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Ut-MMitK to reach more stu-
dfius luring rush, the Imcrfra-
tcrniiv (iiuikiI recently oMlb-
lislicil a coiiimiitce to evaluate
the Itatciiiitv rush system ai the
University with m • yt low ard
making rush more formal.
No specific proposals have
been made, as the committee
h.is met only tor an orgam/a-
tion.il session, but both Mike
Valentine. IFC president, and
Howe Wallace. IFC adviser,
said fraternities will probably
make the rush procedure more
structured.
by JOHN KUKLA
system totally unstructured—
the only rule prevents a frater
nity from pledging someone
who has not graduated from
high school—Wallace said the
IFC will probablly come up with
a rush procedure between the
unstructured IFC method and
the rigid Panhellenic rush week.
\ not her reason cited by Val-
cnuiK- tor looking into changing
the rush sytem is the growing
cost of rush.
Valentine said the competi
tive nature of rush causes the
expense. He said if one frater-
holds a band party during
the middle of a rush week, other
fraternities follow, and ‘ book
ing agents go wild.”
Patterson to lecture here
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist F.ugcne Patterson will
deliver the first annual Ralph McGill lecture Thursday at
3:30 in the Law School auditorium. As publisher and editor
of the Atlanta Constitution. McGill was a strong civil rights
proponent, referred to by some as “the conscience of the
South." Patterson, a graduate of journalism school, is the
editor and publisher of the St. Petersburg Times He won
the Pulitzer prize for editorial writing in l%6. The endowed
lecture series is sponsored by the journalism school, alumni
of the school and friends of McGill as a memorial to him.
University student to undergo spinal operation
Missy Martha Slenker. the
University student injured at
Saturday’s football game when
a man fell on her from the rail
trestle east of Sanford
Stadium, is slated to undergo a
Bureau uncovers scheme
ATLANTA (UPI)-The head
o! Georgia's consumer affairs
ollicc said Monday his agency
had uncovered a “highly com
plex scheme involving the sale
>1 rebuilt ears that had been
'totaled*’ to unsuspecting buy
ers.
I)r. Iim Ryles, commissioner
«»l the slate's chief consumer
protection agency, said the
Stale Department of Revenue
plans to revoke about 400
automobile titles which were
ti.iodulcnily obtained for ears
rebuilt and marketed illegally.
He said his office has already
lilcd notices of “contemplated
legal action" against the used
car operation and that some civil
action is pending for recovery of
prices paid for the ears by
unknowing purchasers.
"What we uncovered turned
"in to he a highly complex
scheme to market used cars,
which had previously been
‘totaled out' by insurance com
panies. by rebuilding them and
selling them as one-owner vehi
cles." said Rvlcs.
"I think we've broken this
practice.” he added.
Rvles said Dale Ord Bennett.
Janies Edward Funderburke
and Thomas G. Pollard were
"the focal points of our inquiry"
at six Atlanta-area businesses.
He said six other people were
involved in the operation and
they too were served with
“contemplated legal action"
papers.
Ryles showed reporters a
1977 Honda station wagon
which he said had been wrecked
last March and paid for by an
insurance company. After the
insurance company sold the
wrecked car for $548 to one of
the companies, the wrecked car
was rebuilt—with the front of a
1975 vehicle welded to the back
of a 1977 wagon.
Ryles said identity plates
were switched to show numbers
of the 1977 model, and a title
certificate and inspection sticker
were obtained. The car was then
sold privately for $3,850 at a
Sandy Springs apanment. he
said.
He said state and Fulton
County authorities arc investi
gating allegations of stolen
inspection stickers, forgery of
title documents, unlicensed re
building and sale of used ears,
violation of odometer-disclosure
laws, evasion of sales and
income taxes, properly tax
violations, stolen pans viola
tions and insurance fraud.
spinal operation at an Atlanta
clinic next week.
Slenker. 19. suffered three
broken vertebrae when David
King. 27, of Savannah allegedly
fell or was pushed from the
tracks and struck her as she
watched the Georgia-Kentucky
game
According to Mrs Norman
Slenker, mother of the injured
student, her daughter was in
“pretty serious condition"
following the incident.
"But she is here (Shepherd
Spinal Cord Clinic) and we
have every hope that she will
recover because this is a fine
clinic,” Mrs. Slenker said.
Her daughter will have a
steel rod inserted in her spinal
column in next week’s opera
tion and will be immobile for
six to 12 weeks following the
operation, according to Mrs.
Slenker.
“I can't say at this time if
we will take any civil action
(suit) because of my
daughter's injury. My husband
has considered it. but we don't
know yet,” said Mrs. Slenker
"She (Missy) was very
lucky. An inch or two either
way and she could have been
paralyzed for life," Mrs.
Slenker said, referring to the
blow that broke her daughter's
spine.
Mrs. Slenker said Missy
should be able to return to the
University for winter quarter
and if the operation is
successful should regain her
full range of bodily movement.
"The doctors tell us she will be
able to have a normal life after
the operation," said Mrs.
Slenker
The Slenker incident came
only a couple of days after
University head football coach
Vince Dooley sent letters to
local newspapers asking fans
at the tracks to curb rowdy
behavior
University officials have said
that Southern Railway, the
company that owns the trestle
and tracks, has final say on
fan use of the trestle to watch
the game.
A spokesman for Southern
Railway in Washington, D C.
said yesterday that Southern
has no immediate plans to
change its policy concerning
the tracks near Sanford
Stadium
Boh Fort of the company's
public relations office said the
railroad right of way is private
property and anyone who goes
onto the right of way is
trespassing
"We look to the Athens
police to enforce any tres
passing ordinance. Aside from
that, I don’t really know how
you can keep people off a piece
of land,’’ Fort said.
He said he had talked with
Southern Railway's regional
division manager who told
him that the University had
not requested any action on the
track situation.
Fort also ruled out any
immediate plans foi Southern
to fence off the area behind
Sanford Stadium, one suggested
solution to the rowdiness prob
lem.
“Actually, this is the first
time in my memory that this
'the track rowdiness problem*
has come up," Fort said.
The track area is usually
patrolled by six city police
officers and two campus
officers.
According to Sgt Paul
Stansel of the Campus Police,
his department is “aware
there is a problem there at the
tracks, we have recognized it
for some years now."
"But the tracks are outside
our jurisdiction. We have
officers over there to cooper
ate. it’s a cooperative thing
with the city police,” Stansel
said.
He said the campus police
have no plans to boost the
number of officers they station
at the tracks for this week’s
Georgia-Virgima game
Studies division begins first year
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By DENISE NEALEY
Staff writer
The General Studies division
of the College and Arts and
Sciences begins its first year of
existence this quarter, but the
program is still in the process
of review and expansion,
according to University offi
cials.
Before the initiation of the
general studies program, stu
dents were permitted to
declare a major area of study
upon acceptance into the
College of Arts and Sciences.
Now students will have to
complete 90 hours in the
general studies division before
transferring to a major
division.
Last year, the establishment
of a General Studies Division
was approved by the
University admissions
committee at the request of the
Arts and Sciences faculty
senate. At the time, a proposal
for more rigid admissions
requirements was also
accepted These changes were
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formulated to raise the level of
instruction and exposure that
students receive during their
first two years of academic
work.
"The purpose of the general
studies program is not to weed
out students, but to cause an
uplifting and elevation of the
student’s education and
development." according to
Alan Jaworski. chairman of
the general studies committee.
This improvement will be
partially aided by the new
admissions requirements.
Since this past summer,
students now entering the
University must have a mini
mum SAT score of 800 and a
minimum predicted grade
point average of 2.0.
Students entering the
University in or after the
summer quarter 1980 must
have a minimum SAT score of
82S and a minimum predicted
grade point average of 2.2. Any
student entering the University
in or after the summer quarter
1981 must have a minimum
SAT score of 850 and a
minimum predicted grade
point average of 2.4
Even though these policies
are now in effect, they are still
being reviewed The General
Studies Committee continues to
meet regularly to iron out
some of the imperfections that
exist in the program
"We are asking the different
departments what they think
will be the best courses to
recommend for students
interested in their depart
ment," Jaworski said
The committee has also
talked to advisers u,
various departments to see
what kinds of courses students
want to take
It will be some time before
all the data will be processed
The committee is now looking
to the students for their
opinions on the new division
“We'll solicit student
opinion," Jaworski said, add
ing that a possibility would be
to select campus groups at
random
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Beer and shrimp picnic at Intramural Field Tickets
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2nd Annual Homecoming Parade Reviewing stand on
Milldege in front of Kappa Delta House See Grand
Marshall Joel Eaves along with Vince Dooley. ‘*l T ga",
Larrv Munson, the Redcoat Band and more Bring your
red and black shakers
»:oo PM Banners displayed across Sanford Bridge
l:oo PM Pregame presentation of Homecoming awards and the
1979 Miss Homecoming and Court
l::io PM Homecoming Game kickoff against the University of
Virginia Cavaliers
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ATTENTION
SENIORS
Applications for senior class council
are now being accepted. (Must be
a 1980 graduate to be eligible.)
Applications are available at the
Information desk, Memorial Hall.
Must be returned to the Information
Desk by Monday, Nov. 5.
This is your chance to help
shape the most important year
of your college career.