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Foghorn
The   University   of   San   Francisco
May i, 1997
• http://foghorn.usfca.edu
Volume 93, Issue 21
Harassment Lawsuit in Settlement Stages
Alan Heineman
claims no merit
to plaintiffs' case
James Tedford
Editor-in-Chief
It's a story about hot tubs, nude
massage classes, unequal course loads,
racism — and possibly nothing.
The lawsuit filed by four female
English professors on November 10,
1993 — alleging sexual harassment,
Business School
Plans New Digs
'McLaren Project' in works
for new building on campus
Renee Arnold
Foghorn Staff Writer	
The Rev. President John Schlegel, S.J., David
Macmillan, vice president of Development, and Gary
Williams, dean ofthe McLaren School ofBusiness, recently met to discuss the possibility of building new
facilities for the business school.
McLaren has been patiently waiting at least seven years
for a new building so that the 1,500 students could move
out ofthe building they currently share with Phelan Hall
residents. The "McLaren Project" remains in the
conceptualization stage. The plans have yet to be refined,
and prospective donors have yet to be identified.
Once those donors are identified, the majority of
the funds pledged, and the Board ofTrustees approves
the plans, building will commence. Macmillan hopes
that students will walk into the new building "at the
turn ofthe century."
Rumors had it that the University of San Francisco
planned to purchase Lincoln University or St. Elizabeths
School in order to expand. The people involved in the
McLaren Project explained that if McLaren relocated, it
McLaren: Page 3
Senate Passes
Budget Despite
Telephone Debate
Les L. Shu
News Editor	
The ASUSF Senate approved the budget for the
1997-98 school year, even though some senators may
still have unanswered questions about where student
money is going.
From the ASUSF accounts, expenses of $1,141,305 are expected.
ASUSF is also expecting a revenue
of $809,800 from several ASUSF
organizations. The remainder will be
covered by student activity fee
money.
Lara Gabriele, vice president of business administration, said the budget committee "did come up with a
very fair budget this year."
Budget: Page 4
sexual and racial discrimination, retaliation, and intentional infliction
of severe emotional distress on the
part of three male English professors
and the dean ofthe College of Arts
and Sciences — is finally drawing
to a close through out-of-court
settlements. The trial was scheduled
to begin in May.
After extensive pre-trial depositions examined the evidence for and
against the plaintiffs' allegations, the
United States District Court issued
orders in March granting summary
judgments for the individual defen
dants, dropping the four men from
the lawsuit and leaving the University as the sole defendant. The action
frees both parties to settle out of court
rather than risk what could have been
an embarrassing public trial.
On that much, the two sides are
agreed. But just what those summary
judgments mean has been hotly disputed.
In a letter distributed March 31
to every faculty member except the
women who filed the lawsuit, Alan
Heineman, professor of English and
Lawsuit: Page 5
The Case at a Glance
■ Plaintiffs: Patricia Hill, Tracy Seeley, Carolyn Brown,
Melinda Knight
■ Defendants: Alan Heineman, Stanley Nel, Patrick
Smith, Edward Stackpoole, SJ.
■ Charges: Sexual harassment, sexual and racial
discrimination, retaliation, intentional infliction of
severe emotional distress
AS
USF
A Day to
Just Play
Photos courtesy of Campus Ministry
SpHng DaY Of Play Coming Up: This Saturday, over 200 economically underprivileged
children will revel in all sorts of merriment on Negoesco Soccer Field. Sponsored by Campus Ministry, the event will run from
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring crafts tables, games, standard picnic-fare food, kites, balloons, and everyone's favorite — a wide-
open field for running aimlessly. All USF students and faculty members are encouraged to take time off to romp in the grass
with the youngsters, pictured above from last year's play-fest.