en it and the so-called
support staff. Patterned after the military, it was directed by, and
key positions held by former military men. The military analogy
persists throughout the university structure. Upper administration and
faculty are designated as officers.

In order to insure staff cooperation, President Pope had created a
company union called the Staff Association. To keep tabs on the
members, he appointed the director of personnel an ex-officio member.
The current director, Greg Harrison, attended every meeting, answered
questions, directed staff activities and channeled them into acceptable
areas.

"Yes, I do," Henry continued glowering. "A year after Trenchant got on
the Staff Association, she was elected its chair and that body turned
from being a very convenient rubber stamp into a cohesive,
confrontational group of people. She was reelected unanimously for a
second term and during those two years she managed to upset nearly
everybody in the Vatican--especially, The Pope. It seems, from what I
was told when I was appointed academic vp, that during this time a
great deal of energy was directed toward damage control.

"Nothing worked with her. All the tried and true methods of threat or
blandishment had no affect. She didn't seem to notice or understand
that if she played ball she would become more important than the staff
she represented.

"She and the Staff Association encouraged the rest of the staff to
bring problems to their office. We had almost daily calls from the
Attorney General's Office because she advised women to make complaints
if they were discriminated against or harassed. She even boxed in
Mark, the university attorney, and just four years ago, she made a
shambles of personnel by kicking Greg, the director, out of the Staff
Association.

"And that's not all. Under her direction, the Staff Association
started to by-pass personnel altogether. They investigated several
grievances and represented the grievers they felt were abused by the
system.

"They started a staff newsletter to inform everyone about their
rights--especially concerning sex discrimination and sexual harassment.
The staff was told to stay away from the affirmative action office,
which was described as a tool of the personnel department, and take
their complaints directly to the Attorney General--they even printed
her phone number, for Christ's sake.... Trenchant and a committee met
with a federal EEOC in