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VOLUME 81. NUMBER 21
Georgia's only collegiate daily newspaper
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ATHENS. GEORGIA 30602 WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 9. 1974
By CAROLYN TATUM
State editor
The bill to put a student on the Board
of Regents of the University System of
Georgia is now dead and appears
unlikely to be revived this session.
Introduced in 1973 by Bobby Rowan of
the 8th district, the bill provided for the
inclusion of a student as a full voting
member on the Board.
Because it was not acted upon during
the last session, it would have to be
reintroduced and considered again before
it could be ratified by the voters as a
constitutional amendment.
According to Rowan, the University
committee which was considering the bill
has done no further work on the measure,
and the senate committee chairman,
Edward H. Zipper of Savannah, will not
be returning
Rowan, who ran for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination, will also not
tx* a member in the coming session.
“I’m not sure what is going to happen
in the Senate this year I’m not going to
be there and about the only other person
on the committee who favors the bill is
Paul Broun of Athens.’’ he added.
BRAUN ADMITTED he was “probably
the only person left on the senate
committee who was really interested in
the bill.
“We owe it to students to check into it
and it could De one way to give students
an additional voice in the system,’’ Broun
said "It is vitally important that we
allow students to have real input into the
Regents,’’ he added
Broun said, however, he had doubts
about putting a student on the Board of
Regents. “The student would only be one
voice out of the 110,000 students in the
system This student would be expressing
his own opinion, not necessarily the
cross-section of student opinion in the
system," he added.
“A STUDENT would probably only be
serving on the Board one year, which
would not really give him time to get into
whatjs happening there," Broun said.
Broun suggested that a possible alter
native might be for the regents to go
from campus to campus talking to
students and getting their input that way.
"This would probably be more effective
for getting input into the system.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate
George Busbee opposes the measure
because he feels it would be impractical,
ineffective, and unnecessary.
CHAPPELLE MATTHEWS, long-time
legislator from Athens, contends that a
student would not have the time to devote
reached for comment.
Also tonight, the arts and sciences
delegation will announce the names of six
new senators selected to fill vacancies in
that delegation.
The senate will also consider a request
from Student Government Association
President J Rivers Walsh for funds to
allow Minister to Health Services Skip
Pou to visit the health facilities at other
southeastern universities
According to Walsh, the trip would
enable Pou to evaluate the University’s
health services better and compare it ot
other college facilities Walsh said he is
"already aware" of opposition to his
request, but pointed to an expected
increase in health fees next year as one
reason the trip is necessary
The senate meets at 6:30 p.m. in the
Graduate Studies Auditorium
By KATHY HOGAN
Although the shoplifting problem in
Athens is a serious one — sometimes
accounting for losses as high as 10
percent — most area merchants do not
attribute the problem to University
students
Instead most merchants questioned in
a recent informal survey blamed high
school students, townspeople, and the
rising rate of inflation as the source of
their “pilferage plague"
Wade Davis, owner-manager of Davis'
Eoodland on Baxter said he believes high
Photo by BILLY MULLIS
Salvation
In an effort to protect a famous painting located in the University Chapel from
moisture damage, the physical plant is repairing a small section of the building’s
roof Materials left over from the restoration of the Demosthenian building are
being used according to Physical Plant Director W K Jordon The $200 restoration
job is expected to be completed this week
Capsule news
Founder flounders
Terry Wehunt, one of tne tounders of ONWARD, has resigned from the party
after not being selected to fill a vacancy in the Arts and Sciences senate
delegation
Wehunt. who is a member of the University Council, saiche'sresigning because he
is not pleased with the selections to fill the vacancies. "I fl think the people
chosen arc qualified I don't know what their (the Arts and Sciences delegation!
criteria were," Wehunt said and cited the selection of a first quarter freshman as
an example
Wehunt also said that another ONWARD member. Brett Highland was not
selected and added he felt that both he and Highland were more qualified to fill the
vacancies than the persons selected.
Justice deadlines
Today is the deadline for students to apply for positions as justices in the student
judiciary. Applications can be picked up and returned to the Student Government
Association office in Memorial.
to the Regent position in order to do a
good job.
Scott McLarty, University delegate to
the Student Advisory Council (SAC), says
the bill will be brought up again because
it “is an issue people can get a lot of
mileage out of.”
“There is still a great deal of dissent-
sion over how the Board member would
be selected. Schools in the University
system. all want to get adequate repre
sentation. and how can this be accomp
lished 0 Anothei problem is being able to
keep the student member on longer than
a year
“My understanding is that the SAC is
working on another proposal One very
likely practical solution is that the SAC
president would be the official represen
tative and the he would be advised by a
board represented by the whole system
If this were done in conjunction with a
lowering of the average age on the Board
of Regents. 1 think this might work." he
added.
The student member, according to
Broun. would probably be the president
of the Student Advisory Council to the
Board of Regents.
Rowan said the student selection proce
dure had not been officially determined
but would be decided by an advisory
committee
Photo by CRAIG SCHNEIDER
Rip off
Brute force has triumphed over law and order and parking regulations. It is a
fairly common sight to see drivers of small cars go up on the curb to avoid the
card operated barrier. One driver, however, apparently did not want to risk injury
to his tires, so he just ripped the bar down.
IN AREA STORES
Lifting on the rise
food prices have forced some people who
wouldn't normally steal to resort to
shoplifting
DAVIS SAID he has caught people
shoplifting recently that have been regu
lar customers for 15 and 20 years
Although Davis' store is located near
the high rise dorms on Baxter, he doesn’t
think students are the main cause of his
problem
He did admit though, that shoplifting
increases, as does his business volume, in
the fall when classes resume.
The Foodland incorporates its shoplift
ing losses of about 1 percent in with their
operating costs, and therefore, all mer
chandise is automatically marked up for
greater profit
Security at the Foodland is limited to a
couple of one-way mirrors, and alert
employees are the only measures Davis
uses to deter would-be shoplifters.
IN THE PAST Davis said he ha-
called in the police when he catches a
shoplifter, but his rising losses are
forcing him to change that policy “Its
just getting out of hand." Davis said.
“We may have to start prosecuting.’’
Sylvia Wilson, manager of the Univer
sity Shop on College Avenue agreed that
her 5 to 10 percent losses are not entirely
due to UGA students
"All age groups shoplift," Wilson
stated “There just is no average
shoplifter."
THE UNIVERSITY SHOP marks up
merchandise about 40 to 45 percent to
compensate for their losses, which the
manager says is "reasonable" compared
to other area shops
Ms Wilson said shoplifting losses are
largest when a big sale is going on in the
store This is because there is more
traffic in the shop at that time, and as
Sylvia Wilson says. "People are looking
for something cheaper than a sale.”
When she does catch a shoplifter,
WilsoYi said the general policy is to call
the parents of the offender into the store,
and ask them to handle the situation If
the parents decline to take any action or
refuse to believe their child has shoplifted,
then the manager calls the police and
presses charges
DAVISONS DEPARTMENT store re
plies on much more sophisticated securi
ty guards from Oxford Security systems,
and this year they are using a chain and
ring gadget to wire more expensive items
to stationary racks
Davisons also has some clothing items,
like leather coats, electrically wired If
the item is removed from a rack without
being de activated by a clerk an electric
circuit is broken, and a loud buzzer goes
off
The Uniform Crime Report filed by the
Athens Police Department recorded 6
shoplifting arrests this past August when
most university students were home for
the summer. Compared to 16 arrests for
last May. the report documents the fact
that shoplifting in Athens increases in the
fall when classes are back in session.
By NANCY BLACK
Assistant news editor
A new student senate treasurer will
probably be elected at tonight's senate
meeting, though controversy surrounding
the eligibility of ONWARD’s nominee
continues.
The student body constitution requires
the treasurer of the senate to “have
served at least one term in the senate.”
According to the constitution, “A mem
ber’s term of office shall run from one
student body election to the next.”
Coalition party members had said the
new treasurer will be a Coalition senator
since ONWARD does not have any
senators meeting the requirement.
However, ONWARD will nominate
Preston Lewis (Business) even though he
does not presently meet the requirements,
according to ONWARD chairperson Fred
Johnson
LEWIS SAID that he was appointed to
the Senate "around the first of October”
last year, and confirmed later that
month. Lewis was elected on the ON
WARD ticket last spring
Coalition senator Paula Cheatham said
her party would oppose Lewis’ nomina
tion on ground that he is ineligible to
serve. Coalition senator Buck Pennington
announced several weeks ago that he
would seek the office.
According to Johnson, ONWARD plans
to file for a judicial interpretation of the
contitutional requirement this afternoon.
According to sources within the party,
the filing is an effort tc forestall any
action by COALITION until Lewis be
comes eleigible for the office.
The sources said "they were sure" the
judicial ruling would be favorable to
ONWARD and would find Lewis eligible
since by that time Lewis will have served
one calendar year in the Senate.
In other business tonight, the senate
will again vote on a constitutional
amendment to abolish the “one term”
requirement introduced at the last meet
ing by Pennington.
THE AMENDMENT passed at the last
senate meeting, but according to the
senate constitution, all amendments must
be voted on at two consecutive meetings
In addition, a consitutional amendment
would require a referendum for ratifica
lion by the student body
Because of the time element involved
in a student referendum, the constitution
al amendment could not go into effect
before the first of January, senate
leaders say, which means that whoever is
elected treasurer this month will serve at
least until that time
Pennington had indicated earlier that
he would resign the treasureship. if
elected, upon passage of the amendment.
At that time. Pennington cited the
maintenance of strict legal procedure as
his main reason for running
Pennington explained he felt a year’s
experience in the senate did not necessa
rily give anyone an “edge” in holding a
senate position, and that the requirement
is too restrictive
ACCORDING TO key senate officials,
the amendment is almost sure to pass,
and several senate members are now
speculating that Pennington will not seek
the office Pennington could not be
Many students, trying to combat tne Energy Crisis, have
come up with novel ways to conserve energy Some ride
bvcvcles; others turn out lights This girl appears to have
traded in her gas-guzzeling lawn mower for one powered by
oats Although a horse for a lawn mower is not all that
common, the idea does present some advantages For
instance, you could cut your grass on Sunday mornings
without disturbing the neighbors, or do a little extra mowing
at night Trimming around trees and bushes would oe no
problem, and even small children could operate it safely.
Also, if the owner wishes, it can double as a riding
lawnmower The conditions of the girl’s front yard, however,
does present one problem and seems to slightly alter an old
adage You can lead a horse to grass, but vou can’t always
make him eat.
Horsing
around
Student Regent
dead as issue
Student Senate to consider
selection ot treasurer again