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The Red and Black
Athens, Georgia Tuesday, October 28, 1980 Volume 88, Number 24
"An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community "
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TITLE IX
I uNlVtPi'TY or «°i
U.S. Dept, of Educati©R
plans jurisdiction ruling
Hv JOK KRAKOVIAK
Staff writer
The U.S. Department of Education
soon will make an official ruling on
its own jurisdiction in possible
violatioas of Title IX, according to
department officials, but a Univers
ity administrator said Monday the
department will not conduct an
investigation.
An investigation was requested by
H David Dallmeyer, an associate
geology professor, who claims the
University violated its own guide
lines for handling charges of sexual
harassment made against him by
two female students
The University is conducting
dismissal proceedings against Dall
meyer on charges of sexual
harassment and plagiarism. The
complaints of harassment are part of
those charges.
Procedures for handling an inves
tigation of a possible violation of
Title IX requirements were imple
mented by the University in 1976.
Title IX of the Education Amend
ments of 1972 guarantees availability
of participation in and benefits of
any education program receiving
federal funding regardless of sex.
Louise McBee, associate vice
president for academic affairs and
former University Title IX coordina
tor. said she bases her opinion on a
call from an official in the
department’s Office of Civil Rights
in Atlanta
McBee said she received a call
Friday from Cherry Shelby, an
official in the Education Depart
ment's Atlanta office. McBee said
Shelby told her the Office, based on a
preliminary inquiry, would not
investigate the University since the
matter did not fall under its
jurisdiction.
But Mary Huber, the department
he was waiting for information on a
case similar to Dallmeyer's handled
by the Denver office
In response to Bryson’s explana
tion. however, McBee asked a
reporter, "Do you want to bet?"
‘She (Shelby) told me Friday that it (the Department of
Education) did not have jurisdiction in the case, that it
wouldn ’ t be coming to Athens. ’ Louise McBee
attorney looking into the complaint
by Dallmeyer, said the decision to
conduct the investigation will come
sometime this week Huber said she
is doing research into whether the
department can legally investigate
the complaint under Title IX.
According to Louis Bryson, direc
tor of the post-secondary education
division of the Office of Civil Rights,
Shelby's statement was the result of
a "preliminary discussion" of the
issue and not the result of legal
research.
Bryson said the result of "a
preliminary discussion may not be
confirmed by further legal research.
"Title IX does not mention sexual
harassment specifically," so the
department would have to study the
matter, he said. He added the
Atlanta office has never handled a
complaint of sexual harassment, but
"She (Shelby) told me Friday that
it (the Department of Education) did
not have jurisdiction in the case, that
it wouldn’t be coming to Athens,"
she said.
McBee was Title IX coordinator
when she handled complaints by two
women students charging Dallmeyer
with sexual harassment. Although
she admitted never taking formal
complaints as specified in the
grievance procedures, the girls’
depositions were used as evidence to
begin dismissal proceedings against
Dallmeyer.
Dallmeyer requested the investiga
tion in a letter dated Sept. 25, written
by his lawyer. J. Hue Henry of
Athens The Education Department
Office of Civil Rights in Atlanta
announced it was making an inquiry
in a letter sent to both the University
and Henry dated Oct. 2.
Carter runs for office
from other side now
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a
series of four artirles examining
the presidential candidates listed
on the Georgia ballot. Each article
will attempt to explain the
candidate's positions on issues that
are of special interest to students.
Today's profile looks at President
Jimmy Carter. Subsequent articles
will examine Republican candidate
Ronald Reagan, Independent
candidate John Anderson and
Libertarian candidate Ed Clark.
By BILL KRUEGER
Staff writer
Four years ago, Jimmy Carter
was waging a campaign for the
presidency as an outsider. He told
voters he should be elected because
he was the man who could
eliminate the awful cancer that
occupied Washington, D C.
Carter was elected the 39th
president of the United States after
a tough battle with Gerald Ford.
He rode into office on the wave of
public distrust which followed
Watergate
In this election year, the shoe (as
they say) is on the other foot. To
much of America, he now
represents Washington and all that
is bad about it. His principal
opponent, Ronald Reagan, is
campaigning as the outsider this
time, and it is Carter who must
defend his record over the last four
years.
Carter’s term has had its peaks
and valleys. The economy has
suffered greatly during the term of
the former Georgia governor.
Inflation, interest rates and un
employment have soared during
the past four years. Once strong
industries, such as the auto
manufacturers are having tre
mendous problems
Critics claim America has lost its
power in the world .‘ommunity
during the last four years Our
allies are not sure what the United
States will do next.
Carter has had problems with
good friends and relatives. Former
budget director Bert Lance caused
Carter grief when he became
involved with some questionable
banking practices Brother Billy
has been a constant embarrass
ment
But just as there have been
valleys, there have been peaks
Carter was probably at his best
during the summit at Camp David
which saw Menachem Begin and
Anwar Sadat, once bitter enemies,
embrace each other — largely
because of Carter
He has done much for minorities
Jimmy Carter
and women, appointing more of
them to high government positions
than any other president
He has deregulated the airlines
and the trucking industry. He has
presented a solid energy package
to the Congress.
TIIE ISSUES
DEFENSE AND TIIE DRAFT:
After the Soviet invasion of
Afghanistan, Carter decided it was
necessary to reinstate draft regis
tration, which was abandoned
during the Nixon administration, to
send a signal of force to the
Soviets All 19- and 20-year olds
were required to go to their local
post offices last July and register
for the draft.
When Carter entered office, he
promised to reduce defense spend
ing. Since then, Carter has seen
the likes of the invasion in
Afghanistan and has stepped up
defense spending He is in favor of
the SALT II treaty, although he has
put it on the back burner since the
Afghanistan invasion Carter says.
"it(SALT II) will make the world
a safer place for both sides."
In keeping with his stand on the
SALT II treaty, Carter is com
mitted to stopping the spread of
nuclear weapons This resulted in
the 1978 Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Act, which prohibited future sales
of U.S. nuclear supplies to the
nations that refused to put all their
nuclear facilities under internation
al safeguards
TIIE ECONOMY: This is the area
in which Carter has been hurt most
in this year's campaign The
economy has sagged during Car
ter's term and, accordingly, he ha*
received most of the blame for th«
pocketbook pinch many American.*
are feeling
Carter, like the other candidates,
has proposed a tax cut His tax
package proposes larger tax breaks
for businesses, whereas Reagan’s
plan concentrates on cutting
personal taxes
Carter has also pledged to fight
unemployment, but views inflation
as a more serious problem. "To
achieve full employment, we must
also be successful in our fight
against inflation," Carter told the
Democratic National Convention in
August.
Carter has tried to work with the
sagging auto industry, (an example
being the federal loan guarantee to
the Chrysler Corporation) but has
stopped short of placing import
restrictions on the Japanese cars
that are flooding the market
ENERGY: Carter has done much
during his four years in office to
try to reduce America's depend
ency on foreigh sources of oil He
has had a program for the
development of synthetic fuels. He
also supports the use of tax credits
to reward homeowners and busi
nesses for installing conservation
equipment.
Carter has called for an increase
in the use of coal and solar energy
Carter's solar development pro
grams have emphasized federal
research grants, government pro
curements and tax incentives He
has set a national goal of deriving
20 percent of the nation's energy
from solar power by the year
2000
Carter, just like the other
candidates, contends that nuclear
energy is necessary. He does,
however, take a more cautious
approach toward its development
than does Reagan
EDUCATION: During the Carter
administration, the federal govern
ment has spent more federal
money for education than ever
before. Carter viewed the
government's role in education
important enough
tee CARTER p.3
Dowling and McBee speak to graduate students
Graduate students present petition
By FRANK REISS
Staff writer
A bit of nostalgia came to campus
last Friday as approximately 140
graduate students staged a 1960s-
style rally to protest the new 10-hour
ruling affecting graduate assistants.
The group marched from the Boyd
Graduate Studies building to Old
College to present a petition opposing
the ruling to Assistant Vice
President for Academic Affairs
Louise McBee.
McBee was unable to answer the
students’ many questions concerning
the ruling, so the group asked their
questions of John Dowling, acting
dean of the graduate school
The group complained that the
ruling will now require graduate
students not on assistantships to take
13 hours for full-time student
classification as well as making
graduate assistants take 10 hours
Talmadge campaigns
in toughest battle ever
Editor’s Note: This is the first of
two parts profiling the candidates
for the U.S. Senate. Today's
installment is a look at the career
and record of . the incumbent.
Herman Talmadge.
By JUSTIN GILLIS
Staff writer
Back in 1955 a Birmingham. Ala.
printer completed work on an
interesting little book Copies are
hard to come by these days, but
two of them happen to reside in* the
bowels of the University’s main
library.
‘‘You and Segregation" is an
enlightening piece of literature—en
lightening for the picture it paints
of a South determined to preserve a
century-old system of official
racism, which in the mid-50’s was
coming under increasingly heavy
attack.
The book is enlightening as well
for the picture it paints of its
author’s mind. In bold letters it
tells us. on page 44. that “God
Advocates Segregation." We are
told that the Communists and their
"fellow travelers" are behind the
integration movement in America;
that integration <»i tha schools
would result in a "mongrel race,"
and that if such a thing were
allowed the Republic would im
mediately collapse.
The author of that slim volume
was then the governor of Georgia,
Herman Talmadge
Twenty-five years later. Sen
Herman Talmadge talks a different
line He avidly seeks support from
blacks, and his campaign literature
touts their endorsements and
includes pictures of them meeting
with the senator in his office.
So much for you and segregation
That illustration of a mind
transcending former limits may be
one key to understanding the
political career of Herman Tal
madge Herman has something
that his daddy, Eugene, sorely
lacked: Herman can adapt. He has
shown his adaptability time after
time in a long, turbulent and often
brilliant political career which took
him from the mud of south Georgia
to seats of power in Atlanta and
Washington
Talmadge's ability to keep in
touch with what Georgians are
thinking is on the line this year in
the toughest race of his political
career The voters pass judgment
a week from today Talmadge. 67.
has already said it will probably be
his last campaign
He has. figuratively and literally,
donned his red suspenders and
taken to the hustings in an effort to
hold his Senate seat, revive his
Herman Talmadge
political fortunes and restore honor
to the Talmadge family name It is
a campaign of redemption and
renewal, and for Talmadge the
personal stakes are high
THREE FRIENDS
That is not to say he can win
easily Private polls taken for
Talmadge’s Republican opponent.
Mack Mattingly, have led the GOP
to believe it may be able to oust the
incumbent The Republican
National t’ommitee has spent
money on Mattingly and lined up
party heavyweights, including for
mer President Gerald Ford, for
campaign appear.iniw thi- week
Talmadge isn't about to roll over
and play dead His appeal to the
voters is intensely personal, and it
was strong enough to win him 60
percent of the vote ovei formidable
opposition in the Aug 19 Dema
cratic runoff
Voting for the Talmadge family
is a habit that goes back
generations in some Georgia
families. OI’ Gene's technique of
running against the "liberal” |
Atlanta establishment serves Her
man well, and it has completely I
endeared him to his rural. ,
blue-collar constituents
Gene had a saying that a Georgia
farmer had only three friends in
the world God Almighty, Sears
Roebuck and Gene Talmadge
Herman inherited his father's keen
ability to spark personal loyalty in
the voters To the hereditary
tee TALMADGE p.2
instead of the five hours as it
currently stands
The students told Dowling the
extra hours would only raise their
tuition, while noting that DlOtl
departments do not offer enough
courses to enable all students to take
10 hours.
Dowling said if that is the case, the
departments ought to re-examine
their curriculum
Dowling and McBee met with
Harold Gentry, associate dean of the
graduate school. Monday to discuss
what possibilities exist for relieving
the financial burden of the gi
assistants.
Dowling said the talks are in an
early stage and he could not detail
any plans being made But he said
the students, by their demonstration,
have input
"I have a great deal of sympathy
for you as far as the money is
concerned, but I think graduate
assistants should be fully enrolled. '
Dowling told the group
He said department heads have
been instructed to give him a list of
students who should not have to take
the additional hours next quarter for
any reason, and that his office is
trying to implement the rule
gradually
Students reacted to Dowling by
requesting he give them specific
evidence He told them they would
have to talk to their department
heads
The graduate students also did not
get an answer to why they were not
asked how they felt before the ruling
was announced Then they asked
Dowling how important he felt the
grad assistants are to the Universi
ty’* well being
"We regard assistants as young
colleagues They are very important
to the University," Dowling said
A student hinted the administra
tion is "just one step away from
doing without ga s (graduate
assistants)."
The students refuted the adminis
tration's position '.hat the rule
conforms to rules at other colleges
One student said the University
cannot be compared to others which
don't do as much research He called
the administration's claims phony
stats We’rt fed up with it
Dowling reinforced his feeling that
no one is unsympathetic with their
situation, but that it is important for
graduate assistants to be enrolled as
full-time students He commended
the group on their conduct and then
excused himself to attend a prior
appointment
Ray Campagnoli. a student who
accompanied the march playing
bagpipes, said he did that to bring
attention to the cause "It's
something that deserves attention,
even though it doesn't affect me,"
said the soon-to-graduate Campagno
li “What the rule amounts to is a cut
in pay tfor grad assistants)
McBee told the gathering that the
demonstration reminded her of the
MB "Back then it was tlBHWl •
daily occurrence,' she said
One student responded. "Let's not
make it a daily occurrence in the
'80s "
Another student, Pat Smith, who is
on the steering committee of the
student group, said the rally was
"somewhat effective ”