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WORLD
THURSDAY October 17, 1991
The Student Voice Since 1903
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Hill comes home NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Professor Anita Hill looked forward to returning to her law classes this week while Clarence Thomas waited in Washington to see how the Senate would vote on his Supreme Court nomination. "What has sustained me through all of this has been knowing that I could return home, back to my way of life, back to you," Hill said at a news conference Monday. "Words simply cannot express the kind of anguish that I have experienced over the past several days." Hill said her goal is to get back to her normal routine.
Future of Foxx's series in question NEW YORK (AP) — The death of comedian Redd Foxx, star of CBS' "Royal Family," puts tine future of that Wednesday night sitcom in doubt. On Monday, CBS spokesman Michael Silver said "Royal Family" would not air on Wednesday. Instead, CBS will air two episodes of "Te,ech," which follows it on the schedule "Royal Family" will return Oct. 30, Silver said. Whether the show will be reogranized around co-star Della Reese remains unanswered.
Unemployed man finds $55,000 cash OICEMAH, Okla. (AP) — An unemployed man who found $55,00 in cash and returned the funds to their owners says the reward was lousy but he's pleased with himself. George Ferris, 21, said he saw Freeland Unah's name inside the box and decided to return it. He said the $100 thank you was "kind of lousy, especially when you're dead broke and out of job." Ferris was on his way to check on a job application at a clothing plant Friday when he saw a green tacklelike box on the side of the road. "My only regret was that I could really use the money," said Ferris. "But I had to turn it in. That's just the way I was raised."
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Alan Lommasson and Lisa Johnson of Dance Gallery, Ann Arbor, Mich., will be featured performers during "Choreography Concert Plus," a production of UCO's Kaleidoscope Dancers Company on Friday, Oct. 25. (Photo provided by Dance Gallery)
Students, faculty reflect on old experiences, new attitudes By Penny Owen
Staff Writer Hypersensitivity by men about their behavior toward women may be the lasting result arising out of last week's Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings, said two University of Central Oklahoma professors. "I think we're going to see sexism come out of it," said sociology professor Dr. Lewis Irving, who fears that the general public will perceive sexual harassment as something men do to women rather than the full variety of sexual harassment possibilities. Beyond the standard policy of men harassing women, there are incidents of women harassing men, members of the same gender harassing each other and even persons being harassed because of their marital status, Irving said. But it was the alleged sexual harassment of a man against a woman which maintained the limelight for about 27 million viewers last week during the Hill-Thomas hearings. Some men are confused about the boundaries and that angers them, said oral communications professor, Dr. Majorie McGregor.
"Women are drawing new battle lines now and men don't know where they are yet," McGregor said. Another confusing item for many Americans is the exact definition of sexual harassment. McGregor said that in some instances, flirting in a business situation can be considered sexual harassment. The key is knowing when it is offensive to the other party. McGregor said she experienced a mild form of sexual harassment about 30 years ago by her boss, who repeatedly complimented her inappropriately. Although she did not believe he was aware of the offensive nature of his comments, she found the situation uncomfortable. Not having any legal recourse back then, McGregor said she tolerated it until another job opportunity came along. Her decision to change jobs was not solely influenced by her bosses' unwanted comments, but she said his behavior was a factor. Today there is legal recourse under Title VII of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), but the complaint must be filed with the EEOC within 180 days after the alleged incident occurred for action to be taken. UCO also has a sexual harassment policy
Women are drawing new battle lines now and men don't know where they are yet. —Dr. Marjorie McGregor Oral Communications Professor
which covers several possible relationships, including those Irving said are often overlooked, such as marital status and same gender harassment. Under the policy, the victim is told first to ask the person causing the harassment to stop. If that fails, then a written complaint should be submitted to UCO Vice-President Joyce Mounce, who will then prompt an investigation. Often, however, the situation can be resolved by demanding that it stop, said Irving, who used that solution when dealing with the several serious sexual advances made toward him in the past. "I've never really had to go aggressively past that point," he said. It appears that most people are at least aware of somebody having been sexually harassed, if not having experienced it themselves. V See HARASSMENT, back page.
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Students give their opinion on the university radio station, KCSC.
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Psychology major Tina Mitchell was a part of a recent "48 Hours" episode.
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Homecoming Queen candid a t e s tell why they think they should in the title.
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