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VOLUME 79. NUMBER 102
THE RED AND BLACK
Georgia's only collegiate daily newspaper
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WEATHER
The forecast for today calls
for a high near 70. The low
tonight should be near 50, with
the high tomorrow near 70.
There is a 50 percent chance of
rain both davs.
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ATHENS. GEORGIA. 30602
TUESDAY. APRIL 17. 1973
Coalition caucuses to
open house today
By .MITCHELL SHIELDS
News editor
The recently elected SGA executive
slate will be holding an “Open House" in
Memorial through the end of this week to
familiarize students with SGA offices and
facilities.
For a complete list of cabinet positions
and descriptions of cabinet duties, see
page two.
“We re inviting students to come in and
find out what is available to them
through SGA. and how we can work
together through SGA to help improve
the University community." Steve
Patrick, president elect, said “There are
many students on this campus who don't
even know where the SGA offices are
located, who may have valuable
contributions they could make through
Student Government We want to reach
those students "
The “Open House" will be held at the
Student government Offices in the
Activities renter from 2 until 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday.
According to Patrick, either he.
Executive Vice President elect David
Bell or Administrative Vice President
elect Susan Fansler will be in the offices
during that time. He said, however, that
if students are unable to come by during
the set times he would be willing to meet
with them at some other time
“THIS W ILL give us a chance to meet
students we were unable to contact
personally during the campaign." Pat
rick said.
Patrick said he and Bell and Fansler
were already considering some restruc
turing of SGA cabinet positions and that
one of the purposes of the "Open House"
is to get student input concerning these
positions.
"We want to have an opportunity to
talk with students during SGA Open
House and get their ideas and
suggestions We also want to make sure
that anyone interested in a cabinet
position, or who knows someone who is
willing to put in some time and work in
one of these positions, has an opportunity
to talk with us about it." he said
But. said Patrick, no firm decisions
will be made on the make up of the
cabinet or appointments until the end of
the week.
SLOTH REVEALED
Carter dedicates exhibit
HOWEVER, when asked to confirm the
list of candidates. Executive Vice
President Elect David Bell said that the
caucus had not reached any firm decision
as to who Coalition would support for
Senate officers.
“Coalition will support the best
people.” he said. "A number of PSA
candidates are even being considered."
The Coalition senator also said a
decision had been reached by the caucus
on who to support for seats on the Senate
Allocations Committee.
Bell, however, said no decision had
been reached on that matter.
"Lots of names were mentioned,
including some members of PSA.” he
said.
FURTHER ACTION of the caucus,
according to the senator, included the
passing of rough drafts of motions to be
brought up at the next Student Senate
meeting. One of these motions, he said,
concerned an investigation of the Student
Judiciary.
Legion comes clean
Legion pool will be opening this Wednesday to the delight of all
the blithe water spirits that have been recently appearing on
campus swimming suit encased with nowhere to go In
celebration of the opening, entry into Legion pool will be free all
day Wednesday. Following this day. however, the normal
charges will be in effect. Prior to opening the pool for this
summer s swimmers a cleanup program went into effect to
remove all the junk and scum that had accumulated during the
long winter months The program was carried out quickly and
efficiently with no problems arising, although some of the
workers were surprised to find hidden in the dark recesses of
the pool the metal monstrosity that commands the foreground
of this photo. That, however, caused no great concern and the
work moved apace to culminate in tomorrow’s grand opening.
consider new senate
By It \LLIE MOREDOUK
Members of Coalition caucused Sunday
night in their first general meeting since
their sweeping victory in Wednesday’s
elections to discuss plans for the
upcoming Student Senate
According to a Coalition senator, the
caucus decided on who to back for
officers of the Student Senate.
He said that law student Bill Condon
was selected as Coalition's candidate for
Student Senate president. Leslie Becnel
as candidate for Student Senate vice
president. Steve Letzsch as candidate for
Student Senate treasurer and Nancy
Cline as candidate for Student Senate
secretary.
Steve Patrick, president elect, and Bell
also disagreed with the senator on this
point, saying that no decision was made
concerning action to be taken against the
Student Judiciary.
Patrick did say. however, that a full
“hearing should be made of the
judiciary There should be a thorough
investigation of the election code,
perhaps even a revamping The senate
should spell out exactly what the Student
Judiciary can do with the ballots."
Patrick said that the caucus provided
an opportunity to provide new senators
with copies of the senate by-laws and
explain to them the workings of senate
committees
Bell said this was done “to prepare
new senators for the complexities of
Senate routine."
Some of the issues discussed at the
caucus, according to Patrick, were
allocations, housing, a South Campus
center and tickets to athletic events.
New officers hold
Six amendments
pass in elections
By JOYC E MURDOCH
Assistant news editor
By SUSAN PARKER
State affairs editor
Gov. Jimmy Carter dedicated what he
jokingly called the world’s "only
peanut-eating ground sloth” Sunday in
the lobby of the Boyd Graduate Center
(GSRC).
The skeleton of the giant ground sloth
has been taking shape behind a plywood
screen in the lobby since September
The fossiles of the sloth were
discovered in 1971 by a highway crew
cutting a drainage ditch for 1-95 near
Brunswick.
AFTER DR. Mike Veerhies of the
geology department checked out the find,
a University crew headed by Albert
Brantley, now an education graduate
student, spent the summer working the
dig
Brantley, who was in charge of the
study and display construction as well as
Five are
Student
By LESLIE THORNTON
Associate news editor
A pre hearing eonterence was called
last week to set up the ground rules for a
case in the main court of the student
judiciary against five University students
who participated in a sit-in last spring in
University President Fred C. Davison's
office.
A1 Bragg and Brooks Franklin, counsel
for the defense, introduced two motions
for dismissal, one for an open hearing
and one for a continuance Richard
Gordon, advocate for the University,
introduced countermotions for each of
those
The five studehts, Chuck Searcy, David
Alonso. Steve Patrick, Steve Letzsch and
Mike Walker, all part of the so called
“Athens Eight” are charged with
disorderly conduct, disorderly assembly,
joint responsibility, and unauthorized use
of University facilities, all of which are
listed as offenses in the studenthandbook
‘ BRAGG AND FRANKLIN moved for
dismissal on the grounds that "clandes
tine pressures exerted upon the student
judicial council by the administration of
this University precludes a trial by an
impartial panel.”
The motion also said that in late
October of 1972, O. Suthem Sims, dean of
student affairs, said to the assembled
members of the Judicial Council that the
Council existed by the grace of the
University administration and that if it
did hot decide its cases in a manner
agreeable to the administration, the
Student Judicial Council might be
terminated
the excavation, said the bones were part
of a significant quarry. In addition to
smaller mammals of the era. three sloths
were found there.
He postulates that the three sloths were
part of a family that was feeding too
close to the edge of the marsh, got stuck
in the mud. and drowned.
The display in GSRC shows the bones
of the sloth positioned as they would have
been as the sloth struggled to free
himself from the mud. Just part of the
sloth's skeleton is used in the display
since there was no building on campus
large enough for the entire animal
WHEN ALIVE, the sloth stood more
than 25 feet tall, and looked something
like an overgrown tree sloth, according to
Brantley The sloth, which lumbered
around with his two-foot long claws
turned up like shovels, had no natural
enemies, hut suddenly died out about
lO.noi) years ago
heard by
Judiciary
Countering the motion. Gordon intro
duced a general request to prevent any
motions for dismissal “The defense is
contending that the court is ineffective
and incapable of giving a decision.”
Gordon’s countermotion said. "This is
purely speculation."
THE DEFENDANTS were among the
32 people arrested last May 3 and
charged with criminal trespass in
conjunction with a sit-in in University
President Fred C Davison's office. All
but eight pled guilty in the state court of
Clarke County.
The eight, including students Scott
McLarty and Tony Alonso and faculty
member Pete McCommons, pled not
guilty, and after two trials in the state
court, the first of which resulted in a
mistrial, were convicted of criminal
trespass
The case is presently pending review
before the Georgia Court of Appeals
As a result. Bragg and Franklin also
introduced a motion to continue holding
the case before student judiciary until it
has been completed in the stale and
possibly federal courts.
Tony Alonso has already been before
the Student Judiciary in November with
the other 24 students In that case the
court recommended that no disciplinary
measures be taken. McCommons, as a
faculty member, is not subject to the
Student Judiciary.
Bill Bracewell. advisor to student
judicial affairs, said McLarty was not
charged by the judiciary because, "based
on my interpretation of the student
handbook and on my observations, it
didn’t sound like Scott violated any rule.’’
Funds for the display came from the
governor’s office and the University
Foundation.
Carter said at the dedication that he
was standing in his bedroom one night at
1 a m. when Brantley, who was visiting
one of his sons, walked in and told him
about the display
THE DISPLAY includes about 60
bones, including fiberglass and plaster
casts in addition to the fossiles
themselves. Casts had to be used when
the original bones could not be found or
were too fragile or too heavy to use in the
display.
Last year. Brantley spent a quarter at
the Royal Toronto Museum in Canada
learning the latest techniques for
mounting large prehistoric skeletons.He
used the learned techniques to construct
the display unveiled Sunday.
The display of the giant sloth will be
the only display of its kind in the
Southeast, and the only large prehistoric
animal mounted in the state
The six amendments voted on by the
student body in last Wednesday's election
passed overwhelmingly
Amendment one received the most
opposition, but passed 1624 to 818 Its
passage deletes from the student body
constitution the 2.0 cumulative average
requirement for senators at their election
and throughout their term
Amendment two. which passed 2029 to
575. requires the student body president
to bring all* statutes and recommenda
lions passed by the senate to the
attention of individuals with the authority
to take the recommended action The
president has previously been required
only to make the presentations to
University officials
With the passage of amendment three,
candidates for Student Government
Association offices must get 50 percent of
the vote in an election to win. The
amendment was approved 1649 to 760
The constitution earlier required a
candidate to gel only 40 percent of the
vote to win an election
BY A vote of 2119 to 723, amendment
four added the following to the student
body constitution: “All students applying
for positions in the judiciary must first
make a formal request to the Judiciary
Committee,of the senate, take a written
test, and be interviewed by said
committee.”
The section of the constitution
concerning the judiciary was also
changt‘d by the passage of amendment
five The students voted 2247 to 576 to
add. “The committee’s recommendations
for appointments shall be submitted to
the president of the student body and the
Student Senate."
More students favored amendment six
than any other amendment. It passed
2436 to 480 This amendment, if approved
by the Regents, would make the student
body constitution binding not only on the
students, but also on the faculty,
administration of the University and the
Board of Regents
Photo by BILL DURRENTE
C ARTER LOOKS OVER BONES OF SLOTH
The (io\ernor was in Athens Sunday to dedicate the exhibit
Capsule news
Spencer places sixth at Boston
Bulldog trackster Dennis Spencer placed sixth out of 1100 runners in the annual
Boston Marathon yesterday.
Olympic maratoner Jon Anderson of Eugene, Oregon won the race in 2:16.03.
Spencer is a junior Irom Atlanta whose distance running qualified him for the
Olympic trials last year Spencer placed ahead of all other collegiate distance
runners in Boston
The Boston race is run over a 26-mile course and is considered one of the premier
marathons Formerly an all-comers race, the Boston Marathon has resorted to
qualifying times because of increased participation
Spencer normally runs the three-mile race for the Bulldog track team
Inside the paper today
TIIE LAST RESORT — The Last Resort has been closed because of an unrenewed
liquor license and managerial problems. See page two.
JOBS — The employment scene for graduates has changed See page three for the
story
Mo\ IES — Keelie' and the University Union bring two specials this week See
pages two and three