready for tins year's football game with the
University of Florida Nov 8 Reports
circulated last week that the stadium would
not be ready for the annual battle.
A delegation of 16 Jacksonville councilmen
and businessmen travelled to Athens, and a
similar campaign launched in on what was
called a Gator-Dog Love Campaign In
Athens, the group spent Monday morning
distributing the red and white signs which
read "Jacksonville Loves The Dogs." In all,
close to $10,000 was spent on the blitz in the
two college cities.
There was confusion earlier last week
whether the annual game would be played in
Jacksonville.
An inspection crew reported to Jacksonville
Mayor Jake Godbold Oct. 13 that the Gator
Bowl's walk ramps were rusted and unsafe.
The ramps serve as a drainage system at the
stadium during the rain.
Godbold announced that this year’s contest
would not be played at the Gator Bowl until
the stadium was determined safe from an
architectural standpoint.
In an emergency city council meeting Oct.
14, $200,000 was allocated for stadium
improvements to be finished before this
year’s Georgia-Florida game
Jacksonville Councilman Henry Cook was
among the 16 Jacksonville representatives
who visited Athens Monday. He spoke to
Coach Vince Dooley and the press for five
minutes, during which time he welcomed the
football team and its fans to Jacksonville.
Later, Dooley was given a key to the city (as
were hundreds of others).
Proposed expansions for Sanford Stadium
and Florida Field are apparently causing
concern among the Jacksonville councilmen,
whose city gains $19 million from the football
weekend.
Currently, the Gator Bowl can seat 69,000
football fans, which is more than both Sanford
Stadium and Florida Field.
This fact has not escaped the city of
Jacksonville.
"We are not going to sit still with 69,000
seats at the Gator Bowl, "said Cook. "We
have every intention to expand."
Mayor Godbold is expected to present a $14
Students line up for tickets...
million bond to the council in the near future
which would include adding 10,000 more seats
to the Gotor Bowl (increasing its capacity to
79,000),renovations of the press box, parking
facilities and the streets surrounding the
Gator Bowl.
Richard Giannini, Florida's associate
athletic director, said that his school would
have to look at the situation in Jacksonville if
improvements are not made He said the
parking problem, the economic strain to the
school and the difficulties involved in
scheduling the game in Jacksonville are the
factors to be considered.
“Traditionally, it’s such a great game,"
Giannini said. "But if they don’t do anything
to upgrade their facilities, then a decision will
have to be made(as to the game's future in
Jacksonville).
“On the other hand," he said, "if
renovations take place and the capacity of the
stadium increases, it would hold more than
ours. I think that if the Gator Bowl and
Jacksonville were to upgrade and expand, it
would be extremely difficult to move the
game here(to Gainesville).”
Georgia Athletic Director Vince Dooley did
not want to look that far into the future of the
game's location.
“I don't want to talk about possibilities,”
Dooley said
Cook said that he is confident the mayor's
stadium expansion proposal will be passed by
the city council and that work will begin as
soon as possible.
"We’re probably talking about a three-year
plan," Cook said, which is the same amount
of time allowed for Florida Field expansion.
Staff photo t-arr> CuUtull
while Jacksonville signs sprout on campus
Concept of ‘academic freedom’ is undefined legally
(Editor's note: This is the first of a
two-part series examining academic
freedom. This installment traces the
origins and definitions of academic
freedom. Tomorrow’s story will look at
academ Ians' opinions on the concept of
academic freedom and whether it
protects them in the academic commun
ity and the courtroom.)
By MICKIE VALENTE
Staff writer
Academic freedom—A law or privil
ege? Or perhaps both?
Academic freedom is a concept which,
over time, has been modified to fit
specific social and academic climates
Although the term is not mentioned in
the Bill of Rights, its definition is
consistent with the goals of the
constitutional privileges the bill guaran
tees each American citizen. For, one may
ask. how could any American institution
grant its employees any additional
privileges without first granting them
their inherent freedoms of citizenship?
Until recently, the term academic
freedom had little significance to
non-academians. However, last May,
reading education professor James A.
Dinnan claimed his "academic freedom”
as a privilege which excused his
noncompliance with a U.S. District
Judge's order to reveal how he voted in a
promotions hearing for Maija Blaubergs,
then an educational psychology profes
sor.
Dinnan, who consequently served a
three-month jail sentence for contempt of
court, has gained national attention, and
his case may ultimately determine a
redefinition of academic freedom which
would apply to both the academic and the
legal community.
Despite the fact there is no legal
definition of the term, there have been
numerous books and articles written on
ih«* subject of academic freedom
The author of several of these works,
Walter P Metzger, professor of history
at Columbia University, explains the
term originated in Germany and was
brought to America in the late 19th
century where it was then modified) to fit
the American educational structure
Metzger explains that many of the
methods and ideals of the German
universities were adopted by American
universities through the work of
American students who studied in
Germany and German professors who
taught in this country
The original definition grants both the
student and the faculty member specific
responsibilities and privileges But the
modified American version of the term
applies only to the professor, granting
him the right to develop his own program
of class instruction, the right to publish
and research in his field of knowledge
and the privilege to conduct his private
life according to his personal constitu
tional freedoms
“Academic freedom in the United
States is an intra-academic privilege
which secures the independence of
professors as employees so that they may
perform their professional tasks," writes
New York University professor Ernest
Van Den Haag
"It is a privilege no longer granted to,
but by, the institutions of higher learning
to their researchers and instructors,"
Haag continues
A typical example of such an
"institutional privilege" may be found in
the University of Georgia statutes The
statutes state. "A faculty member is free
to express his opinion on any matter he
finds within the field of knowledge that
he is employed to teach and to study,
subject only to the restrictions that are
imposed by professional ethics, accuracy
of expression and respect for the rights of
others. The use of a facility, pefsotfrfPl. or
resources for private or partisan political
purposes constitutes abuse of % oae s
academic position and, therefore, is
prohibited "
Academic freedom encourages the
independence of the professoral both his
professional and private life. ***
“Academic freedom." Haag writes, "is
needed exclusively to protect the
independence of professors from trustees,
colleagues, administrators, students,
alumni and public opinion." Therefore, it
secures the independence of professors as
employees of the institution
In order to assure the individual
professor's and the institution's compli
ance with the accepted definition of the
term, the American Association of
University Professors published a declar
ation of its committee on academic
freedom and tenure
Both this and later statements
published by the AAUP have suggested
guidelines for universities to follow in
personnel promotion and tenure proced
ures But each individual institution
determines its own specific criteria for
promotion and tenure
ACADEMIC FREEDOM, p 3.
