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The Red and Black Afch ena, Oa. Tuesday, November 10, 1381 Vol. B9, No.83 \n ttidi/nndcni siudcni mus/wpcr wniiw the l nnrrsiii of (nor uni lommunnx 643 -1008 Advtrtmng 643 17B1 Council group will discuss options to limit enrollment By CHUCK REECE Red and Black Staff Writer The University Council's admissions committee Wednesday will discuss the possibility of tightening the University's admissions standards following this year's enrollment. Any change most likely will affect applicants who don't meet the preliminary standards for “automatic" admission, said M.O. Phelps, director of admissions. The preliminary standards are a score of 900 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and a 'B' average in high school, and these have been set, Phelps said. The applicants who don’t meet the preliminary standards are reviewed by the admissions com mittee, said John Albright, associate director of admissions. Admission of applicants who don't meet the automatic standards is "a provisional thing," said Dwight Douglas, vice president for student affairs and an ex-officio member of the admissions com mittee “Proven achievers would be admitted." Any change in standards is based on "how many students the administration thinks it would like to enroll," Albright said But that figure, which comes from University President Fred Davison, will likely not be available to the committee when it meets Wednesday. Phelps said the committee will “fly blind for a while" until it receives the administration’s estimate of how many students it wishes to enroll. Administrators are not yet sure how many freshmen will be admitted next year, but Louise McBee, associate vice president for academic af fairs, said she had heard Davison say “we would not take the same number of freshmen." She said the University would probably admit 2,500 to 3,000 freshmen, the level commonly adhered to before this year. This fall's freshman class had over 4,400 members, approximately 900 of whom enrolled before this fall "We can't, in fairness to the students that are here, stay with that same sort of situation,” Douglas said. Douglas said a good SAT score and high-school average may, depending on the high school a student attends, indicate "native intelligence" rather than achievement ability. “Up here, you can’t get by on native intelligence," he said. Albright said the admissions office will not slow its recruitment efforts because recruiting is aimed at the superior students The University commonly admits "about twice as many folks as we enroll." Part of this year's enrollment crunch was caused by an unexpected increase in the show rate, or the number of applicants who actually enroll after being admitted. But Douglas said the University must be careful to avoid raising its standards too high "The more selective you are, the greater your no-show rate," he said. The admissions committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the School of Forestry’s conference room. Israeli warplanes are intercepted by Saudis after airspace violation JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (UPI) — Israeli warplanes Monday violated Saudi airspace in the northern section of the kingdom and were forced to retreat by Saudi jets, a Saudi military spokesman said. Israel refused com ment on the incident. The Saudi statement, reported by the state-run radio and the official Saudi press agency, said, “At 2 p.m. <6 a m. EST) today. Israeli warplanes violated our airspace in the northwestern sector of the kingdom "Our warplanes intercepted the enemy planes and forced them out of our airspace," the military spokesman said. The statement gave no further details and did not say how many Israeli or Saudi planes were involved or exactly how the Israeli jets were forced to retreat. There was no indication that shots or missiles were fired by either side. The Israeli military command refused comment on the incident, saying, "The Israel army never issues any information detailing air force flights in the northeast, or anywhere." But asked about an earlier report that Israeli jets attacked Saudi targets, the command issued a categorical denial. At the White House, deputy press secretary Larry Speakes was cautious "We have seen the reports of the alleged overflights," he said. "We're checking with the two governments concerned. "We urge all parties to avoid any actions that tend to raise tensions in the area." The sector of the desert kingdom violated by the Israeli planes was near the Jordanian border and near the route taken by Israeli jets enroute to Iraq last June 7, when they carried out an air raid on a nuclear reactor near Baghdad. Official Riyadh Radio reported that Crown Prince Fahd had briefed the Cabinet on the incident, which came as foreign ministers of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council were meeting to prepare an agenda for Tuesday’s summit of Persian Gulf leaders in Riyadh. One of the topics on the summit’s agenda was expected to be a joint defense strategy. The report was not featured by the tightly controlled Saudi media. It was the fourth item on the late night Riyadh Radio broadcast and was dismissed with a brief report by the Saudi press agency Israeli officials have claimed their planes frequently fly over the desert kingdom, What’s this? Another victim of the world's largest outdoor cocktail party ? Surely it couldn't be boredom as Georgia came from behind Saturday to defeat Florida 26- 21. No. it couldn’t, but it could be boredom as Georgia rolled to a 53-21 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores three weeks ago. And. in fact, that’s what it is. UGA IV refused to pose for us Saturday as he was busy playing to ABC’s national television audience. Elberton teacher, fired after indecency charge, may not fight dismissal By JAN HILLINGS Krd and Hlark .Staff H rllrr An Elberton schoolteacher who was fired from his job last week after he was arrested in Peabody Hall on a public indecency charge said Monday he is unsure whether he’ll fight his dismissal University police arrested Peyton Hammond Mize of Athens early last month on the public-indecency charge Athens-Clarke County Magistrate's Court Judge Pierre Boulogne dismissed the case Nov. 3 after meeting w ith Mize and his attorney. Alan Alexander Boulogne dismissed the charge after Mize submitted letters from physicians which stated that he had medical problems, said Maj David Morris of the University Police Evidently the judge felt that the letters justified Mize's behavior. Morris said The Elbert County Board of Education fired Mize from his position as a teacher of special education at Elbert County High School after a meeting the same day Mize appeared before Boulogne. Mize declined to comment on the board's decision to dismiss him, and said he was not sure whether he would protest the action "Right now I’m looking for another job," Mize said. Paul Abernathy, principal of Elbert County High School, declined to comment on Mize's dismissal "That's a personnel matter," he said "It could still be under litigation " Teachers may be fired if they have been charged with moral offenses, said David Dunham, attorney for the Georgia Association of Educators A board of education may conduct its own investigation into matters in volving a teacher, and has the right to dismiss a teacher for "any good and sufficient cause." he said Teachers may appeal their dismissals to the Georgia Board of Education if they feel they were fired without proper justification If they are not satisfied with a decision by the state board, they may continue to litigate their cases through the state and federal courts There have been cases on the state level concerning dismissals of teachers for moral reasons, but none in the federal courts "We don't have much guidance," Dunham said. B&L owner not sure when new club to open By J ACK TIIKKADGII.I. Krd aad Hlark Stall Wrtlrr Although a former part-owner of the now-closed B A L Warehouse has a green light to reopen the nightclub under new management, his attorney said Monday that he has "not decided on anything" concerning the building Clarke County Superior Court Judge Joseph Gaines granted Barry Fleming's request Nov 2 to open a new restaurant and nightclub. Yesterday's, to be located in the same spot as the B A L, 244 Oconee St. Fleming's attorney. Dan Aldridge, said "there was no advantage for the new club opening up now" because students will soon be going home for w inter vacation "There is no rush at this point in time to make a decision. " Aldridge said The nightclub closed voluntarily in May after Clarke County District Attorney Harry Gordon filed a complaint seeking to close the club Ttie complaint was accompanied by affidavits signed by Athens Police Chief Everett Price and Athens Mayor Lauren Code Gordon's complaint claimed that the nightclub tended to "corrupt the manners and morals of the public and the community." Aldridge later filed a denial stating that the owners "emphatically deny” allegations that they encouraged loitering, vagrancy, illegal transactions and fights at the B A L Doyle Fleming. Barry's father, would not be permitted on the premises, Aldridge said, but the attorney would not comment further because he said, it was “a family matter ’’ In October, Aldridge withdrew a pending liquor license application for Yesterday's, but gave no reason for the decision. He said that Fleming would be reapplying for a license if he decides to reopen. photo/Nancv Shrphrrd Dang tired? 4 Puppet, pauper; poet, king 9 Bob Kusso. owner of Russo’s Gyro ana The Grill, shares a laugh with Grill employee Steve Sgarlato Russo’s restaurant a dream come true By JAN HULLINGS Red ai*4 Black Staff Writer Russo’s Gyro is a restaurant-owner's dream literally and figuratively: It is a financial success, a profitable venture for its owner since it opened in 1978. and it represents the fulfillment of a childhood fantasy. "Some kids always wanted a tractor, some kids always wanted an airplane, I always wanted a restaurant." said Gyro’s owner Bob Russo Russo was brought ud in the restaurant business Hus father, whose family immigrated to the United States from Italy in 1917, has run an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn for many years Russo s skill in managing a restaurant may come from his father, but the style of his restaurant is uniquely his own. “I kind of consider the restaurant business sort of an art,” he said. “Every canvas should be different.” Russo's Gyro is the culmination of many years of culinary thought, combined with a few years of available credit Russo was introduced to the gyro sandwich, which consists of various ingredients fried in pita bread, when he lived in New York "I used to get them in Greenwich Village,” he said. "On Friday nights instead of going dow n and having the usual bacon and eggs after the bars closed. I used to take a ride into Manhattan. ’’ The menu and the decor of Russo’s Gyro is patterned after those Greenwich Village restaurants Russo describes the restaurant as a Mediterranean deli-cafe. Russo brought the idea of the gyro restaurants with him when he moved from New York to Florida 10 years ago He began working toward the goal of opening a restaurant when he moved to Athens in 1975 He did all sorts of work to raise the money to open his restaurant, including construction and sanitation jobs. It took three years for Russo to gather enough cash and confidence from the local bank to open his restaurant When Russo's Gyro opened in 1978, there was not a whole lot of competition "Downtown wasn’t really happening at that time," Kusso said. "I don’t think downtown started happening until Russo’s Gyro started doing very well, and I think a lot of people realized that if you were creative enough and had the right ideas that a business would work downtown. However, Russo did not expect his restaurant to be such a success “At one time 1 was just working behind the grill; I wanted a little mother and father operation: Mom and Pop work a few hours a day, close after lunch and go home," Russo said. "But the place turned into a monster." Russo has been approached by people who are interested in franchising his restaurant He is considering the idea, and has traveled around the country to look at possible sites for restaurants But franchising has its problems, and he has not made a final decision on the matter Please See RUSSO. Page 6
