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VOLUME 77, NUMBER 10
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS, GEORGIA 30601
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29. 1970
AROUND THE WORLD
Effect of Nasser's
death is pondered
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nas
ser s death Monday has set oil wide
spread speculation as to its effects on
peace hopes in the Middle East
Nasser who succumbed to a massive
heart attack at a Cairo airport, was consi
dered the strongest Arab leader but his
power was eroded in recent years by the
Palestinian guerrilla movement led by
Yasir Arafat
Nasser s death, observers said, left a
leadership vacuum that may add to the
strength of the guerrilla movement He
also was considered a stabilizing influ
ence in Arab-lsraeli relations
The president was stricken as he saw
off Arab leaders who had attended meet
ings in Cairo The meetings resulted in the
signing of a pact ending the Jordanian civ
il war
Tight dorm
conditions
improving
By PATRICE WALTERS
Associate news editor
Only 172 students were dormitory over-
assignments Monday eight days after
residence halls opened with 416 men and
women out rooms
Room cancellations and no-shows left
many vacancies which were immediately
filled, but 85 women and 87 men are still
waiting for rooms, according to Jerry L
Studdard. assistant to the director of
housing
“IN THE WOMEN'S areas we are now
in a position comfortable to both the hous
ing department and the students. Stud
dard said He admitted that the crowded
conditions in men's dorms are more criti
cal because of a lack of compact study
rooms, such as those in ('reswell Hall, in
which to house the men
As soon as dorm vacancies appeared,
overassigned students are moving in to
fill the rooms. Studdard said
By the middle of this week no women
will be left in study or recreation rooms
There will be about 42 overassigned worn
en living in rooms designed for three stu
dents each. he said
According to housing occupancy re
ports. most of the overassigned women
are residents of smaller dorms such as
Rutherford and Soule In male housing
('<xnmunities. Russell. Payne and other
larger dorms are the most heavily over
loaded with residents
STUDDARD SAID the overassigned
men are living in Russell study rooms and
three-man- rooms in Payne and Reed He
expects about 22 boys to be occupying
Russell and Tucker studv rooms next
week, but said this is preferable to the sit
uation at the time o! dorm opening when
even the recreation rooms in Reed. Payne
and Milledge were filled
I think that those in Russell and Tuck
er will have an opportunity to get into
regular bedroom spates during (he quart
er. Studdard said
Studdard said overcrowed (‘unditions in
the dorms will somewhat alter the usual
housing policy of allowing students to
change residence halls
-We have received between 250 and :M)
requests to change hall* but will be able to
honor very few of these, we can prohabU
honor 60 women's requests and only a few
frum men He said this is due to the ca
pacity load of students in the dorms
According to Studdard the unexpected
overcrowding in male dormitories was
affected not so much by the new ruling
requiring sophomore men to live on cam
pus. as by the extreme variation from
previous sears in no-show and cancella
tion rules
"CAMTlIAnOSS and students who
did not claim their rooms were far below
what we predicted-if they had cancelled
as in previous years, we would have had
no problem. Studdard said There are
traditionally 40 or 50 Russell residents
who do not show up but this year only 19
men failed to claim their rooms
LATE REGISTRATION
Today is the deadline for late registra
tion If a student fails to regis-er during
this tune he eannot stay in school
The last day for dropping or adding a
course is Thursday Drop-take procedures
are the same for all schools and colleges
If a student is planning to drop a course
he must get the instructor to sign a white
card, which can be picked up from his
advisor
If he wishes to add a course, a pink
class card must be obtained and complet
ed. signed by the instructor or department
and then returned to tin* Ilean s offke
Nasser. 52. was treated in the Soviet
Union earlier this year for diabetes and
circulatory trouble
• • •
KING HISSKLN of Jordan. Palestinian
commando leader Yasir Arafat and eight
Arab nations signed an agreement in Cai
ro Sunday ending the Jordanian civil war
The peace agreement set up a three-
man committee to ensure that Its provi
sions are carried out and to report any
violations to the eight cosigosg states
Foremost among the agreement s 14
points is that Hussein s army and the Pa
lestinian forces will withdraw from
Amman, almost destroyed by 10 days of
fighting
The pact prohibits all propaganda
campaigns inconsistent with its objec
tives and orders the return of prisoners
taken during the fighting It directs that
Irbid. in northern Jordan and other guer
rilla strongholds north of Amman be re
turned to the "military and civilian situa
tion existing prior to recent events and
also expresses support for the Palestinian
revolution until it achieves its objective
of full liberation and defeat of the usurp
ing Israeli enemy
The agreement came after a week of
meetings among the leaders of Egypt.
Tunisia. Saudi Arabia. Kuwait. North
Yemen. Lybia. South Yemen. Sudan and
Lebanon Ater the signing of the pact
Lebanon guarded against renewed guerril
la attacks on Israel yesterday
• • •
PRESIDENT NIXON reaffirmed the
United State's commitment in the Medi
terranean, which he called the southern
anchor of NATO
Nixon made the reaffirmation to Ital
ian President Giuseppe Saragat at the
start of talks on ways of seeking a lasting
peace in the Mediterranean
Several hours before the meeting be
gan. cars belonging to U S military men
at two Italian bases were set afire, a re
minder of the scattered violence that had
accompanied Nixon's second visit to Italy
in 18 months
During the meeting Nixon praised Sar
agat for Italy's efforts toward social re
forms and stated. "This is one of the ways
for Italy to contribute to the strength of
the alliance and defense of the Mediterra
nean '
CONSUMER PROTECTOR Ralph
Nader has said that glass fibers, rock
wool, diatomaceous earth and maybe as
bestos are contained in popularly priced
cigars, cigarillos and possibly cigarettes
and he warned that under certain condi
tions these additives are toxic
Nader sent a letter to the E'ederal
Trade Commission asking for an agency
investigation "of the hazards involved in
non-tobacco filler and additives and
whether any laws administered by the
FTC have been violated "
Nader said the American Cancer Socie
ty and the environmental sciences labora
lory of Ml Sinai Hospital in New York
City have been studying the additives for
the past month
UNREST REPORT
Endless circle
Photo by BE NNE T GEORGE
What happens when 18.IMXI parking
permits are issued and the campus
lias only 10.000 parking spaces'' A stu
dent circles a lot again and again.
hoping lor a lucky break so he can get
to class on time. Parking zone B is
typical of the crowded conditions
drivers find all over campus 'See
related story on page 2 t
Coed gets minor cuts,
bruises in auto mishap
A University coed received minor cuts
and bruises on her left arm and right leg
when she was struck yesterday by an auto
mobile beside Snelling Hall, campus po
lice reported
They said the student, identified as
Amy B Romoff. 18. of Brumby Hall, was
crossing Green Street when the accident
occurred
The driver of the car was identified as
Murrel M Williamson Jr. 22. also a stu-
dnl
Police quoted Williamson as saying he
Women attend more P.E.
Few expect
any changes
By STEVE STEWART
Monaoing editor
The icport of fTesident Nixon s com
mission on campus unresl will have little
effect on the I’resident s actions — or so
eighl persons interviewed here over the
weekend seem to (eel
Five studenLs. a faculty member and
two administrators — running the spec
trum from activist to conservative, by
their own definitions said there was lit
tle new in the commission s report
Nixon has been aware all along that, as
the commission reported, the Indochina
war. racism and the colleges themselves
are a fault for campus disorders, some of
those interviewed felt They said the Pres
ident is not likely to change now
Others said flic conclusions were oil
base and the real problems have to be
hendled by people other ihan the Presi
dent
If there is disorder on the Georgia
campus this fall, it will be provoked by
outside events such as last spring s U S
intervention in Cambodia, most agreed
DAN KAVENSON junior, who helped
reorganize Students for a Democratic
Society here last year, said he agrees with
the commission except for its condemna-
Mobe holds
confe
ren
V.C
had just come through the traffic light at
Snelling and was moving east when the
pedestrian stepped off the curb and into
the vehicle s path
He said he did not have lime to stop the
car before it hit her. according to police
Miss Romoff and three witnesses were
quoted in agreement with Williamson s
statement
"No improper driving was indicated,
so no arrest was made said the investi
gating officer. Marcus Hardin
Miss Romoff was admitted to the I'm-
versitv Health Services for observation
A Southeastern regional anti-war con
ference will be held Oct. 3-4 in Atlanta,
according to Frank (innnon. a member of
the Atlanta Mobilization Committee
The meeting in Atlanta will be a plan
ning session to organize regional action
for Oct 31. which the National Peace Ac
tion Coalition (NPACi has designated as a
day for massive peaceful demonstrations
across the nation
The group also is trying to coordinate
anti-war activities in the Southeast, Grin-
non said
Workshops will be held covering such
areas as G.I.'s third world, labor, women
and campus
Keynote speaker of the conference will
be Don Gurewitz. national coordinator of
the National Peace Action Coalition and
executive secretary of the Student Monili
zaticn Committee
The conference will be held in Biology
room 106 of Emory University beginning
at 11 a m on both days There will be a
registration cost of $1 Free day care will
be provided
Housing reservations can be obtained
from Atlanta Mobilization Committee 18
Yonge Street Atlanta Ga 30312. tele
phone <404 <52^9810
tion of violence
This government has committed more
vmhw igaiiM the people *»i Vietnam
that any student could ever do. Kavensnn
contended
"I personally don't think violence gets
vou anvwhere, foul I can !**» l»o\v'anybody
can rant and rave when they're doing the
same thing on a much larger scale
Kavenson said voutli are disillusioned
with President Nixon If we could see
some genuine efforts on the part of the
Resident to do wome of the tings he says
he's going to do. then people would sup
port him. he said But Nixon has taken
no significant steps to end the war or
eliminate hunger. Kavenson contended
“I don't believe what he says and I
don't think a lot of young people do ei
ther, he said
ROGER COX, chairman of the Dia
logue 70 task force on campus unrest,
questioned whether "Nixon should make
such huge policy decision (as on war and
racism) on the basts of what a bunch of
pushy students say in colleges
The only people who can do anything
about unrest are the admimstraton offi
cials in each individual university, he
said
Cox. also a student senator, describes
himself as conservative on anything that
involves interfering with other people's
rights "
Edward T Kassinger. director of pub
lic uMy for the University expressed
disappointment that the report did nor
criticize a misconception he said some
college administrators have of their role
That these administrators seem inc
lined to assume a posture in partisan is
sues is against the best interests of their
institutions. Kassinger said
A college's purpose is "to starch out all
facts re toted to particular social, econom
ic and political questions, hi* explained
TAKING SIDES is therefore an ubdi
cation of responsibility and a misuse of
the university s function which had led to
nusufidei standing by students of the role
of the educatonal institution according
to Kassinger
He said his department was asked to
participate in a review of the report on
Aug 29 three days before its ongunlly
scheduled release date of Sept I
"We declined We were not going to
rubber stamp a report that was due on
Sept 1. " he said
Delay of the report s release past Sept
1 suggests that the college represent*
lives who did look it over liad extensive
criticism, and revisions were made said
Kassinger
(Continued on back pago)
By ROBBI BLANTON
Assistant nows oditor
Bum the bra!'* ‘ Women first now'
and Ban Playboy are several of the
chants now being used bv the growing
movement of women liberators interested
in equalizing opportunities for women
Out* issue that the local liberators appa
tenth have not gotten wind of concerns
the number «if hours of physical education
that women here an* required to attend as
opposed it) men s requirements
Present requ rement rules as outlined
by the 1970-71 Student Handbook state that
all non-veteran freshman and sopho
more students are reouired to complete
with passing grades six quarters of basic
physical education
However, tin* same rules do not explain
that women must attend P.E. classes ei
ther three times a week with one-hour se-
suxis or twice a week with two-hour ses
sions while men who ; re classified as sec
ond-quarter freshmen or above attend
physical education sessions only twice a
week with one-hour session
The exception to this rule concerns co
educational PE classes which require
attendance three times a week
StudenLs who have become aware of
these unequal requirements have asked
* why matters stand as the\ do
According to Robert T Bowen Jr pro
fessor ol physical education, men s P E
requirements have been less than wom
en's for approximately 10 years since
ROTC was made mandatory for men
At this time men were required to
attend ROTC classes twice a week with
drill or. third dav ind also physical educa
turn classes three times a week Women
were not subject to the ROTC require
ments but did have to attend physical edu
cation classes three times a week also.'
Bowen explained
According to the 1969-70 ruling on
ROTC. however, military science classes
are no longer mandatory for all men
Thus the rule concerning the men's P E
classes wasnt modified with the ROTC
change and men are still attending P E
twice a week Bowen stated
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He said a change will not be made unti!
the physical education division initiate -
action Bowen noted that the classes will
be equalized in the near future but no
thing has been done offKiallv vet
I haven t heard am women protest
Bowen said w ith a tough
Another P E instructor Earl E Fates,
said that a reason that Ur class equaliza
tion process hasn't been started is be
cause of a lack of staff and facilities
Fales is in favor of Ur three-dav pro
gram and feeLs that is should be re instat
ed i d rather see man go three* times a
week rather than women any wav he
declared
l)R RALPH JOHNSON, head of the
man's P E department explained that
first-quarter freshmen men do attend
physical education classes three tunes a
week but the Friday session consists of a
iecutn* rather than a work-out period
This is an orientation program for all
first-quaiter freshmen ami consists of a
series of lectures and films to help the
freshmen evaluate their own physical fit
ness. he said
Dr Clifford Lewis, head of the wom
en's P E department said first-quarter
freshmen women do not have an orienta
tion program similar to the men but a
complete evaluation course .s offered for
women each quarter that helps them to
analyze their own health amdition She
added that she hasn't heard protests from
women concerning the unequal classes
The majority of students interviewed at
random the P E class equalizaUon
issue said they unaware that women
attend physical education classes
more* than men
"SINCE I AM AWARE of the issue
now stated Gary Nichols, senior in Arts
and Sciences, the rule seems to imply
that girls have a greater need to be
phvsicallv fit than buys
Tina Jaasak sophomore in journalism
stated that the ROTC issue is irrelevant
to the class equalization issue* hut physi
cal education classes for both men and
women should meet the* same amount of
days
Another sophomore. Roy Moody a
sophomore in Arts and Sciences, said I
think the* requirements should be stand
ardized foir both men and women but the
students that work out at the gym or. their
own time an* the one> that an* reallv in
terested in physical fitness, anv wav
One freshman. Betty Foy Sanders.
Irishman in Arts and Sciences summed
up the overall ijumons of the women in
terviewed about the PE class equaliza
tion issue with the statement If boy*
have P E twice a week then girls should
naturally be required to attend physical
education Has only once a v eek
e*M»*o tv M H H f T GE 0«GE
MEN GC THROUGH THIS ONLY TWICE A WEEK
Women must vpend more time m R E clow