in
this university for the last twenty-five years. If they would only
listen, I'd throw out this prepared statement in a flash and start
with....her thoughts went back only a very few years, to before the
affirmative action laws.

She recalled vividly how she was treated, what women were subjected
to--still subjected to, she amended, wryly. Lewd, suggestive poses of
women in every lab and office. Huge posters on many doors facing the
hallways. Projections via slides of scantily or unclothed women in
provocative poses that were used to "illustrate" lecture material and
treated with derision by the male lecturer. We couldn't complain
because we were told that if we didn't like it we could leave. We were
told that this activity was normal and healthy. We were told that if
we found it offensive, we must be 'queer'.

And then that wonderful day when Sally, a woman graduate student, found
and placed on her door, a large full length picture of an unclad male.
He was young and pleasant looking--like the boy next door. No
suggestiveness here. Just the human male form. His penis hung quietly
from his pelvis, as unremarkable and vulnerable as the breast of an old
woman. But what an uproar it caused. The men were furious. They
clucked and cackled like a bunch of biddy hens which had been surprised
by a predator's invasion of the hen house. Diana held the glass to her
mouth for a few moments more even though she was not drinking to stifle
the smile that was trying to force itself into being from the memory.

The offending poster was quickly torn down, torn up and still the
cacophony continued unabated. That is, until Sally was called in to
the NERD chairman's office. When she emerged, she packed up her
belongings and left. Of course, we can't have that kind of sexual
depravity continue. The men were certainly united in that decision.
How quickly and easily they can fire women for whatever men define as
impropriety.

She continued with her statement. "We have seen no evidence that any
faculty were injured by those SmurFFs. The evaluations that had an
impact were the hundreds of evaluations that we have not seen despite
my efforts to have them made available for this hearing. If these
faculty had problems, it was with their teaching.

"There is no evidence or any proof as to when, or even if, these seven
SmurFFs were submitted.

"The administration has not shown any motive on my part to fabricate
and s