Page 10 THE BATTALION MONDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1977 Samson ** PROFESSIONAL HAIR DESIGN 1510 Holleman College Station 693-1772 Legislation makes change 42 job discrimination charges file UniPcrm PftltlSlON PlRMINli S1MIM Judy Fondy, Vickie Matthews, George / Ann Hoke, Jane Kroll, Kathy Grimes, ^ Judy McCann. ^ By LA DONNA YOUNG Since the early 1970s when the Texas A&M University System began being affected by equal em ployment legislation, 42 charges of job discrimination have been filed against the system. “Cases wouldn’t have had any success until 1972 because the law wasn’t applicable,” said Edward Kaska, an attorney with the system. He explained that most cases are filed under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Until 1972, the law prevented discrimination only on federal levels. In 1972, the law was changed to include state and local ' governments. The Fine Fine I never knew what I was headed for while I was growing up. Time never stops to let you think, it just keeps press ing you on making you inse cure in your decisions and goals. There is nothing worse than wasting a lot of time, wishing you would have done things in another way or had taken another direction in your life. Steps must be taken quick ly to counteract this process. Let me reveal to you my solu tion. As I recall my birth and child hood was so traumatic that my being alive was considered a miracle. Much prayer was said for me and I feel sure that this prayer was a big factor in my life for the years that followed. As a child I learned to pray be fore bed and at meals and was very considerate of the Lord. My whole family went to church every Sunday and was fully involved in all the extra activities. I joined the church when I was 12 and remember seriously contemplating this step. My parents had purpose fully refrained me from infant baptism so that I would feel free to choose as I willed. With this decision left up to me I was very cautious that my de sire was pure and not influ enced by the mass of friends doing the same. My previous friends and I parted ways as I began high school. By chance (or the past prayer) I got into the right crowd and my life remained somewhat sheltered and pre served. These 3 years caused me to question my relationship with God and to test and won der of its durability and real- ness. I realized that I had a nat ural repellent within me resist ing a lot of the wordly things and confusion that was around me. I could not be or do things as freely as some of my friends but I was happy just to follow through with my inward feel ing and intuition. It was be yond my understanding yet I could not help but connect it with God why I remained so unshook by the environment surrounding me. By my senior year I began to read small portions in the Bi ble. Additional circumstances, not unusual to those of that age, also drew me to inquire more intensely of God. Al though my sincerity was true, my experiences were shallow. The only prayers I uttered were self-centered, concerning the gain of offices, dates, tests, etc. Few prayers were said for friends; my influence to them was mainly in an objective be havioral form. This was all 1 knew—to pattern myself after Christ. Eventually I felt like an actor simply playing the role of a Christian in which 1 had mastered the part. It was a rather frightening thought— what profit is a good outward behavior if the inside content is no different from all the rest? Some time later in an assem bly, I heard of someone’s salva tion experience that brought him out of drugs and jail into the Lord’s warm presence. I envied his experience because it was so clear and definite. I could not even vaguely ponder upon such an experience in my life. Eventually I realized my salvation experience was only a fine line like a fracture instead of an obvious traumatic break; therefore, I began to investi gate the inevitable existence of the fine line in my life. This fine line of my salvation was brought to light during my first year in college. I began to see verses such as Galatians 2:20 - / am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me . . . and II Corinthians 3:17 - Now the Lord is that Spirit. I had read them several times but this time I saw them. It was wonderful! Things began to click and light sprang up in my being and Christ became more real to me than ever be fore. I began opening my mouth and experiencing the Lord moving and speaking in me in a definite and positive way. It was indescribable. No longer did I need the outward pattern for I had the inward moving and indwelling of Christ. Christ wasn’t meant to be applied to my outward be havior but to my inward being and from there He would com mence to grow. Today He is still growing in me and my experience of Christ is ever fresh and real. Time with its pressed decisions and unrest has lost its hold on me—I am in Christ and Christ is in me! Brenda Yeager, ‘76 846-9708 Paid for by Christian students on campus. (Radio Jliaek)"^ BUY THE STA-64 RECEIVER AT $249.95 AND RECEIVE TWO MC-1000 SPEAKERS FREE (A NORMAL VALUE OF $119.90). ECONOMICAL REALISTIC AM-FM STEREO RECEIVER STA-64 delivers quality you can see and feel as well as hear! Massive silvery panel, heavy flywheel tuning, illuminated signal strength meter, stereo indicator. Flip switches for loudness, tape monitor, stereo/mono. Custom walnut veneer case. Come in for a test-listen today! 31-2073 Reg. 249.95 REALISTIC HI-FIDELITY BOOKSHELF SPEAKER Our popular MC-1000 delivers a room full of hi-fi, yet fits on a shelf! Perfect for apartments and dorm rooms. 8” acoustic suspension woofer and 3” cone tweeter. Beautiful walnut veneer enclosure. Get a stereo pair from Radio Shack and save! 40-1980 Reg. 59.95 Ea. SALE GOOD THROUGH DECEMBER 10, 1977 WHILE SUPPLY LASTS 1125 VILLA MARIA 846-7384 Open 10-6 Mon.-Sat. Radio /hack Cindy Irby, Affirmative Action of ficer at Texas A&M University, said on the national level the Four types of discrimination usually claimed are race, sex, national origin and re ligion. She added that most of the charges against the system were for race, sex or national origin, and none of them involved religion. Comparing the charges, Irby said the number of race charges are de creasing and the number of sexual and national origin charges are in creasing. The 42 charges are for the entire university system, and not just the University. The system includes: Texas A&M University, Prairie View A&M University, Tarleton State University, Moody College, the extension services, the experi ment stations and other offices. Twelve of the charges are still act ive. They have been filed and are awaiting a decision. Two of the cases were filed in 1973 and 1974, the rest in 1976 and 1977. One of the first complaints filed against the University was by a Texas A&M faculty member in March 1973. The complaint started as an inquiry by the faculty member to the Equal Employment Oppor tunity Commission (EEOC) about what action she could take to get the University to giant her tenure. Instead of getting lost in pa perwork, the inquiry was quickly acted on by EEOC. During casual conversations with colleagues, the faculty member learned that EEOC had sent notice to the University that a complaint had been filed. She said she probably would have followed the complaint anyway, but because everyone was already under the impression she had filed a complaint, she went ahead with EEOC actions sooner than planned. By December 1973 a decision in favor of the faculty member was is sued by the EEOC. It stated that the faculty member “in particular, but women in general, were dis criminated against at A&M for ten- After EEOC notifies the system that a complaint has been made, in vestigations begin. Irby explained that until recently the system did not take any action until the EEOC requested it. Once the EEOC makes a desi- cion, the person claiming discrimi nation may decide to take the case to court. At this time the system’s attorneys take over the case. When the case goes to court, it is a representative of the state’s Attor ney General’s office who tries the case. Representatives from the sys tem’s Attorney’s office assist him in gathering background information, evidence and witnesses. were problems with the person ing the complaints) and seven* resolved through compromise, Irby said the cases thatwt compromises could be seenasai either by Texas A&M orbyriieje son filing the charge. It depends The offic who’s looking at the outcome,* 5U ls, the said. ^oach Gem instituted hance. In r ._ | je Aggie Library hours ^ skie r p. 1 “It was tor tmal exam: ame/; Agt on said. scheduled Sid™ I was Hospitality Committee Presents Texas A&M Christmas Fair Friday Dec. 9 The most recent case to be de cided in the courts is Virgil Hickman vs. Texas A&M Univer sity. Hickman’s charge of racial dis crimination was upheld by the EEOC but not by the courts. 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. MSC Banquet room Area merchants selling gifts for under $20. Hickman originally filed his com plaint in 1972. Another court case was recently given a court date of September 1978. Of the 30 closed cases, 17 were decided in favor of Texas A&M, six were administratively closed (there Texas A&M students will ,ague. It i noisy neighbors or rooming a c usually turn to the Univeisiii pheAggi Library environment for fin( )U i s being exams studies. ^ s b 0 ts The library will again prod ” nc [ thei around-the-clock opportui 2-27 halfti this semester. «Q ur s b ( It will be open 24 hours a |, e fi rs t ha beginning Sunday, Dec. 11,a( p.m. Availability of study cont tions will continue straij th rough to midnight WediiJ day, Dec. 14. Materials will notbecliecli out after regular closing lioiii:| during the period. Studentf may, however, use open-sl materials in the building. 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