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University of Georgia Tuesday, November I3 t 1979 Volume 8b, Number 32 Georgia's only collegiate daily newspaper" News 342*3441 Advertising 942*3414
Civiletti order
to affect
Iranians here
40 PERCENT OVER BUDGET
Student center bids
exceed estimates
The team was winning, the fans were cheering, the
television cameras were rolling and the booze was flowing
Saturday afternoon as some 68.000 fans met once again in
the Gator Bowl for the annual Georgia-Florida game The
Bulldogs were victorious but everyone came out a winner
in the apres game festivities Game coverage is on p 8.
photos of the madness are on p 5 and Bobby Byrd's view
of the weekend appears on the bottom of this page
A&S students to vote on referendum
By CHUCK REECE
Assistant campus editor
The University’s 27 Iranian students will
he affected by an order from Attorney
Gn.eral Benjamin Civiletti to scrutinize
the credentials of Iranians in the US.,
according to Richard Reiff of the Univer
sity’s International Services and Programs
Office.
The order directs immigration agents to
"carefully inspect’’ all Iranians entering
the country, and federal officials have
further ordered the 50.600 Iranian college
students in America to report to the
nearest branch of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service and provide evi
dence they are properly enrolled in school.
The White House Saturday lifted a
six-month hold on deportation to Iran, and
students who fail to report under the
service’s order could face deportation
proceedings.
Justice Department officials estimate
many of the 140.000 Iranians in the U.S.
have expired student visas or arc not in
school.
Reiff said none of the 27 Iranian students
and two faculty members at the University
have experienced open harassment since
the beginning of the current situation in
Iran.
Reiff said he heard one student received
a threatening telephone call, but "the
student did not call this office about it." he
said.
"All of the students will have to go into
the immigration office for an interview."
Reiff added. At their interviews, the
students must show "a passport and
evidence they arc a full time student.’’ he
said.
Reiff said he expects no violence at the
University. A small handbill appeared on a
bulletin board at Bolton Hall Monday
which read. "Bomb Iran to hell."
See IRAN, p. 3
By JOHN I.ACKIK
Assitant campus editor
Students in the College of Arts and
Sciences will vote today on a referendum to
establish the framework for a 13-member
council for the University’s largest school.
Students on the referendum committee
said the referendum is a framework to
establish the proposed council.
Committee member Jim Braden, a
sophomore pre-journalism major said
while the powers enumerated in the
retrendum are "pretty well set." the
interim council to be elected if the proposal
is adopted would be responsible for w riting
a constitution and set of bylaws.
Ag Hill Council feels it should have been
consulted about ideas for the proposed
A&S council. See story on page 3. The text
of the Arts and Sciences referendum is
reproduced on page 2.
"Any organization on this campus has a
certain amount of power." Braden said.
The council "will have no more power than
would be expected."
Braden predicted the referendum w ill be
adopted by students, but said he cxpcctsthe
turnout tor the election to be poor.
"I don't question at all that it will pass."
said Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences
Robert W. John. "I think there has to be
a certain amount of general faith that this
thing is being done for the betterment of
the college."
If the referendum passes. John said an
election for the interim council to serve the
remainder of the school year would be held
sometime in early January.
The referendum states, among other
duties, the coucil would "be available for
participation in the allocation process."
but does not outline specifica!l\ what the
participation would involve.
"That has not been discussed in the
dean’s office." John said. "I don't think
anybody at this time knows about the
power of allocation at this point." he said.
See COUNCIL, p. 3
By CAROL CLINE
Staff writer
Bids on construction of the proposed new
student center, opened Thursday in
Atlanta, exceeded by nearly 40 percent the
$5.5 million construction budget allocated
by the Board of Regents, and University
and state officials are discussing alterna
tives to get construction on the center
under way.
Frank Dunham, vice chancellor for
facilities said he will present the issue to
the regents in their November meeting,
scheduled today and Wednesday at the
board office in Atlanta.
The regents may reject the bid or
request the architects redesign the build
ing. according to state Rep. Bob Argo
tl) Athens), a member of the University
System committee of the House.
"The decision will be made in Athens"
b\ University officials. Argo said, and the
regents will probably go along. ‘We're not
sure what avenues we’re going to travel."
Argo said.
The lowest bid on the project, which was
more than S7 million, came from McDevitt
and Street Co.
Even with 13 "deductive alternates" cut
from the project, the low bid came to an
unexpected $6.6 million, according to
student activities Director William Powell.
Items to be cut as "deductive alterna
tives" would include the concrete plaza
attached to the bridge, seats for the
theatre, interior carpeting and other
exterior and interior finishes. Powell said.
The Miller. Waltz and Dcdrich architec
ture firm designed the student center, and
their estimates indicated the structure's
cost would stay within the $5.5 million
budget. Argo said.
Another possibility for overcoming the
high bids might be to change the location
of the building. Argo said.
Spending $7.1 million at another location
may result in a finer building, according to
Argo, “but we really don't know at this
point."
The high bids "reflect the contractors’
anticipation of continually higher infla
tion." according to Barry Wood, the
University’s director of public relations.
Alternatives to get
construction underway
will be presented to the
regents today and
Wednesday
There is a 35 day reconciliation period
for "discussions among the contractor.
University officials and the regents" to
find ways "to reconcile the money avail
able for the structure required." Wood
said.
Argo's main concern is that "we get our
money's worth. It's taken 20 years to get us
where we are today." hr said, adding he
wants the new student center to be "first
class."
It may be necessary to "make an appeal
to the Georgia General Assembly" for
more funds and complete as much as
possible without putting a bite on the rest
of the system. Argo said.
Argo said he feels sure the Student
Center will be completed one way o*
another. The faculty, students and admin
istration are in unison for getting funding
for the building." he added.
Bowldogs???
UGA Today
Bulldog Boosters
The Bulldog Olympic Boosters,
the public relations group of JRL
101, are holding a carnival in
Memorial Plaza today between 9
a m and 2 p m The carnival is the
kick off of OLYMPIC AWARE
NESS WEEK in Athens and on
campus as proclaimed by Mayor
Upshaw Bentley and University
President Fred Davison. Olympic
hopefuls Melvin Lattany and
Darryl Simmons, members of the
Bulldog track team, will be among
those on hand to answer any
questions about the Olympics
Arlene Francis? Approve the Poll
The UGA Students for Public
Administration presents. No. not
"To Tell the Truth." but. a panel
presentation and discussion on
Cutback Management today It
takes place at Morrison's at Beech
wood at 11:30 for lunch and
speaking begins at 12: IS The
featured speaker is Mayor Upshaw
Bentley with Dr John DeMarco
and David England Everyone is
welcome.
Attention all students in the
College of Arts and Sciences A
referendum is being held today
seeking student approval of an Arts
and Science School Council The
polling locations are Memorial
Hall Plaza. Biology. Grad Studies;
and the Main Library. The polls
w ill be open Irom 10 a m to 4 p m
All students currently enrolled in
Franklin College of Arts and
Sciences are eligible to vote
Run and Sec Fixx
Don't forget that Jim Fixx. one of
the world s foremost experts on
running, will be here tonight at 8
The author of the widely acclaimed
Complete Book of Running will
lecture in Memorial Hall Ballroom
Student tickets are free and
available at the Information Booth
in Memorial General admission
tickets may be purchased for $1 at
the Memorial Hall Business Office
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Nuclear Reaction
" Operation llulrrach Is the h-ci'"
mng of a continuing effort r
Athenians for Clean Energy iACE' to
acquaint the public with the need to
end the dependence on nuclear energy
and shift to safe, renewable energy
resources. ACE members will be
distributing an informative leaflet on
campus today, Karen Silkwood Day
and in downtown Athens on Saturday,
as part of the week's activities There
will also be a program on Lockheed's
nuclear test facility near at the ACE
meeting on Thursday (the 15th) at
7 30 p m. in the Ecology Auditorium
Pandora Week
This is Pandora Week. Students
may
have their class pictures made
in Memorial Hall. 210J. for i $1
sitting fee
get a candid picture made of
themselves through "Shoot
Yourself at the library, the
Plaza, and Bolton Hall
send their organization s pres
ident to a reception in their
honor at the Pandora offices on
Wednesday from 4 to 5 p m
The Pandoras will be read)
for student pick up and mail-out
in January 1980
8 years later, gay committee
still a bridge to straight world
Editor's note; The Com milter on Gay Education is celebrating its eighth anniversary
this month. In three weeks of interviews and research. The Red and Black. ((Hiked into
the committee's purpose and goals, considering as well the feelings and impressions of
gay students at the University.
By STACI KRAMER
Staff writer
Eight years ago. two avowed homosexuals built the first bridge between the
University’s gay community and its straight community.
Bill Green and John Hoard announced their intentions Nov 9. 1971 to form a
"committee on gay education " The committee was to work to get gay people adapted
to the straight society, and to promote understanding between gays and straights
Howard saw the committee as a link between the gay underground and the prevailing
straight lOCMj
Nearly a decade after the Committee on Gay Education was launched, the goals of
the group have undergone a transition. The purpose is no longer to adapt gays to the
straight society. It is. instead, to adapt society to gays
The group fluctuates in size from an active group of 20 who attend most of the
meetings to a larger group of 50 or so who attend most of the social functions A small
core of six or seven workers do most of the organizational and directional work
When the committee first formed, it was headed by two co-directors and an executive
director But. according to the spokesman, after the people who were motivating forces
graduated so did much of the formal organization. No one is the official head of the
committee today, although two people. Greg and Dianne, are recognized as the group's
leaders
Greg and his roommates. Keith and Randy, arc very active in the committee and
extremely knowledgeable about the gay community on campus and in Athens
While Greg is open about his homosexuality and serves as one of the committee s
lecturers, circumstances have forced his roommates to keep quiet about their sexual
preferences Keith rs in graduate school at the University and works with children So
See GAY. p. :t
•Someone you know is gay’
Jacksonville: Wild parties and Sleaze Inns
Bobby Byrd, entertainment editor
The Georgia-Florida game, as everyone knows by now, is merely a front The
two teams indeed may slug each other for a few hours, but that's not the real
story What’s important is that the game is an excuse for the rest of us to subject
ourselves to the horrors and wonders of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, selected some years ago as a “neutral site" for the game, has
gotten a bad name in recent years The hotel owners remove the TVs. bring in the
roaches and triple the rates The waiters and waitresses are rude, and the cops are
at best apathetic During a bad year, they’ve been known to resemble a Naii
battalion
Upon our arrival Thursday night we turned on the TV (having learned from last
year's mistakes, we picked a better hotel this year) to see His Honor The Mayor
proclaiming that things would be better this year
He was somewhat right The cops still don’t care a whole lot, but they arc getting
friendlier
The rest of Jacksonville, however, was its same old rude self The Sleare fnn we
stayed in last year now charges for ice, almost everyone still jacks up the rates
and the staff everywhere was surly A few examples
—We were carded In one of the infamous Jax Liquor Stores, w hether we were
buying or not
—We were locked out of the hotel lobby on our way back from the pool
—We were not allowed to leave our seats at a popular seafood joint until our
waitress had returned with permission, happy in her knowledge thal we indeed had
paid.
The desk clerk at our hotel told us thar the “disco'' downstairs was “pretty
dead” oh Saturday night Indeed, we learned that it had closed months ago
You get the idea ll seems thal everyone who has to work in Jacksonville hates
it. and seeks revenRe They'll dump on you if they can. and no mayoral
proclamation is gonna change it.
Another problem is Jacksonville itself Simply put, there's nothing to do there
There are hotel bars, and there are boats, and there arc Jax Liquor Stores And
that's about it. If you ever go, don t fool yourself into thinking that if you drive
around long enough, you'll find something lo do You probably won t
What you do is have fun in other ways, like dancing with strangers in those hotel
bars, partying in your room or running up and down the beach at ungodly hours
And If you were real bored, you could always buy the weekend's hottest selling
T-shirt, with a picture ol the Ayatollah and "Death To Khomeini" on the front, with
“Gas My Ass—Level Iran" on the back
So despite rude clerks and a lack of conventional nightlife, Florida ithe weekend,
as opposed to the school or the team or the state I is somehow very magical!
Thousands of people descend on the town, hellbent on partying until they won’t
care who wins And they all succeed
This year was, though, different in one respect Whereas last year both teams
were working on excellent seasons, this year the combined records of the teams
was 4-10-1, with the four all being Georgia's.
See ROUTE H p. 3