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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1999
BEYOND THE HEDGES
NCAA case taken to
Supreme Court
The National Collegiate Athletic
Association presented oral argu-
ments Jan. 20 to the Supreme Court
on the question of whether it re-
ceives federal funds and whether it
is then subject to Title IX.
Renee Smith, a graduate student
at Hofstra University and the Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh, was refused a
place on the varsity volleyball squad.
NCAA rules prohibit graduate
students on varsity teams, but Smith
argued that these rules are enforced
less often with men than women,
which violates Title IX of the Educa-
tion Amendments of 1972.
If the court does find that the
NCAA is subject to Title IX, it could
result in a radical revision of bud-
gets for men's and women's champi-
onships, scholarships and even ath-
letic eligibility.
The NCAA's lawyers argued that
only direct recipients of funds are
subject to Title IX, and the NCAA is
not a direct recipient. They also
called these charges "an over-broad
reading of the law."
Smith's lawyer countered that
regardless of who receives funds,
the law is broad enough to cover
entities that control federal funds.
Also, the NCAA is a direct recipient
of funding for the National Youth
Sports Program, which receives
-grants from the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
Executive Director of Trial Law-
yers for Public Justice Arthur Bryant
thought the justices may not make a
ruling, but instead send the case
back to the district court with in-
structions to consider the ideas
raised.
In a similar case that Mr. Bryant
wilPbe arguing, two track athletes
from Philadelphia have accused the
NCAA of violating their civil rights
by requiring them to make certain
scores on the SAT and ACT, both of
which discriminate against non-
white students, they claim.
The Supreme Court will issue a
decision on the Smith case within
the next few months.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher
Education, Jan. 21.
AMA fires editor for
sexual politics
The AMA fired George D.
Lundberg, editor of the Journal of
the American Medical Association,
alleging that he accelerated the pub-
lication of a survey on college stu-
dents' definition of sex in order to
affect the impeachment trial.
The paper, which ran in the
journal's Jan. 20 issue, surveyed 599
undergraduates in 1991.
Sixty percent of those surveyed
would not say they had "had sex" if
they had engaged in oral sex.
AMA Vice President E. Ratcliffe
Anderson Jr. told reporters
Lundberg had "accelerated" publi-
cation, but would not specify how.
Anderson said the timing of the
paper was "a clear effort to influence
the proceedings in Washington."
Lundberg had headed the jour-
nal since 1982. According to Ander-
son, this was not the first time
Lundberg performed poorly.
"Over time, however, I have lost
confidence and trust in Lundberg's
ability to preserve that high level of
credibility and integrity," Anderson
said.
In the paper, researchers re-
corded political affiliation, though
they did not categorize answers to
questions about oral sex with party
affiliation.
"These data indicate that prior to
the current public discourse, a ma-
jority of college students attending a
major Midwestern state university,
most of whom identified themselves
as politically moderate to conserva-
tive, with more registered Republi-
cans than Democrats, did not define
oral sex as having 'had sex,'" the
researchers wrote.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher
Education, Jan. 18.
Spanking alleged at
dean's hand
Louisiana State University Pro-
fessor Diane Piper filed a lawsuit
against LSU and associate dean Ri-
chard Nelson, alleging sexual ha-
rassment.
Piper claims that, as another as-
sociate dean watched in shock,
Nelson grabbed her, pulled her onto
his lap and spanked her, chanting,
"You're a bad girl."
According to The Advocate and
Associated Press stories, Piper's suit
also alleges that Nelson had previ-
ously made sexual advances.
It also alleges that he told her
that she was hired because she is
black.
Although Nelson is under strict
orders from the university not to
comment, his wife told The Chronicle
of Higher Education that the "so-
called incident" resulted when
Nelson tried to comfort Piper.
He was trying to pat her on the
back, and she fell on him, his wife
said.
LSU officials would make no com-
ment while litigation is pending.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher
Education, Jan. 18
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Racial harmony through art
This artwork is part of the third annual African-American Citywide
Exhibition, sponsored by the African-American Art Advisory
Association of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The exhibit is in
multiple locations in Houston throughout February, in honor of Black
History Month. The Black Student Association will hold a related
reception Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Farnsworth Pavilion.
POLICE BLOTTER
The following incidents were reported by the Campus Police for the
period Jan.-19 through Jan. 26:
Residential Colleges
Wiess College Jan. 23
Academic Buildings
Anderson Laboratory Jan. 20
Alice Pratt Brown Hall Jan. 21
Alice Pratt Brown Hall Jan. 22
Rice Media Center Jan. 26
Other Areas
Sammy's
College Way
Entrance 12
Jan. 22
Jan. 23
Jan. 24
Three Rice subjects arrested for"
alcohol violations. Each released
to drunksitter or responsible
person. Case forwarded' to
University Court.
Items removed from an office over
winter break. Case pending.
Subject stopped for driving while
intoxicated. Passenger also drunk,
both booked into Harris County Jail.
Vehicle stopped for driving on the
grass. Both driver and passenger
were intoxicated and transported
to county jail.
Domestic violence assault that
began at BaylorCollegeof Medicine
ended up at Rice. Case referred to
Houston Police Department.
Subject arrested after trespassing
and causing a disturbance. Placed
in county jail.
Non-Rice subject driving wrong way
placed in county jail for driving with
a suspended license.
Two drunk individuals found inside
a suspicious vehicle. Both placed
in county jail.
STUDENT ASSOCIATION
The Student Association Senate met Monday. The following were
discussed:
■ The Off-Campus Housing Guide and the new Guide to Houston are
in production. Contact Karin Pearl (kpearl@rice.edu) if you want to
help or fill out an application for the Guide to Houston, found on SA
office door; and
■ General elections will run Feb. 19-24. Petitions are available Feb.
1-9 in the SA office. Offices are open in the SA, Rice Program
CoiHKil, Honor Council, University Court, University Council, the
Thresher and the Campanile.
Next meeting: Monday at 10 p.m. in Kelley Lounge in the Student
Center.
Correction
In some of Marisa Levy's statements in the Jan. 22 Thresher ("Club's
eligibility, origin questioned"), it was unclear whether she had agreed
to be a member of Houston Community Publishing Lectures and
Forums. In fact, she had agreed to be listed as a member.
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Stoler, Brian. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, January 29, 1999, newspaper, January 29, 1999; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth246637/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.