Newspaper Page Text
I
Intelligence
court formed
*
by mistrust
By GEORGIA BATTY
U S. Attorney General Griffin Bell said
Friday night that public mistrust
necessitated the creation of a special
foreign intelligence court.
Speaking at a banquet honoring Fifth
Circuit Judge Lewis R Morgan, Bell said
the new court will issue orders on foreign
intelligence matters.
Bell said the judges and court system
"are the most revered of the three
branches With the introduction of the
special court, "the American people will
be proud...."
"They’ll be more satisfied with the
foreign intelligence; we’ll have a better
foreign intelligence because everyone
will trust our intelligence system,” Bell
said.
BELL PRAISED Morgan, who has
recently attained senior status after 17
years on the federal bench The Attorney
General has been a close friend of
Morgan since he was a fifth circuit judge
and Morgan was a district judge. Morgan
is a "good judge." Bell said.
The fun started Friday, and lasted all weekend long
Bell also mentioned the Judges’ Bill”
signed into law by President Carter
Friday morning. Bell has set up
standards to follow in the selection of the
federal district judge" allowed by the
hill
Beginning Monday, Bell started receiv
ing applications to fill in vacancies. The
elder lawman predicted that he would
have 80 percent of the new judges in
place by April He added the process was
time-consuming because of the strict
criteria for selection
Bell has also promised the president he
would try to get some laws passed so “we
f wouldn't constantly need new judges.”
He set up a program for this. The first
top was to get the judges, the second is
to put in informal arbitration, which is
being tried right now in three districts.
Bell feels that it will pass the next
Congress.
The third step. Bell said, is to expand
the power of the magistrate courts so
that they can handle the easier cases and
leave the more complicated ones to the
’ federal district judges Bell also expects
this to pass the next Congress.
On the process of removing politics
from his department, Bell said that he
has turned his agency into a "neutral
zone.”
He also said he and President Carter
have organized the Justice Department's
priorities into four divisions. They are
white collar crime, drug trafficking,
organized crime and public official
corruption. Bell said he feels that they
are "making much progress” and that
"morale is up.”
A virtual non-stop session of partying, parading and plain-ole-fun began
with the traditional Homecoming processional down Milledge Friday
afternoon.
Dean Emeritus William Tate, Grand Marshall for this year's parade, led
the long string of trucks, plywood, crepe paper, clowns, antique cars, girls.
guys and a beer keg through a crowd of thousands of fired up Georgia fans
Activities for the weekend culminated with the Dogs’ 31-10 victory over
Vandy and the crowning of Homecoming Queen Carlton Moxley.
Students continued well into the night Saturday and gave celebration
efforts their all.
Course load
limit changed
to 20 hours
By BILL KRUEGER
Assistant campus editor
The proposal to limit students to a
maximum course load of 18 hours was
changed to 20 hours by the Education
Affairs Committee Friday
The new credit hour limit proposal
along with other proposals concerning
drop-add. withdrawal and academic
advising will go before the University
Council at the end of the quarter for final
approval
The decision to amend the proposal to a
20 hour course load limit was a split
vote; however it did pass, according to
Dr. Louise McBee, chairman of the
committee Some of the student
representatives reasoned that “students
couldn't get through in four years” with a
course load limit of 18 hours. McBee said
The committee did not finish looking at
all of the proposals and will meet
"probably this week or next” to look at
the proposals concerning drop-add, which
were tabled, according to McBee.
THE PROPOSAL to extend the
withdrawal period to the midway point of
the quarter instead of the three week
cutoff used currently was passed.
The committee also approved two of
the proposals concerning academic
advising It was passed that an advisor’s
workshop be held every fall quarter and
that the University Bulletin should be
upgraded so that it can be used as an
advising tool, according to McBee
However, the proposal suggesting that
a system of rewards be set up for
academic advising was deleted, accord
ing to McBee. Some expressed that they
felt "advising was part of teaching and
that it should be expected of all faculty,”
according to McBee
Another provision that was deleted is
one that would have given any student
who failed to follow the correct
procedures for drop-add and withdrawal
would receive an "F” in the respective
course* "Students might be penalized for
an error,” was one of the reasons for the
deletion. McBee said. Some committee
members felt that it is the job of the
professor to give grades and that this
proposal would be taking things out of the
hands of the instructors.
IN CONJUNCTION with these feelings
the committee deleted a provision that
would have required teachers to provide
a course overview for their students at
the beginning of each quarter
The drop-add proposals, which were
tabled until another meeting can be held,
suggest that the fourth day of each
quarter be set aside primarily for drop-add
The drop add procedure would be
centralized in the Coliseum, instead of
being held in departmental offices as it is
now Classes would not meet on drop-add
day.
the proposals which do pass the
University Council could probably not be
implemented before spring quarter,
according to McBee
UGA Today Suicide the college phenomenon
Alsop in concert tonight
Suicide exists at the University
Suicide help services available
Folk guitarist Peter Alsop will appear in concert at 8 p m today in the
Memorial Hall Ballroom. Student tickets are free and general-admission tickets
are $2
Alsop's forte is elaborating on the ins and outs of male-female relationships
Paper runs new supplement
Today The Red and Black carries "Career Consciousness A Do lt-Now Guide
for Today's Students," a supplement from Ford Motor Co. The supplement is
laid out in catalog format and includes sections on researching and planning
a career and getting work experience.
Also included In the supplement are write-ups on graduate school and second
careers along with interviews and professors and students
According to a Ford spokesman. "This issue is a career planning guide to
help students develop an effective approach in a tightening job market
Windom tickets still available
Tickets are still available for William Windom's performance of Thurber II”
scheduled for 8 p m Thursday in the Memorial Hall Ballroom Student tickets
are free and general-admission tickets are $2
i
I
‘Donner Pass’ tops on tube
The top television offering tonight is
the premier of "Donner Pass: The Road
to Survival." which airs at 9 on Channel
2 The Movie chronicles the misfortunes
of a group of settlers who, in 1846, tried
to cross the Sierra Nevadas and were
forced to resort to cannibalism after
starving in deep winter snows. Robert
Fuller and Andrew Prine star in the
historical drama
By MARK JEFFREY
Psychologists throughout the nation believe that suicide kills twice as many
college students than persons of a similar age not attending school These
psychologists have cited increasing suicide rates at various college campuses to
support their belief
Suicide, defined as the deliberate intent to take one’s life, has emerged as a
definite problem on college campuses throughout the nation, according to
national figures released on the subject
SilTcide is not uncommon here at the University where two suicides occurred
within the last year
Because of the upsurge of this problem, much emphasis has been placed on
the organizing of mental health facilities on college campuses Suicide
prevention has become an integral part of such programs
A HARY \RD University estimate states that for every 10,000 students at a
university, approximately 1000 students will have emotional problems which
require professional assistance, according to Dr. Thomas Foster of the
University’s Mental Health Division. Four hundred of these 1000 students will
have a neurotic impairment which precludes normal social interaction. Out of
this group, up to 25 persons will attempt suicide, from which about two to four
will succeed in destroying themselves, he said.
The University’s rates under this system would be double those of a 10,000
student population, since there are well over 20,000 students here Based on the
Harvard study, the University could have up to eight successful suicides
annually. Dr Foster said.
Most statistics indicate that southern suicide rates rank below the average of
more populous regions. Foster indicated He also mentioned that while the
University has a rate comparable to other large institutions of its size, the
estimated rate here is lower than the figure of "urban, private” colleges
Considering what major sociological or psychological forces contribute to the
problem. Dr Foster cited three factors—feelings of frustration caused by
external forces, experiences of depression and responses of total vulnerability.
RTAIN INDIVIDUALS cannot cope with the externa) pressures which
. <nd '.'iem to succeed,” Dr Foster stated "But the main factor leading to
vuci'tc - depression Upsetting occurances. such as the loss of a loved one and
of inferiority and incompetence are examples of depression college
slue ' experience which can lead to killing themselves ”
Fostri cit ' academic problems and interpersonal hang ups as the two most
speed it causes of self-destruction He believes that most inevitable suicide
See SUICIDE, p.3
By MARK JEFFREY
In addition to the services offered by the University, programs designed to
discourage suicide are found throughout Clarke County and the city of Athens
These programs are incorporated into the framework of such facilities as the
Northeast Georgia Community Health Center, the Athens General Hospital, and
the city crisis line These institutions, all within close distances of the campus,
will offer help to any student whose personal problems demand immediate
attention in the midst of a
The Noi '.east Georgia Community Health Center serves ten counties in
this area. inu» agency provides counseling for troubled patients and refers
individuals with problems warranting special attention to organizations suited to
their particular needs The center has access to many separate health care
units throughout the county, and can provide the student with varied
information on certain agencies
Another service provided, one with special emphasis on suicide prevention, is
the city Crisis Line This line 546-8600 ' operates emergency counseling service
The volunteer workers provide "positive and consoling” advice to callers
Subjects contemplating suicide are told to ventilate their feelings and try to get
everything out into the open, according to a volunteer
Acknowledging that suicide threats do occur, one volunteer worker said,
"Occasionally we will receive a bona-fide suicide threat However, such calls
are rare as compared to ones in which patients are merely contemplating, but
not necessarily threatening, suicide Serious threats occur "once or twice” a
week at most.”
OTHER HELPFUL outlets are the University Mental Health Crisis Line,
which provides help twenty-four hours a day. the Athens police, who will
respond to any threatening situation which is deemed risky, and Athens General
Hospital
Most suicide attemptors are referred to the hospital from other agencies
Upon arrival at the hospital, patients are given a complete psychological
examination to determine the nature of their problems After administering
treatment, the hospital releases most of its patients The Mental Health Unit of
the hospital is open 24 hours a day for emergencies
Information concerning other facilities can be obtained from the Athens
information line, the Department of Human Resources, and as stated before, the
Northeast Georgia Community Mental Health Center