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The Red and Black
Athens, Ga. Wednesday, February 3, 1982 Voi.89, No.SB An independent student newspaper sereinf; the University of Georgia community News 543-1809 Advertising 543-1791
Late registration fee mulled
Mad |>holti/ Mit/i Harris
Fee may he levied as incentive for pre-registration
By J. DENISE EVERITTE
Krd and Mack (ontribuiinK Writer
As an incentive to get students to pre
register, the registrar’s office is con
sidering a proposal to charge a fee for
students who register late.
Now, students who register for the
first time during the third phase of
registration (drop-add) are levied a $25
late fee. Under the new proposal,
students who register for the first time
during the second phase (late
registration) or the third phase would
be charged the fee. Assistant Registrar
Ron DeLay said.
Registration is conducted in three
phases. The first phase, pre-
registration. is held several weeks
before classes begin. The second phase
consists of one day of registration, held
the day before classes begin each
quarter, and the third phase, drop-add,
takes place during the first three days
of classes each quarter.
Another proposal under con
sideration is to allot either the morning
or afternoons during late registration
for juniors and seniors only. The con
cept was successful during registration
for winter quarter when graduate
students were allowed to register the
day before late registration. The
response was tremendous, with 1,200
graduate students registering. Delray
said.
This concept would be the most
difficult to implement, however,
Admissions committee to decide
1982 freshmen enrollment quota
By CHUCK REECE
Hod and Black Staff Writer
The University Council’s admissions committee will decide
today how many freshmen to admit fall quarter as ap
plications for admission continue to run ahead of last year.
Registrar Bruce Shutt said he expects the committee to set
a goal ‘‘very much like what we had last year.’’
But, Shutt said, the University would be better prepared
this fall than last to handle a number of freshmen com
parable to last fall’s 3,440.
Shutt said a motion made at the December University
Registration Advisory Committee meeting by J. Reid
Parker, an associate forestry professor, brought much ad
ministration attention to the overcrowding problem caused
by increased enrollment.
In that meeting. Parker moved “that because of the in
creasing number of students who are unable to register for
classes they require, the University should at this point
either control enrollment to match available resources or
increase resources to enable academic departments to
handle demand ’’
Said Shutt: “I think well have more seats for students who
want to take courses. ’’
As of Feb. 1. applications for freshman admission had
jumped 15.3 percent compared to the same time last year.
because appointments for late
registration are made according to
social security numbers. Delray said.
Appointments during pre
registration are determined by a
student’s accumulated credit hours
The proposal to charge a late fee for
students registering for the first time
during late registration would probably
be more practical. DeLay said. No
decision is expected until after pre
registration for spring quarter. “It’s a
long way down the road,” he said.
Approximately 68 percent of un
dergraduates and 56 percent of
graduate students, a total of 19,445
students, pre-registered for winter
quarter. DeLay said his office would
like to see 85 percent of all un
dergraduate students register during
the pre-registration phase.
Students benefit by pre-registering
because “they get their classes,"
DeLay said. “Ninety percent of people
coming the day of their appointment
can get their classes."
Pre-registration also allows the
administration to determine which
classes are most in demand, so it can
open up more classes if necessary This
is especially true of 100-level math and
English classes. Delray said.
The best time to register is between 8
a m. and noon, as there are very few
students at Chicopee during the mor
ning. The peak time is between 2 and 3
p.m., DeLay said.
Students who miss their ap
pointments may register later that day,
but if they do not register anytime
during the day of their appointment
they must schedule a new appointment
through the registrar’s office.
Pre-registration for spring quarter
will run from Feb. 25-March 12. Late
registration will be March 26 Ten
tatively, graduate students will be
allowed to register on March 25.
Consolidation opposition mounting
with vote less than two weeks away
with 6,127 applications received. Some 5.313 applications had
been received Feb. 1.1981.
Of those 6,127 applicants, 4,243 had been accepted by Feb.
1. an increase of 7 percent from last year at that time.
But the acceptance figures are not accurate gauges of how
many students will actually enroll That figure is based on
the show rate the percentage of those accepted who decide
to attend.
The University found itself in a crunch for classroom space
and housing after its show rate jumped unexpectedly from 53
percent in 1980 to 58 percent in 1981
John Albright, associate director of admissions, said the
show rate will drop a little this year, "based on the thought
that we’re having basically higher admissions standards."
The 4,243 applicants w ho had been accepted by Feb. 1 are
only those who met the minimum admission standards of a
900 score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and a B average in
high school.
The admissions committee, in its meeting at 3:30 p m
today in the Forest Resources conference room, will decide
what standards for admission will be most conducive to
achieving the admissions goal it sets.
The committee reviews all applications from people who
do not meet the minimum standards.
By MARIA HURT
Krd and Mark staff Writer
With the vote on consolidation of the
Athens and Clarke County governments
now less than two weeks away, the first
organized opposition to the merger has
appeared and is preparing for a last
ditch effort to stop the proposal in its
tracks.
The Committee for the Preservation
of Athens and Clarke County had an
organizational meeting Monday night
at the Georgia Power Building The
group plans another meeting Monday.
Feb. 8, as part of its campaign to
educate citizens about the charter.
"We plan to talk to the media, print
fliers pointing out the various problems
of the new government and hold public
meetings,” said Gene Sapp, committee
chairman and former Clarke County
commissioner.
“We don't have the financial means
for advertising It takes money to put
up bulletin boards." Sapp said.
The proponents of consolidation are
advertising on bulletin boards in
Athens Sapp noted that the proponents
had neglected to follow state law con
cerning political announcements
because they did not state on the boards
what group paid for the announcement
"The Georgia Secretary of State has
been contacted about that," Sapp said.
“We want to point out that taxes are
going to go up. The bottom line is saving
money, and if a man is not saving
money, the government is not effi
cient," Sapp said.
George Bugg, the committee's vice-
chairman, was the only member of the
charter commission against the charter
from the beginning. As a land owner in
both the city and county, he sees the
charter as unfair to both city and coun
ty residents.
“If we consolidate, people in the
county will not be automatically provid
ed with city services They will have to
pay for them," Bugg said.
"The formula to equalize water rates
will cause rates to come down some in
the county, but to rise a lot in the city ."
"Also, the transit system has been
losing money hand over fist There will
Consolidation?
Clarke
County
be more demand being made for that
service, but not nearly as much rider-
ship per mile," Bugg said.
Bugg also said consolidation would
force the citizens to finance a new
police building.
"In interviewing the police chiefs for
both the county and the city, I under
stand about the need for new facilities if
we consolidated," Bugg said. “We
could utilize what we have, but both
commented that that was just not a
good idea. For better communication,
they need to be under the same roof ."
What is going to happen is a drive for
a new police complex," Bugg said.
"Why should I vote for something that
is going to raise my taxes to pay for a
$20 or $25 million building? " Sapp said
Sapp cited Columbus-Muscogee
County, Georgia and Jacksonville-
Duvall County, Florida governments as
examples Both built new facilities
when their governments merged
Sapp was also upset with the deletion
of an airport commission from the
charter, calling it a sign that a new
facility will be built.
"You eliminate an airport commis
sion which doesn't advocate a new air
port. Without a commission, then ihey
(the new government) can just decide
to build one," Sapp said.
The expense of a new airport is
another major argument the commit
tee believes will help defeat the
charter.
But all of the committee's arguments
are not financial ones Sapp quoted the
old saying, “If it ain't broke, don't fix
it.”
“We have a good government Why
do we want something unproven?"
Sapp said.
Sapp said he feels the charter is am
biguous. “It can be amended the day
the new government takes office. If we
vote on the charter, why can't they
bring it before the people. We should
have to vote on any change in the
charter," Sapp said.
Although the leaders of the charter
opposition are primarily county
residents, both city and county
residents appear to oppose the merger
"I have city people call me every day
and come into my business. I feel it is
going to be defeated in both the county
and the city," Sapp said.
“I feel that it is going to be defeated
by an even larger margin than before,”
Sapp said
Blood stains link Williams
with two of slain blacks
ATLANTA (UPI) — Witnesses
testified Tuesday that blood stains
found in the car driven by accused
killer Wayne Williams matched that of
two slain young blacks — and both were
relatively rare.
Williams was linked by the blood
stains to victims William Barrett, 17,
and John Porter, 28. Barrett, testimony
revealed, had Type A blood that was
rare in that it contained PGM-1 en
zymes, a combination common only to7
percent of the world's population.
Porter had Type B blood, also with
the PGM-1 enzymes — a combination
common to 24 percent of all humans
The 23-year-old black photographer
and aspiring musical impresario is on
trial for the murder of Nathaniel Cater
and Jimmy Ray Payne, two of the 28
young blacks abducted and murdered
in Atlanta But testimony has been
introduced in 10 more cases to try to
show Williams' “pattern, plan, scheme
and bent of mind."
The day's last witness was W E. Clay,
a policeman who took part in the June
22 search of Williams' home, and
identified a bag of debris as the
remains of photographs he found
burned in the backyard barbeque pit.
"You could not make out what they
were," he said.
Linda Tillman, a serologist with the
Georgia Crime Lab, testified the blood
types of Barrett and Porter matched
blood stains along the seams of a seat in
a 1970 station wagon driven by
Williams
Two of the stains matched Barrett’s
blood type and one stain matched that
of Porter, she said.
She added that Wiliams had Type O
blood, which was not found in the car
John Wegel Jr , also a Georgia Crime
Lab serologist. testified on the rarity of
the types and also said that because the
blood stains in Williams' car still
contained PGM-1 enzymes when found,
he was able to determine that they had
been in the auto for less than eight
weeks
Porter's body was found last April 12.
He had been stabbed to death Barrett
disappeared last May 11 and his body
was found a day later A medical
examiner said stab wounds were made
in his body after he was strangled
The entire rear seat of the car was
taken to the crime lab on June 3 for
examination.
Earlier Tuesday, the third fiber
expert in two days strongly linked
Williams by fibers to 11 slayings, in
cluding Barrett and Porter.
Larry Peterson, a Georgia Crime
Laboratory specialist, testified it would
be "virtually impossible" for fibers
found on 11 slain young blacks to have
come from sources other than the home
and car of Williams.
Peterson’s testimony was so similar
to that given Monday by FBI agent Hal
Deadman that the defense demanded to
know whether Peterson and Deadman
had compared notes on what they
planned to tell the jury.
"We have discussed the cases,"
Peterson conceded "We have not
discussed our ultimate conclusions."
Earlier in the day, Barry Gaudette, a
Royal Canadian Mounted Police ex
pert, testified that Williams is linked to
his alleged victims by so many fibers
and hairs that the possibility of a
mistake is “so remote as to be not
worth considering "
Gaudette. called in in December to
make an independent study of evidence
in the cases of Cater, Payne and
Patrick Baltazar, said:
"If we consider the hairs and fibers
individually, none would provide
positive proof such as fingerprints But
if we consider the total number of hairs
and fibers, the possibility they all could
have come from alternate sources is so
remote as to be not worth considering "
In all, FBI and state experts have
identified more than 600 hairs and
fibers linking Williams, his home and
his car to a total of 12 victims.
Much of Gaudette’s testimony cen
tered on two scalp hairs found inside
Baltazar's shirt, which he said were
consistent with hairs from Williams'
head
Defense counsel A1 Binder’s cross-
examination of Gaudette ranged from
the Mounties' investigative practices to
Williams'split ends
University contracts hard to break
By GEORGE DEMAS
Krd and Mack ( ontribuiinK Writer
Tired of dorm life? Sick of
cafeteria food? Want to break your
housing contract? Your meal plan
contract?
Good luck Because unless you plan
to tie the knot, quit school, declare
bankruptcy or contract some dread
disease.you have but two chances —
slim or none.
Getting married or dropping out of
school are the only permissible ex
cuses for canceling a housing con
tract, said University Housing Direc
tor Dan Hallenbeck
While Food Services is a bit more
lenient, the number of acceptable
reasons for breaking the contract are
still fairly limited, said the depart
ment's director, Glen Garrett
The reason for these strict re
quirements is that both housing and
food services are auxiliary enter
prises, run without financial support
from the University Thus, the only
money the two departments receive
comes from the student contracts
"But we do realize there arc ex
tenuating circumstances for some
students, so there is an appeals pro
cess for students who feel strongly
enough about their cases,"
Hallenbeck said.
The appeals process for breaking a
housing contract starts with an ap
plication for release which can be
picked up in the housing office in
Russel Hall After a student files the
application, which includes a list of
reasons why the student wants to
leave the dorm, it is sent to a student
staff committee for review. "The
committee adds its recommenda
tions and the application and the stu
dent are sent to me," Hallenbeck
said. "I'll talk with the student and
read the recommendations, then
make a decision."
If the student wants to continue the
appeal, the application is sent to
Dwight Douglas, vice president for
Student Affairs, who will also talk
with the student and render a deci
sion.
If the student is still not satisfied,
he can appeal his case to Fred
Davison, University president
One student even sued the Univer
sity for release; he planned to marry
during winter break of 1978 so he ap
plied for and got a release from his
housing contract But the wedding
was cancelled, and when winter
quarter began and the student failed
to produce a marriage certificate,
the housing office reinstated the con
tract. In the meantime, though, the
student had moved into an apartment
off campus "The suit was finally set
tled out of court," Hallenbeck said.
Of the 279 appeals for release last
year, about half were approved
The only excuses for breaking a
meal plan contract other than mar
riage or withdrawal are schedule
conflicts, financial distress or
medical problems
If a student has fourth, fifth, sixth
and seventh period classes every day
(a schedule conflict) and cannnot at
tend lunch, his obligation will be
waived for that quarter only
Cases of financial distress are not
as simple "We feel that the student
can get the most nutritional food at
the lowest price through the meal
plan, "Gerrett said Each meal costs
$1 56 on the twenty meals per week
plan, and $1.80 on the fifteen meals
per week plan.
“You can't get a hamburger and
fries for less at a fast food place."
Gerrett said, "plus you can have all
you want here ”
A student must not only prove his
own financial distress, but must
prove, through a letter from his
parents, that his family knows about
the situation but can do nothing to
help it.
Medical excuses are also not easy
to use "It's not just a note from your
doctor like many people think,” Ger
rett said. "It must include the special
diet you need so that we can look it
over to see if there is any way Food
Services can provide it for you. Only
after we determine we can't will we
allow you to break your contract."
Food services usually cannot pro
vide bland diets for people with
ulcers and diets for people who are
allergic to ingredients that are used
in much of the food Diets for weight
reduction are rarely accepted as
valid because Food Services can
usually find a way to adhere to them,
Gerrett said
Even with these strict guidelines,
there are students who are able to
circumvent them and get out of their
contracts.
"Oh, I'm sure that there have been
students using false medical
evidence who have been able to
break their contracts,” Gerrett said,
"but we are in no position to question
a doctor's statement, so we comply.”
Over the past 10 years, many types
of meal plan programs have been us
ed, and according to Gerrett, the full-
year program has worked best This
plan allows each student to benefit
from the absenteeism of others by
reducing the total cost of each meal
Hallenbeck said the full-year con
tract has also worked well for his
department
"Before we started using the full-
year housing contract 10 years ago,
we were having problems with
vacancies and fluctuating dorm
populations Now, through this plan,
we can count on a stable dorm
population so we know how to
allocate our funds," he said.
“Also, we feel this plan is best for
the student because it protects his or
her space for the whole year. The stu
dent doesn't have to worry about
moving in and out of the dorm each
quarter,” Hallenbeck said.