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VOIA'ME St. NUMBER 2H
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ATHENS, GEORGIA :ic«02
MONDAA OCTOBER :il l»77
SAC
Neal
misses quorum;
role unresolved
a iSlr
Sunday blaze
damages firms
on W. Broad
By TIM CUNDIFF
MORROW The Student Advisory
Council (SAC) gathered this weekend at
Clayton Junior College, in Morrow, but
was unable to pass a resolution due to
the lack of a quorum
A majority of University System
schools were represented on Friday, the
first day of the conference, with 20
representatives present However, it was
discovered in the final session on Sunday
the number of delegates had dwindled to
only 13 A quorum of 17 is required to
take official action.
The dwindling attendance figures drew
tne ire of several representatives who
were present at the Sunday session.
“It is not fair to those of us (SAC
representatives) who have come this far
with our schools paying expenses and not
be able to take any action because we
don’t have a quorum," Marsha Artis, of
Savannah State College, said
"I believe that non-attending schools
should be fined both to encourage
attendance and raise revenue.” she said.
SALLY COLLINS. SAC chairman and
representative from Georgia Southern.
Solons encourage
student fee control
By VINCENT I’APSIDERO
Two representatives from the Georgia
state legislature agreed Friday that
students throughout the University
system should have more control over
student activity fee monies.
Reps. Joseph Hattie (Dem.-Savannah)
and Randy Phillips <Dem -Shiloh) met
with students as part of a three-day set of
hearings held by the House Committee on
Higher F.ducation at the Georgia Center
for Continuing Kdueation.
Nelson Ross, one of the students who
met with the small subcommittee on
student and faculty affairs on Thursday,
brought to the representatives’ attention
the controversy concerning the allocation
of student activity fee monies here at the
University.
I hope they consider sponsoring
legislation that would allow the elected
representatives of the students the right
of allocation of student activity funds."
Ross said.
BATTLK. chairman of the subcommit
tee. explained that after visiting
campuses throughout the state and
attending a student government conven
tion held during the summer, he
concluded that the problem of allocating
student monies was "universal in the
state system ”
Phillips, a member of the subcommit
tee. felt that students should be in direct
control of a portion of the student activity
monies.
“Students should develop their own
budget Certain aspects should be sent to
administrative review, but not all of it."
he said.
Battle said he planned to go before the
board of regents to discuss the situation
sometime in the near future
“Tills POLICY is set down by the
regents. It is something we would have to
discuss with them.” Hattie explained
Both representatives met with the
small group of approximately four
students while a larger hearing dealing
with Memorial and the need for a new
student center was in progress
"I’m surprised more students didn't
show up I'm also surprised that student
government only talked on the student
center,” Phillips said.
Student Government Association (SGA)
President Rob Hancock spoke for the
Committee for a New Student Center
Administrative Vice President Nancy
Neal planned to speak before the
committee but was unavailable due to
scheduling problems.
ROSS WAS “concerned” that more
student government representatives were
not at the meeting
"It seems there’s an awful lot of talk
(among student government members)
about representing the students When
there is an opportunity to go to real
people in the legislature they don’t do
anything," Ross said
Hancock seemed to feel that the
committee only had time for “broad
‘Students should
develop their own
budget.’
—Rep. Randy Phillips
Issues” and that specific policy, "for
instance, the 14-day withdrawal policy,
wasn’t relevant" to the hearing.
Ross also brought up a problem he
found in the enforcement of the sunshine
law
TIIK LAW states that all meetings
dealing with public issues, except
personnel, advisory and final action
matters, are required to be open to the
public.
According to Ross, the current law isn't
being enforced among local groups,
specifically the University and the Board
of Regents.
"There are too many ways local bodies
can avoid it. The University community
and the Board of Regents, they’re not
enforcing it." Ross explained
Battle seemed surprised at the
allegation but said he might consider
looking into it.
“This is the first time anything has
been brought up We could certainly take
a look at it." he said
Phillips issued a similar response.
"It’s a wonderfully emotional sort of
issue If they’re not abiding by it here,
there are provisions for abiding by it." he
said.
Ross brought up a third point to the
subcommttee concerning the money
allocated by the state legislature for
custodial workers' retirement program
See HOUSE. p. 3
Panel is ‘impressed’
by student center team
By SIIFILA ELDER
The House Committee for Higher
Education toured University facilities
and met with representatives of various
organizations last week to evaluate the
needs of the University.
"If we can tour facilities and talk to
faculty members and students we can get
a good understanding of what’s going on
and of what’s needed and then portray
that to the House.” Rep Joseph Battle
(D-Savannah) said
A subcommittee for student and faculty
affairs heard a presentation from the
Committee for a New Student Center
Thursday
Battle, chairman of the subcommittee,
then evaluated the report and presented
an abbreviated form to the main
committee
I believe they did an extremely good
job of prenenhng the wed or a new
»#• *h«- committee We were
said the lack of a quorum has always
been a problem
The recent controversy at the
University about who has the right to
appont SAC delegates arose in the
internal affairs committee
Rob Hancock, Q tudent Government
Association (SGA president, recently
drafted a letter to Dean of Student Affairs
Dwight Douglas stating it was his
understanding only he as SGA president
could appoint delegates to SAC meetings
Pat Patterson, chairman of the internal
affairs committee said it was normally
the student body president’s perogative
to appoint delegates but in the president’s
absence it would be up to the executive
vice president to select delegates and
assume leadership of the delegation But
no action was taken to decide what the
executive vice president's powers are if
the president is present
IN OTHER ACTION members of the
lobbying committee expressed the desire
to have a budget of $1900 to effect
lobbying goals.
Committee chairman Brenda Coleman
expressed her doubts this proposal would
be approved since SAC as a body doesn’t
even possess funds
"The purpose of the SAC is to provide
students with an outlet for their
frustrations in dealing with the admin
istration Some people are losing a
perspective of our role." Coleman said
Also, the academic affairs committee
continued its discussion of faculty course
evaluation by students. It was noted that
Georgia State University has developed
an excellent evaluation program, and the
committee decided to give the program
special attention for its own research
purposes in the future.
These proposals were all reported to
the final general business session Sunday
but will have to wait until the next "AC
meeting in December for resolution.
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Fireman pauses while cleaning up after Sunday’s blaze
B> FI) GRISAMORF
\ssistant city editor
An early morning blaze ripped through
several businesses at the corner of Hull
and W Broad Sunday causing heavy-
interior damage
All four units of the Athens Fire Dept
were summoned at 2:53 a m. to battle the
fire at the First National Bank Personal
Loans. Copies Unlimited and Jr's
former the Dog House).
All are enclosed in the same building.
We had to put everything we had into
service." Fire Chief L.H Colquitt said
"We had 60 men at the scene and had to
call a unit from Watkinsville for
standby ”
Colquitt said that there were several
businesses upstairs that were destroyed
in the blaze but that fire officials had not
received complete information on the
identity of the businesses
"There was one place up there that had
a real nice insect collection There was
also an art place." Colquitt said
The fire apparently started upstairs on
the backside of Broad in one of the
stairwells, according to Colquitt
"We had five pumpers on 15 lines We
used a half a million gallons of water and
that is quite a lot
The fire was brought under control at 5
a m Firemen lx>gan investigating the
damage at daybreak Broad and Hull
streets were blocked off until mid-Sunday
afternoon
Colquitt said the fire department will
provide security to guard the businesses
against looting until Monday morning
Several firemen had to be treated for
smoke inhalation and several stepped on
nails. Colquitt said One fireman was
treated and released at St Mary's
Hospital after he fell into a hole
Property damage cost estimates have
not been determined at tins time. Colquitt
said.
‘BINDING FUTURE TOGETHER’
Rusk Center dedicated before 300
impressed with the written report and
back up work.” Battle said
The committee presentation to the
subcommittee consisted of reports from
representatives from the major student
organizations on campus According to
Battle, each report reiterated the
previous reports with the main emphasis
being on the need for a place for the
students who live off campus to stay
during the day between classes
"I felt they had proven to me that there
is a tremendous need I presented an
argument to the full committee to
encourage them to designate money for
this," Battle said
The state budget for the new year had
already been made and there is no
money assigned for the student center on
the budget The budget could be altered to
allow about $750,000 or $800,000 to provide
a beginning for the new center, according
to Battle The decision on this will not be
made until March 1978. he said
By TAMMY SAVAGE
"There is a certain twinge to seeing my
name on a building while I'm still alive,"
Dr Dean Rusk said Friday at the
dedication of the Center for International
and Comparative Law which bears his
name. "I personally hope that this center
will be one of the infinite threads that
binds the future together ”
Speaking to a crowd of over 300
spectators, including many state and
local officials, keynote speaker Gov.
George Busbee challenged the Rusk
Center to become a "mecca for business
and industry when there is any question
in international law.’’ Other guests
included Mrs Lyndon (Lady Bird)
Johnson and Samuel H. Sibley, founder of
the Sibley Professorship of International
Law
"What can you say about a man who is
a legend in his own time'’” busbee asked
"Dean Rusk is Georgia's man of the
ages I hold the utmost confidence and
trust in him.’’
Busbee. a 1952 graduate of the
University law school, said the Rusk
Center was just another step in making
Georgia the Southeastern leader in
international law "It is paving the way-
in international and comparative law at
our beloved University of Georgia.”
Busbee said
Former Under secretary of State
George W Ball, who served with Rusk
during his years as secretary of state
called Rusk both his “friend and
mentor ’’ "It was one of the most fruitful
periods of my life We saw one another
through a very difficult time of our
lives.” Ball said
Perhaps criticizing lifestyles of recent
secretaries of state. Ball said that Rusk
rejected the often flamboyant attitudes
demonstrated by some “He had a
quality of humility." Ball said
Speaking of his time here at the
University. President Fred C Davison
said of Rusk. "All of us in the University
community are grateful that he came
here It (the Law Center* becomes the
site of yet another exciting new
enterprise here at the University."
Davison said
Another aspect of the Rusk Center is its
potential to boost Georgia to the southern
leader in foreign trade “Among the
Center s goals is the realization of the
enormous potential trade and investment
between foreign communities and the
southeastern United States.” Busbee
said it is one more addition to our
array of accomplishments in the realm of
making Georgia a focal point for foreign
commerce "
Speaking ol the proposed Law of the Seas
See DEDICATION. p J
Dr Dean Rusk addresses croud at center dedication
i’ll never write memoirs’—Rusk
By BRY \NT STEEI.E
Campus editor
Dean Rusk, former secretary of state under Presidents
Kennedy and Johnson and the University’s Sibley Professor of
Intenational Law. says he is writing a book hut that it won't be
his memoirs
"I’ll never write my memoirs 1 made that decision in 1962 1
haven't changed my mind." Rusk said in an interview with The
Red and Black
Instead, he is working on a commentary on the Constitution
and our system of government which he hopes will be "lively
and anecdotal, he said
Rusk added he has set no deadline for completion ol the hook
and has been unwilling to talk to publishers because they would
set a deadline for him
The Dean Rusk Center for International and Comparative
Law. which was dedicated Friday afternoon at Waddell, is
named for Rusk, who came to the University’s law school in
1970
"Teaching international law was what I wanted to do before
World War ii After a 30-year detour I'm back home where I
have roots." Rusk said
That demur, including the stint as secretary ol state, was a
gloried one. but no more so than the route Rusk followed before
he became an international figure
He was born in Cherokee County. Ga . where his family had a
farm "Our only cash turnover was from three or four bales of
cotton We grew most of what we needed Rusk said While
still a child, his family moved to Atlanta where his father was
employed by the post office
I grew up in modest circumstances, he said
From the elementary and high schools of Atlanta Rusk went
to Davison College in North Carolina There he applied tor. and
received a Rhodes scholarship He attended Oxford for three
years, where he found a different atmosphere from Davison.
Rusk said
"1 worked my way through college tat Davison) and played
varsity basketball I was always terribly rushed At Oxford. I
found the opportunity for leisure so important to learning," he
said
Rusk was on the lacrosse team at Oxford and saw his team
take two of three matches from Cambridge while he was there
"I was a left handed left-winger and never became a star,"
Rusk said
See RUSK. p. 3
