Tag: sexual harassment

For many women the sound of a whistle instantaneously makes us grind our teeth in frustration. What exactly does the male expect from the woman he is whistling at besides a hardcore karate chop?

Often times, students at the University of La Verne feel they live in a bubble that allows them to look out on the world and its happenings with a watchful eye. In doing so, these students might think, "That stuff does not happen at La Verne."

Pedaling the tricycle in the schoolyard, I easily remember the first little boy that took notice of me. I can also easily recall the time when we were behind the slide and he stole a tiny kiss. Everybody who saw chanted the familiar, "Christie and Tommy sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g. . ."

Allegations of sexual harassment and drinking on the job forced Norm Venables into a six-month silence that began on Dec. 19, 1995, when Venables was fired as director of dining services, and given 15 minutes to leave the University of La Verne campus, instructed never to return.

What would an executive say if he/she walked into the office one morning to find employees lounging with the latest copy of Playboy or Hustler? Probably not much that could be printed. But what if the employees lived at their office? Ate and slept together? What then? What about their personal rights?

Once again, California Governor Pete Wilson has let the supposed interests of the business community blind him to the importance of basic civil rights.