Sexual harassment is when a person makes an unwanted sexual advance toward another. The antagonizer can come in many forms, whether it be a fellow employee, friend or even a respected professor, such as in David Mamet's Oleanna, which is the author's rendition of this serious topic.

In the spirit of the play, several student organizations have been gearing up to spread sexual harassment awareness by holding workshops to discuss the controversial subject. Two discussions have already been held, and there will be a third on Monday to examine the audience's reaction to Oleanna.

The Affirmative Action office has held numerous sexual harassment programs throughout the University for many years and will be hosting the one on Monday afternoon.

"Sexual harassment is normally much clearer than what we see in the play," said Bonnie Ortiz, director of affirmative action. Ortiz, who has read the play, said it provokes the fears about sexual harassment that people hear about today.

The play's action begins in the setting of a present-day university, where an insecure female student, Carol, is failing her class and seeks advice from her professor. However, Carol gets anything but professional help from her teacher, who responds with a degrading forwardness. This forces her to complain to the faculty committee, putting the professor's tenure on the line. A war between Carol and the professor is declared.

Because of the importance of this issue, the Center for Performing Arts is expecting a good turnout.

"The topic is so relevant to today's society," said Matt Miller, a writer for the Center for Performing Arts. "People have different interpretations of political correctness and sexual harassment," Miller said.

Oleanna will be performed at 7:30 p.m. and again at 10 p.m. tomorrow night in Schwab Auditorium.