North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 94, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 2004 Page: 1 of 12
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Wake Up '04
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COLUMN: OPPOSING VIEWS 'UNDER GOD' Page 3
LIFE: COMET CLEARS EARTH
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BEAT: A SCULPTOR SPEAKS
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SPORTS: VICTORY FOR WOMEN'S TENNIS Page 10
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March 25, 2004
Volume 88, Issue 94
JUSTICE FOR ALL RETURNS TO NT
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Allison Tipton, Spring senior, stands in front of the anti-abortion display outside the free speech area to protest the women's voices
who were silenced, she said.
PRO
LIFE VS
CHOICE
Alicia Layton
Staff Writer
As NT students made their
way across the campus green
Wednesday, they encountered
a graphic display - two-story-tall pan-
els with images of the bloody body
parts of aborted fetuses.
Justice For All, a national anti-abor-
tion group, brings these images to
campuses across the nation.
Shalene Johnson, a volunteer for
Justice For All, said that the images are
necessary to reveal the truth.
"It puts a face on abortion," she said,
"It takes what is hidden and exposes it
for what it really is."
Johnson said that Justice For All's
hope for displaying the exhibit is to
cause deeper dialogue on the topic
instead of listening to mere flash slo-
gans.
Indeed, great dialogue was created.
Fired up emotions fueled great de-
bates.
One NT student, who preferred to
remain anonymous, attracted a crowd
as she debated with those around her.
She had had an abortion after she was
raped at the age of 13 and stands firm
in her decision today.
"I'm a living example of why abor-
tion should be legal," she said to the
crowd. "Everything happened for the
better because I wasn't forced to have
a baby."
She refuted arguments that the fetus
See CONTROVERSY, Page 6
Aborted 24 week ictus
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PHOTOS BY DEBORAH TURNER/ NT DAILY
Corinne Cords from Minneapolis shows off the "Justice
for All" flyer.
Faculty faces d vers ty problems
Paul Knight
Daily Reporter
Despite the belief that social
equity exists in the world today,
there are still areas in which di-
versity is lacking. The faculty at
NT is one of those areas.
As diversity in the student body at
NT continues to increase, administra-
tors are presented with the challenge
of hiring a faculty to follow suit and
equally represent all ethnic groups
Since 1990, enrollment of white
students has fallen by nearly 15
percent, while enrollment of black,
Hispanic and Asian students has
risen by over 11 percent. Howev-
er, the faculty at NT still remains
about 80 percent white.
Clint Hankey, Wylie junior,
said the majority of his professors
have been white.
"I don't think if s a racial issue, so
it doesn't really bother me," he said.
Jeremy Halverson, Richardson se-
nior, is a finance and economics ma-
jor. He explained that in his finance
classes, most of his pro-
fessors have been Asian.
"The only way
a lack of diversity
would bother me is
that if the professors
didn't represent who
was working in the
field," Halverson said
Dan Emenheiser,
director of diversity
education, said the
reasons for the lack of
diversity in the faculty could range
from competitive hiring among
universities to there only being a
small pool of minority applicants
to chose from. Even though NT is
an affirmative-action/ equal-op-
portunity employer, this does not
"I don't think it's
a racial issue, so
it doesn't really
bother me."
require NT to implement any kind
of hiring quota.
Emenheiser explained that the
low percentages of professors
from a diverse
background can be
deceiving, and it
does not represent
NT having a hiring
practice that is cul-
turally unaware.
NT "works very
hard and does a
very good job of
making sure that
^m job openings are
made aware to all
groups of people," Emenheiser
said. "The numbers here just about
match the national averages."
He said NT aims to increase di-
versity in several ways. The Divi-
sion of Equity and Diversity hold
several conferences over the year
- Clint Hankey
Wylie junior
that teach and promote diversity.
On Feb. 27, the seventh-annual
Equity and Diversity Conference
was held. The conference ad-
dressed issues concerning ways
to promote diversity.
According to Emenheiser,
working to increase diversity also
includes working with current stu-
dents to put them in positions to be
applicants for jobs in the future.
For example, there are not many
female professors in the College of
Engineering. Accordingly, female
students will be encouraged to go
to graduate school and have the
option of becoming a professor.
"The idea of creating a diverse
faculty is not only about hiring
from different minority groups,"
Emenheiser said. "We have to ed-
ucate current faculty and students
on diversity and look towards the
future."
Denton courts
grant amnesty
for warrants
Class C violations may
be paid through Friday
Christine Stanley
Daily Reporter
The Denton Municipal Court has
granted local fugitives a period of war-
rant amnesty until March 26 to prompt
individuals to take care of their neglect-
ed citations
Anyone who has been issued an ar-
rest warrant for an unpaid Class C mis-
demeanor, including tickets written by
NT Police, can now pay off delinquent
fines without fear of arrest until this
Friday. The standard $50 warrant arrest
fee will also be waived by the court.
"This is a way for people to avoid be-
ing arrested at a traffic stop, which is
usually what happens," said Tom Josey,
municipal court administrator.
Warrant amnesty has proven to be
an effective means of boosting revenue
for the city, as well. Josey estimates
that $60,000 were collected during last
year's month-long amnesty period.
See WARRANT, Page 11
University fires
worker accused
of stealong meals
Vanessa Londono
Staff Writer
Maintenance worker John Velasquez
was terminated on March 12 after an
administrative investigation found him
guilty to theft of university funds.
According to the investigation, Velas-
quez was found in violation of Major
Work Rule 1.4.16., which states that theft,
misappropriation or unauthorized use of
university funds or property or other dis-
honest actions is reason for discharge.
"I regret the decision that the depart-
ment and administrators met together at
10:30 a.m. on March 12 with coworkers to
discuss in a public hearing about my situ-
ation," Velasquez said.
According to Velasquez, he and his at-
torney had previously requested presence
at all public hearings, yet were not pres-
ent at the meeting.
"My attorney and
I were always hoping
that the parties in this
matter could reach an
amicable solution with-
out the necessity of liti-
gation," he added.
Velasquez was placed
on administrative leave
without pay on Feb. 20.
It was later changed to administrative
leave with pay. Before his termination he
had worked for the university for nine
years as a custodian and a maintenance
worker.
"When an employee is under adminis-
trative investigation, they are given leave
with pay pending outcome of the investi-
gation," said Steve Miller, vice president
of human resources.
Velasquez was arrested March 3 for
theft over $500. He was released later that
day after posting a $5,000 bond.
According to the affidavit complet-
ed by officer West Gilbreath, Velasquez
bought 10 meals on a meal card for $3.24
each on July 22, 2002. But the purchase of
the meals was wrongly encoded and in-
See FIRING, Page 4
John Velasquez
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