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UNIVERSITY OE GEOPGlA
UNIVERSITY OK GEORGIA. ATHENS. GEORGIA 50602
MAR 2 5 1976
THURSDAY. MARCH 25. 1976
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BY SGA CANDIDATES
Various qualifications cited
By SAND1 MARTIN
News editor
Reasons ranging from experience to
honesty were given as qualifications for
* the office of president of the Student
Government Association (SGA) by the
candidates running for that position.
^ “I have had some experiences a lot
other people have not had." Sid
Anderson, an independent candidate,
said.
“I was in the Army three years as a
' medic and I worked on various types of
wards. That experience gives me an
understanding of people and how they
\ work," he continued.
** Anderson also feels his experience in
working on campus is a point in his
favor. He said he wrote the basic
solicitation policy which was later adopt-
‘ ed by the University Council.
IIE SAID students need to explain their
needs to various interested groups “We
* need to carry our case to the adminis
tration as best we can and to the alumni,
the legislature, the regents, and the
general public. We need to document the
* things we are talking about, such as our
feelings on the freshman residency
requirement," Anderson added
The freshman residency requirement,
quality education, minimum wage for
student workers on campus, and the
introduction of a co-op program are
issues Anderson is concerned with. He
* said a co-op program, which would give
students the oppor'unity to go to school
for a quarter followed by working for a
company in their field for a quarter, is
* needed very badly here.
"People need experience in the real
world, and a co-op program" would give
them that experience, he said.
Another independent candidate, Bobby
Anthony, does not share the same views
as Anderson He feels that establishing
communication among the administra
tion, faculty and students is most
important. “I feel communication is
lacking now," he said.
» ANTHONY ALSO feels that reconciling
the differences between North and South
Campus is important. “1 feel there is too
much dissention between the two now."
The power of SGA is something
You're driving down a dark road, very
happy after an evening of enjoying too
much of your favorite alcoholic bever
age The driver in the car behing you
notices the effects of your condition, and
five minutes later a police car is guiding
you to the side of the road.
Local law enforcement agencies are
currently undertaking a program to em
phasize the use of the citizens band
radios, commonly called CB’s, in
reporting suspected crimes, accidents
and other emergency situations requiring
police action
The Athens Police Department and
Clarke County Sheriff's Office are cur
rently monitoring channel nine, the CB
channel used for emergencies only, 24
Anthony would like to work to increase, if
elected “SGA is just a voice now. I
would like to see student government
have more power. I think SGA should
have control over student activities
fees,” he said.
Anthony would also work for saving the
Milledge bus. the legalization of the sale
of alcohol on campus and the abolition of
the freshmen residency requirement if he
was elected.
Mark Forsling, FOCUS political party
candidate for SGA president, said his
experience in student government is his
most important qualification for the
office. “I was an officer in the senate last
year (senate recorder) and executive
vice president of SGA this year," he said,
FORSLING KEK1.S his duties as exe
cutive vice president would help him if he
was elected president “Having presided
over the cabinet, I have more knowledge
of what it can do. Other candidates would
need an adjustment time," he said.
He also said there would be more
hours a day. Clarke County Police,
lacking the funds to purchase a CB Base
station, use the intercom system con
necting its office and the sheriff's to
receive reports from CBer's.
The system has been in operation since
the first of the year. Athens police have
had their base station for approximately
two months, according to Sergeant Clif
ton Freeman of the Athen s police.
UNTIL RECENTLY, however, Athens
police have had several problems with
their receiver, including poor reception
and inexperience with the operation of
the set
At a Tuesday meeting with local CBer's
Freeman assured the radio operators
that the base station would be efficiently
manned around the clock.
CBer's "may have to call several
continuity in SGA if he was elected.
"There are a number of programs we
have done this year (in the executive
branch) that I want to see carried
through," Forsling said.
The size of FOCUS is a point in its
favor, Forsling added “It looks like we
are the only party running a sizable
senatorial slate. That lends some credi
bility to our party because we will have
more senate seats and more people
working to implement our party plat
form," he said.
Steve Hathcock, the candidate from
Action Alliance, said “every other party
platforms are retreads A person's pro
mises are more valid when he has kept
some past ones," he said.
HATHCOCK SAID he promised to work
on lowering the P.E. requirement and in
setting up a faculty course evaluation
program, and that he has kept those
promises.
"1 have worked in the past. There is no
logical reason to think 1 will stop now.
times" because the officer in charge will
be performing several other duties, "but
she will answer," Freeman said.
The meeting of CBer's at the Athens
Regional Public Library was intended to
review the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) regulations regarding
the use of their radios, and the informa
tion and guidelines expected when report
ing an emergency.
SIMILAR PROGRAMS are planned in
the near future, including one sponsored
by University police.
AH law enforcement age.icies are em
phasizing the position of the CB radio
operator as a reporter, and caution that
he is not a vigilante
"We want them (CBer's) to maintain a
low profile. We don't want someone to get
involved so deep in something that they
get injured." Freeman said.
Lt. Larry Holmes of the Clarke County
Police agreed "We re helping them to
help us They're not paid, they're not
trained to handle that sort of thing
Aiding police is a natural development
for CB operators. A large percentage of
CB owners are middle-aged or live in a
rural community, where concern for law
and order is relatively high
THE USE of the radio as an aid for
hunting "Smokies” while speeding on
highways, popularized by several hit
.recordings, is coming to a close
When a CB operator is asked to comply
with a request for a "Smokey" report
"how do you know you're not aiding bank
robbers or rapists. ' asked one CB enthu
siast
Thus far. CBer's have taken their
responsibilities seriously. According to
Freeman, of a sampling of 29 reports on
the police log made by CBer's, 26 were
true and three were false
Included in the 26 “true" reports were
six calls made to police informing them
of drivers suspected to be under the
influence of alcohol All six reports
contained enough accurate information to
successfully apprehend and prosecute the
suspected offenders
Local police are also compiling lists of
CB operators and where and when they
can be reached, for use in the event of
area-wide disasters
There is not anybody else who will do the
damn work," he said.
The Coalition platform is one of simple
belligerence. Hathcock asserted. The of
fice of president is a delicate one, he
said. "It is not a sounding board for
discontent like Coalition would make it."
He also said Forsling is running "on
retreads of past promises, not having
produced anything worthwhile. They
(FOCUS) are taking credit for things
they did not do" like the rulings from
HEW about equality of women on
campus, he said.
HATHCOCK CRITICIZED the fact that
FOCUS gets Greek support. He said
Greeks are not really concerned with
SGA “1 cannot see Greeks working.
They do not take it (SGA) seriously," he
said.
The other non-party affiliated can
didate for president, J. Tom Morgan,
said he feels his independent status is one
of his greatest advantages. “As an
independent I can represent the majority
of students," he said.
Morgan also feels he can provide the
leadership necessary in SGA to accom
plish several goals. His highest priority is
to get more money from the legislature
for education He said, "Our system is
about 48th among the states in terms of
amount of money given to us for
education We need more. No matter who
you are and what your field of study or
interests, the reputation backing that
piece of parchment you receive upon
graduation will follow you the rest of
your life.
"The reputation of this University is
slipping because of the limited amount of
funds provided by our legislature to
educate its citizens," he said.
MORGAN KEELS student government
should be something people can depend
on. He said that during the cutback of
library hours, it was students, not SGA,
that took the initiative to do something.
"SGA's reputation has sunk so low I
can provide the leadership necessary to
get SGA doing something," he said
Nelson Ross, the candidate from Coali
tion, said he is different from the others
“because I am the only one running who
is being honest with students about the
role of SGA I am the only one willing to
talk about problems and not make 50
promises I can't keep "
Ross feels the other candidates and
parties are making a lot of promises they
can not keep "I’m not going to tell them
(students) I can get something accom
plished that I can't. That doesn’t mean,
however, that I'm not going to work My
presidency will be a vocal presidency,"
he said.
"I am the only one who recognizes the
full potential of the power of public
opinion. SGA is an opinion gathering
medium, and 1 am the best mobilizer of
public opinion," he asserted.
Hospital
By JULIE KUHR
Associate city editor
The Clarke County Commission ap
proved a plan Tuesday night to fund $2 25
million in capital improvements for
county-owned Athens General Hospital
The hospital originally requested $5
million to fund a nine-item top priority
list of building and equipment improve
ments fot the facility
The original request would have cost
the county $500,000 per year in revenue
certilicates to pay the total amount of $5
million.
However, the motion adopted Tuesday
called for $125,000 per year to be Daid by
the county To meet the estimated $227,000
per year cost of the compromise pro
gram, the hospital must fund about
$100,000 per year on its own
The exact funding of the revenue
certificates was not specified in the
motion Final authority on funding will
rest with the fiscal agent, County
Attorney John Nicholson said
THE COUNTY'S plan specifies that
money for the hospital’s funding will
come out of federal revenue-sharing
money Commissioner Clyde Ray ex
pressed doubt that revenue sharing
money wouid'be in existence for the time
it takes to retire the revenue certificates
Spokesmen for the hospital authority
asked the county commission to recon
sider the partial funding of the hospital's
original request
"I'm a bit disappointed, the place is
in a pretty dilapidated state of affairs,
and we're asking for bread and butter
tools of the profession." a hospital
authority spokesman said
The only way the hospital will be able
to come up with its share of the funding
will be increased room rates, he added
COMMISSIONER HERBERT LOGAN
abstained from voting on the hospital
Photo by JENNY SCHOLTENS
CB RADIOS AID LOCAL POLICE
Citizrns ran use CB'i in reporting crimes, accidents, and emergencies
I s
CB operators aid police
in reporting emergencies
By JIM GALLOWAY
City editor
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Photo by JENNY SCHOLTENS
Cutting it close
This telephone pole, located between the Georgia Center and Myers, seems to have
had several close calls in the past ' Sitting partially in the street, it is an easy
target for drivers who stray slightly to the right The dent along its side seems to
indicate it has been sideswiped more than once Its proximity to the street is
indicitave of many telephone poles on Athens streets This stems from the practice
of widening streets by painting more stripes on them, thereby putting cars closer
to the poles However, this has been harmful in a number of instances, and tragic
in such cases as the death of a freshman football player in a car wreck fall quarter.
He was killed in an accident which occurred when the car he was in ran into one of
the telephone poles on the edge of the street Although officials and residents are
aware of the dangerous situation, the cost of widening streets and moving
telephones has prevented authorities from correcting the problem.
gets $2.25 million
i.
request, saying he disapproved of a tax
increase for Clarke County citizens
Logan added he is "not so sure we (the
county i can count on revenue sharing for
the funding "
The commissioners decided the hospit
al would be responsible for setting the
priorit.es for areas needing capital
improvements, saying hospital officials
would be better able to determine the
needs of the hospital
A scheduled public hearing for an
alleged liquor law violation was dropped
from the commission's agenda because
the owner of the Silver Saddle Lounge
had already given up his liquor license
County Commission Chairman James
Holland said Gerald Thomas Huff, owner
of the lounge, gave up his liquor license
at noon Tuesday, making the alleged . ,
violations a "moot point '
THE ESTABLISHMENT was charged .
with allowing a minor to remain on the '
premises, but the charge did not include
serving liquor to a minor
In other business, the commission *
adopted a resolution voicing opposition to
Southern Airline’s "reduction of ser
vices" to the Clarke County area
A copy of the resolution will be sent to .
airline officials and to area senators and
congressmen
Another resolution adopted by the
commission calls for a revised property
tax system Commissioner Jewell John,
who sponsored the resolution, said she
hoped the resolution would lead to a
revision of the state's present tax system
by the Georgia General Assembly.
Capsule news
Pandoras on sale
The 1976 Pandoras will be on sale for $8 at the University Bookstore through
March 26 The 1974-75 Pandoras will be sold for $10 on March 29, in 201 Academic
from 8am to 5 p m until the limited supply is gone
Drop-add
Drop-Add for spring quarter will be held through March 29 from 8 a m to 4:30
p m within each department at the University
Shakespeare tickets
Tickets for the Shakespeare Theatre productions of Hamlet on March 28, and The
Tempesl on March 29 are available free to students a* the information booth in
Memorial
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