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student’s center
By Jl'DY GUEBERT
Staff writer
Representatives of the University met Friday with Board of Regents member 0.
Torbitt Ivey of Augusta in the first step to obtain funds for a proposed new student
center.
Dr. William Powell. Dean of Student Activities, and Student Government
Association President Rob Hancock and University Union President Melinda Farris
traveled to Augusta to discuss the center with Ivey.
The delegation presented their reasons for requesting a new center, then asked the
opinion and advice of Ivey.
"If you've got to choose between a classroom and a facility, naturally this (the
facility) comes out last." Ivey said
Powell said the enrollment of the University has leveled off in the past few years
and the present number of classrooms is sufficient.
THE THREE current projects of the Regents were deliniated in order of importance
by Ivey: 1.) an improved gym for Valdosta State College, 2.) the University student
center and 3.) the renovation of Atkinson Hall at Georgia College in Milledgeville
A majority of the talking was done by Powell as he sought to convince Ivey of the
academic merits of the center
"We (the Union) bring in things that the departments can't," Powell said, citing
James Dickey and Dr. Henry Kissinger as examples “We re hurting the cultural
aspects of the University due to a facility need."
Ivey reacted positively to the “quasi-academic” benefits of the center, calling it a
"good idea."
"IF YOU'VE GOT logic and merit on your side, you're two-thirds of the way
there ..you can sell what you're trying to sell." he said.
The rest of the conversation concerned more technical aspects of obtaining the
center.
The three requirements of a new center are an auditorium, sufficient space for all
University clubs and organizations, and recreational rooms. Farris said.
IVEY SUGGESTED the delegation visit the regents separately and then invite them
to the campus to see Memorial Hall.
He also suggested the regents be given specific information on the proposed center
and interested students address a spring meeting of the Board of Regents.
“I think you can do it," Ivey said I II lend my efforts to help you I believe in the
concept of what you're trying to sell (the center) is a necessary and essential
element of the University."
Farris announced the new slogan of the students' efforts would be “Let's Break
Ground!" and hoped to see ground breaking ceremonies this spring.
drop/add increase
By BRIAN O'SHEA
Staff writer
The Registration Advisory Committee voted Friday to recommend extension of the
drop-add period to three days
The committee also discussed schedule completion, late registration and the Rising
Junior and Exit Exams
According to Registrar Bruce Shutt. the shortening of drop add from three to two
days this quarter was an experiment “We felt we had the same number of people
packed into one day,” he said.
“If our motive was to reduce the number of drop-adds, we did not achieve that,'
Shutt added
ANOTHER EXPERIMENT was the shortening of earl> drop-add from three hours
to one. Due to an increase in the number of eligible students, along with other factors,
the schedule completion period ran over into late registration, causing workers to
miss lunch as well as causing general confusion for students and workers.
“It was the worst disaster I’ve seen in the Coliseum since I’ve been here,” Shutt
said.
Early drop-add next quarter will last two hours and the Registrar's office is
studying ways to speed up the process “The schedule undoubtedly contributed to
early drop-add,” Shutt said
He believes a shortage of sections for basic courses is part of the problem
“IT CONCERNS me that we already know we won’t have enough math courses for
spring quarter,” he said. Shutt said the math line during the schedule completion
period snaked across the coliseum floor three or four times
According to Ann Majestic of School of Arts and Sciences, there were 900 schedules
cancelled and 2200 students receiving partial schedules this past quarter, which
contributed to the crowds at early and regular drop add She said part of the problem
is a shortage of basic course sections
"We’re not going to reduce that problem by reducing the number of days (for
drop-add),” she said
According to Shutt. another problem with drop add is seminar courses which often
do not meet before drop-add ends in the situation of a seminar course which meets
one day per week, if a student wants to add it, he should be accommodated,” Shutt
said.
THE REGENTS' RISING JUNIOR EXAM and Exit Exams were also discussed
Due to increased pressure from the Chancellor s Office, there will be no more waivers
of the Rising Junior Exam, although exceptions have been made in the past After this
year, there will be no more make-ups for this exam The exam itself will be offend
only once per quarter
Photo by DONNA MINCEY
Grinnin’ and pickin’
Mike Williams, an acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter from North Carolina,
performed Thursday in Memorial to a near capacity crowd His show included 21
selections and lasted lor two and a quarter hours. He returned for one encore. His
music is primarily country by style and the performance was highlighted by moments
of humor. For a complete review of the concert, see p 5
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Committee votes
CRONYISM SUGGESTED
Faculty unrest in physical education
By KATIIERYN HAYES
Assistant campus editor
A lack of faculty contribution to
administrative decisions and a general
dissatisfaction with the structure of the
College of Education's Division of Health.
Physical Education and Recreation were
major complaints discussed by faculty
members recently
The criticism follows an administration
evaluation survey released Dec. 8. by the
division's evaluation of structure com
mittee.
The evaluation committee will com
ment on the survey results and make
recommendations to Division Chairman
Ann E. Jewett by the end of January,
according to Committee Chairman John
A. Conley, head of the department of
health and safety
The survey response was critical of the
division’s structure Of the division
faculty, 82 percent said they were not
satisfied with the organizational struc
ture of the division
A MAJORITY responded negatively to
questions of whether the division
structure had encouraged them in the
areas of teaching, research productivity,
professional competence, and intellectual
interaction.
“THE DIVISION is suffering from
cronyism,” according to a faculty
member who asked to remain anony
mous. “Those who agree with the policies
of the division chairperson have input in
decisions Others have no contribution to
decisions at all.”
"The junior faculty (instructors and
assistant professors) are left out of
decision making.” according to another
faculty member who asked not be be
named “The final decisions are made at
the senior faculty (associate and full
professors* level.”
A lack of communication between the
administrative faculty and the teaching
faculty was cited as one problem In
addition, several faculty members
complained of a lack of cooperation
within the division.
AN EXTREMELY competitive en
vironment, resulting from increased
requirements in research and other areas
for promotion have aggravated the
problem, according to one faculty
member.
IN RESPONSE to a survey question, 61
percent of the faculty said their work
environment was not characterized by
friendliness and cooperation.
Many of the problems with faculty
unrest are problems within the
University as a whole and not a reflection
of the division’s structure, according to
Conley.
On the subject of favoritism, Conley
said, "If Dr. Jewett has favorites then it
may be those who support her
philosophies and are willing to move the
department the way she wants it to go
It’s natural that she would support
them,” he said.
One member of the evaluation
committee said he did not feel the
problems were serious and that the
majority of the faculty is satisfied
However, other faculty members feel
they have been discriminated against by
Jewett because they disagreed with
policies, programs or structure of the
administration Those faculty said they
had seen vindictive treatment in the
areas of salaries, merit raises, schedules
and changes in assignments
Jewett was not available for comment
and has not returned phone calls to The
Red and Black during the past two
weeks
A majority of faculty members agree
they would like to see a single
department of physical education
formed In the survey. 70 percent agreed
with this statement Physical education
was formerly under one department until
two years ago when it was divided into
three departments
Rusk predicts $30 billion trade deficit
Photo by KEVIN MAGGIORE
Professor Dean Rusk addresses class
By GARY EDI TS
The United States will accumulate a
$28-30 billion trade deficit this year, Dean
Rusk, professor of international law at
the University said recently
He said the deficit would probably
increase next year, due mainly to the $45
billion oil bill the United States will incur
this year
Rusk’s remarks were made Thursday
evening during an address to the
Collegiate Chapter of the American
Marketing Association
“We will see the industrialized nations
trying to beef-up their exporting
capacity,” he said
TRADE BARRIERS elsewhere will
become important to the United States
American anti trust laws may conflict
with the country s desire to maintain
international trading, he said.
Rusk, a Rhodes scholar and former
secretary of state under Presidents
Kennedy and Johnson, came to the
University in 1970.
“I am not an expert in marketing,
international or otherwise.” Rusk said,
but he said he felt he ought to be
available to the people of the state since
he is in a state university
Rusk challenged the audience to think
of the future, of atomic capabilities, the
population explosion and cultural and
racial differences
I BELIEVE the species is at a fork in
the road," he said
Problems can be solved or they can
escalate into disasters but people must
always think of what the world looks
like to them (other nations),” Rusk said
But foreign policy frustrates the United
States because “foreign policy is beyond
our personal control.” he said
"The State Department will never be
popular with the people or the president
because they have to deal with bad
news, the bad news that other nation*
don t aiWd^w bow down to us. Rusk said
Vte nuve the most complicated
constitutional system in the world." Rusk
said wnich makes it difficult to consult
with other nations sometimes
THOM l> i’osmoNS ot responsibi
lity spend • lot oi time just making the
system work The secretary of state, for
example, will spend one-halt of his time
to just keep domestic peace. Rusk added
Foreign policy has to ha VO
amount of continuity even through a
change in the presidency Out of the
2000-3000 cables sent out from the State
Department each day. not more than ten
are influenced by the President or the
secretary Policy is based on more than
7000 treaties and statutes that we have
with foreign nations. Rusk said
Foreign policy deals with the future
and decisions should be “dealt with in a
subjunctive mood." he said
Rusk added you can't answer questions
about the future with "damned if I
know." even though it would probably be
the most truthful answer
RUSK SAID AMERICAN LAWS
preventing the export of oil drilling and
computer technology stems from the
United States membership in the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization After
World War II the western nations
prohibited sale of certain items which
might contribute to the military
capabilities of other nations
Rusk doesn t object to this type of
restriction
“I see no point in subsidizing their
economies,' he said
Rusk was asked about the effect of a
public press on international negotia
tions
“I feel very strongly that there should
be negotiation confidentiality, ' he said
Rusk referred to the barrage of
television correspondents covering the
Mideast situation as “obscene
“It creates a potentially dangerous
situation." he said
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Few cheap movies here
By JAN MILLER
Now that football season is just a
memory and sunbathing is months
away, winter quarter will probably
leave some students with unoccupied
spare time
Many students have found that
catching the latest movie is often the
best cure for a case of the
doldrums, except when you’re on a
limited budget
If you have seen a movie in the last
few years it should come as no
surprise that three bucks is usually
what it takes to get past the
ticket-taker
As a result, even the most avid fans
of the silver screen have often stayed
away
HIGH PRICES have caused such
sagging attendance in Atlanta that
many of the theaters there have begun
"bargain days" and cut prices with
hopes of refilling theaters
Several movie houses began “dollar
days’ every Tuesday and maintained
tradition by lowering prices for
weekend matinees
The results in Atlanta have been
favorable with many of the theaters
reporting business increasing by as
much as 300 to 400 oercent.
A check of local theaters, however,
showed Athenians must pay the full
price unless they see the movie at the
University or one of the two drive-in
theatres in the county.
According to Saul Abrams, owner of
Beechwood Cinemas, the price of
showing a movie is too high to justify
charging a dollar
"WE TRIED this last year on
Wednesdays." Abrams said “It was
pretty successful but it isn't practical
anymore ”
Abrams said there is a $20,000
guarantee plus a percentage of the
profits demanded by the film
company.
“New movies are not coming out
very fast." he said. “We might try the
bargain days again but it won't
become a regular thing ”
Rodney Russell, assistant manager
of the Palace Twins, said that his
theatre has never cut the prices
because it would mean a loss