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Th»* Red and Black. Wednesday. Odobei 7. 1979
Homecoming queen ‘shocked' at honor
By INGRID SCHORR
AMltUnl features editor
Amidst the Technicolor splen
dor and the slightly contrived
pageantry of homecoming. Sara
Collins’ bright self-assurance
adds a note of reality to the
homecoming queen fantasy. The
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University’s first black home
coming queen—who "went into
total shock" when she was
crowned—is absolutely realistic
and matter-of-fact about her
latest honor.
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Beta Signia. and second runner-
up to Miss UGA. Collins enters
beauty contests "not because I
want to. but because somebody
wants me to represent them."
Collins’ sponsor for the home
coming pageant was the Black
Student Union, butcher involve
ment is hardly 'limited to
exclusively black organisations.
She also worked as an orienta
tion leader this summer and this
year with the admissions office
as coordinator of recruitment,
which involves dealing with
high schools, visitors to the
University, and tour groups. "I
do everything you can do (in the
admissions office) without a
degree." Collins said.
A discussion of black stu
dents' role at the University
came up at Collins’ interview
with the homecoming commit
tee. Collins sees recruiting and
commitment of black students
firsthand, and she finds "the
efforts to recruit blacks here are
okay. The problem is after they
get here. Most black students
are not prepared attitude-wise;
they’re used to being at the top
of their class and having all the
honors, and here they're not
the center of attention any
more."
A black homecoming queen
breaking decades of tradition,
creates a good bit of discussion,
as did the selection this year of a
black cheerleader. Donna Mor
rison. Collins doesn’t find this
an example of tokenism. "One
thing is different today." she
said. "Blacks in the past
haven't tried things like that
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Sara Collins is homecoming queen
before. Now we've gotten to
gether and decided to try it.
Blacks are involved and people
are not trying to bend over
backwards."
The selection process itself
was an orderly system, said
Collins. Forty-three girls were
sponsored by various campus
organizations, and 10 semi-fin
alists were selected after a
three-minute interview by a five
member committee of athletics
and administrative representa
tives. Another interviw. "more
in depth and grueling." deter
mined the five finalists.
Collins said her title carried
with it "no line of duties." save
an appearance on The Vince
Dooley Show. Some degree of
fame, though, has intruded into
her life.
"Ooooh, isn’t that Sara Col
lins. the homecoming queen?"
a co-worker gurgled as Collins
walked through the office.
There’s a lot of teasing.
Collins admits, but the best part
of the notoriety is getting in
touch with people: old friends,
former roommates.
"I don’t want people to say
there goes Miss Homecom
ing.' " she said. "I want them to
say 'there goes Sara.' I’m still
the same person as 1 was."
Basic rules can save on heating costs
By PAM WILLIAMS
Consumer writer
As the weather turns cold
er. everyone begins to think
about keeping warm as well
as saving on heating costs.
No one has the money to
waste on needless electricity
or gas bills.
Two basic rules that will
help you save energy, ac
cording to Georgia Power,
are to keep appliances clean
and in good working order
and to turn power users off
when not in use.
There are several simple
things that students living off
campus can do to save
energy this winter.
Georgia Power, in several
of their pamphlets on saving
energy, recommends keep
ing your thermostat at 68
degrees during the day and
at 60 degrees at night. For
each degree above 68. five
percent more energy is used.
You can also turn your
thermostat down five de
grees or so if you’re planning
on being gone all day.
It is also suggested that
you never tum your heat off
during the heating season. If
you plan on being away for
several days, leave the heat
on. but turn it down to avoid
frozen water pipes.
Georgia Power also sug
gests that you keep heating
and air vents clean and clear
of furniture and draperies so
that the air can flow freely.
Another way to save on
heating is to keep the furnace
filters clean. Perhaps the
filters could even be replaced
monthly, during their season
of heavy use. according to
Georgia Power. Your land
lord or apartment manager
may provide this service
already. If not. they can. at
least, help you locate the
filters. It can never hurt to
ask.
On sunny days, open your
drapes to let the sun and
some heat in. Otherwise,
keep your draperies closed,
especially at night, to help
keep warm air in and cool air
out.
It is also suggested that if
you sleep with the window
Illustration by JOE PEROG1NE
open, close your bedroom
door so the cold air doesn't
affect your thermostat and
make the rest of your house
or apartment overheat.
‘Satisfaction
guaranteed’
Energy can also be saved
in certain areas of your house
or apartment, especially in
the kitchen and bathroom.
If you’ve got a manual
defrost refrigerator, defrost
it when the frost gets to be
more than one-quarter of an
inch thick. Any more ice than
that reduces the motor’s
cooling power and uses more
electricity, a Georgia Power
pamphlet said.
A freezer operates most
efficiently when it is full. If
you don’t have enough food
to fill it up. it is recommend
ed that bags of ice be used to
fill up the spaces. At least
you’ll know that you have
enough ice on hand for your
next party!
A refrigerator needs good
air circulation, so don't over
crowd the shelves. Also, you
can save energy if you allow
food to cool before refriger
ating and if you eliminate
any unnecessary refrigera-
tor-freezet door openings. A
lot of energy is wasted by
doing this.
According to Georgia Pow
er. small electrical appli
ances use less energy than a
stove or oven to do the same
amount of cooking.
When you’re cooking on
the stove, fit the pan to the
size of the burner for the best
heat transfer, cover most
pans to keep heat inside, and
remember that flat-bottomed
pans heat quicker.
Preheat the oven only for
foods needing exact temper
atures and baking times.
Also, try to cook whole meals
in the oven if it’s already
being used.
A lot of energy can also be
saved if you use common
sense when you use hot
water.
Use hot water only when
necessary, and when you do,
don't let it run unnecessarily
for extended periods of time
(like shaving or washing
dishes).
Have leaking faucets fixed
immediately. According to
Georgia Power, one drop per
second adds up to 200
gallons per year—and if it’s
the hot water dripping, then
you’re really wasting energy.
If possible, you can have
your water heater set "con
servatively." between 140
and 150 degrees, to help save
energy.
For more information or
money-saving energy tips,
contact the Athens offices of
Georgia Power or Georgia
Natural Gas. A little conser
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By ANNE HRUBALA
Staff writer
I walked into Memorial ball
room expecting to find a few
people clustered around a long
table, engaged in small talk
between sips of tea and nibbles
on delicate finger sandwiches.
Instead. 1 found myself in the
midst of a lively, laughing crowd
of students engaged in ani
mated discussions.
This is the International Cof
fee Hour, held every Friday
f{om 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in
tie Memorial ballroom. The
coffee hour was initiated seven
years ago by Dr. Richard Reiff.
director of International Ser
vices and Programs here at the
University. This particular pro
gram is open to everyone and is
Resigned as a means to acquaint
foreign exchange students with
other exchange students as well
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Organization of the coffee
klatch each week is the respon
sibility of members involved in
the International Services pro
grams. Donna Albrecht, a coun
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tesses the coffee every Friday,
aided by Pam Stevens, the
foreign students' adviser and
Carmela StaAna of the Philip
pines. president of International
Attain
Surprisingly, there are more
students here from other coun
tries than I had previously
thought. Students come to the
University from Switzerland.
Italy. Norway. England. Ger
many. France, India and many
of the Oriental and Arab coun
tires. Most are graduate stu
dents working on their masters
degrees.
I spoke to John O'Hagan
Ward, a graduate business
student with a background in
psychology. O'Hagan Ward is
from Swaziland, a small country
in South Africa, ruled by an
absolute monarch. When I
asked him why he came to the
University. O’Hagan Ward re
plied. "Christ, it's a long
story."
I had all the time in the world,
so we continued the conversa
tion.
"I was studying in Italy."
O'Hagan Ward began, "and I
then transferred to Duke Uni
versity. from which 1 graduated.
1 knew about the University of
Georgia from friends and de
cided to come here after that,
and see what kind of work I
could do."
"I had to adjust a facet of my
personality after aiming to
America." said O'Hagan Ward.
Everyone here seems so offend
ed when there is any open
discussion about sex. In Swazi
land. people speak quite frankly
and uninhibitedly about it. I
guess I really learned to behave
myself after a while."
Ines Chancrin is a foreign
exchange student from France.
Previously living in California,
she came to the University
because of its excellent journal
ism department. Chancrin is
getting her masters in advertis
ing.
"I was so pleased to find that
most Americans were so friend
ly and helpful." Chancrin said
in her lilting French accent.
What could be moTe contro
versial than walking up to a
student from the United Arab
Empirates and discussing the
current oil situation? Abdulla
Abudi. a sophomore in the
College of Agriculture, was
quite ready to express his views.
Abudi said, "The main prob
lem now is that Americans are
consuming too much energy.
After all. the United States uses
up more energy per person than
any other country in the world. 1
Find that there is a lot of
prejudism, directed against me
due to the fact that I am an
Arab.”
Many American students at
tend the coffee hour and more
are iovited to participate. Debra
Clements, a regular at the
Friday get-togethers, said. "I
come from a small town where
foreigners were always con
sidered strange and unap
proachable. But since I started
coming to the coffee hour, 1 have
made many close friends and in
a way 1 consider it a learning
experience."
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