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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspoper serving the' University of Geoigio community
Athens, Go. Vol. 90 No. 90 ~~ Friday, April 22, 1903 News 543 1609 Advertiser :>43 1791
Officials hope to eliminate
need for remedial studies
RMMfll Kayr The Red and Black
Freshman Henry Harris (55) plays his first name between the hedges Saturday
sponsorship of the faculty,” Trotter
said.
However, she added, administrators
"have made a lot of effort” to alleviate
the problems blacks face.
Ware and BSU members Michael
Venable and Roosevelt Stripling will
represent University black students in
an Atlanta conference beginning today.
The conference, titled "Black
Students on White Campuses," will be
held at Georgia State University and
will host representatives from several
area colleges and universities.
The purpose of the two-day con
ference is to "share problems and con
cerns (of black students) and recom
mend possible solutions,” said Univer
sity Adviser for Black Organizations
Eddie Daniels, who will also attend.
Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young will
open the conference, which will discuss
recruiting, admissions, orientation of
new black students and other issues
concerning black students
Ware said he planned to relay useful
suggestions from the conference to ad
ministrators in future meetings
Red and Black Senior Reporter Laura
Otto contributed to this story.
G-Day game pits Lastinger
against Williams for QB job
Trotter listened to black con
cerns
meeting) a success."
"But," he added, "I wouldn’t call it a
failure either. It was a start.”
The leaders had hoped to implement
an Office of Minority Affairs, which
would govern the concerns of minority
students, and improve the Afro-
American studies program.
“They are going to try and seek the
Bill's supporters seek more funds for handicapped
versus Williams"
Dooley's sentiments indicate the
1983 G Day game w ill indeed be more
than just another scrimmage for the
Georgia quarterbacks, and Satur
days contest will be vital to the one,
two or three tailbacks who could be
called on to fill Walker's vacated
position.
Following a meeting with Academic
Affairs officials, black leaders said
Thursday they would seek additional
consideration of their grievances by go
ing to University department heads and
the Board of Regents
Black Student Union President Mar
vin Ware said he would continue to "go
through the same channels” until the
University developed an Office of
Minority Affairs and an improved Afro-
American studies program
Virginia Trotter, vice president for
Academic Affairs, said the two groups
discussed the social and academic con
cerns of the blacks students
Trotter said Academic Affairs of
ficials gave black leaders "a way they
could go in order to put into effect some
of the things they want done. ’'
"We said they should start at the
departmental level to voice some of
their opinions about the black pro
grams," Trotter said.
"I find it very hard to address the
charges," she said, "because in order
to have a black-studies program, you
have to have an interest."
Trotter said the black leaders were
unaware that an Afro-American studies
program already existed. "We told
them about the program," she said.
Ware said he "wouldn't call it (the
running spring track), gained 152
yards on 29 carries to lead the Red
squad to a 23-13 victory over the
Black team Simmon's performance
stole the spotlight from the expected
dual at quarterback for Buck Belue's
replacement
Although John Lastinger was
unimpressive in last year's game IS
of 14 for 88 yards and one in
terception', the junior quarterback
won the starting assignment for the
opening game under the lights with
Clemson and he is expected to keep
that spot for his senior season Coach
Vince Dooley still lists Lastinger as
his No 1 quarterback, but sophomore
Williams has been impressive in
spring drills
"Todd Williams has had a very
good spring.” Dooley said "The gap
between Lastinger and Williams has
been closed considerably this spring
because of the play of Todd Williams
I wish he was bigger and wish he was
faster, but he's got a winning way
about him and moves the football
team This will an interesting G-Day
game because it will pit Lastinger
Williams No. 2 but improving
Sophomore Tron Jackson starts at
tailback for the Lastinger led Black
squad and Simmons will again start
for the Red team, quarterbacked by
Williams Sophomore Keith Mont-
gomery has been slowed by injuries
but will be available for action
Saturday
The problem of replacing Walker
is. understandably, at the top of
Dooley's list.
"How are we going to replace
Herschel?" Dooley asked "It’s
impossible There's no way we are
going to do that It's assumed tac-
By JANICE FRIEDMAN
K«f and Mark f onlrlbullfiK Writer
University officials have begun work
ing with G“orgia public high school
educators to beef up pre-college cur
riculum and reduce the need for a
Developmental Studies program here
As part of a program initiated by the
Board of Regents and state Board of
Education in February, University
Developmental Studies officials have
begun personally visiting many state
high schools and outlining basic skills
needed by students to handle the
University's academic requirements
Currently, about 350 University
students must enroll in some type of
non-credit, Developmental Study
classes each year The classes offer in
struction in basic reading, writing and
math skills — skills colleges should not
have to teach, according to University
officials
Many students come to the Universi
ty unprepared in these areas because of
a lack of communication between the
University and high schools, according
to Leroy Ervin, assistant vice president
for Academic Affairs and director of
By TOMMY SIMS
R*4 ana Rl»< fc tmW RtRaritr
A University official and a service
fraternity are gathering student sup
port for congressional legislation that
would provide more money to make
public buildings accessible to han
dicapped people
The bill, which could go up for a U S
House of Representatives vote any day,
would provide funds for government
buildings, including those at the
University, to provide easy access for
the handicapped
Alpha Phi Omega fraternity Wed
nesday collected more than 150
signatures at Memorial Hall Plaza on a
petition to be sent to representatives
before the House vote
The signatures show public support
for reauthorization of the bill, said Ivan
Kelley of Alpha Phi Omega
Concerned citizens in the area sup
port the bill, said Jen Koch, the
University's coordinator of Han
dicapped Student Services
"A lot of people who do support
services for the handicapped have
written to their respective represen
tatives." Koch said
In recent years, the University has
built special ramps and elevators and
has provided van services for han
dicapped students
The Reagan administration has made
a "substantial effort to reduce funds"
for certain programs. Koch said
She said that, for every dollar spent
on rehabilitation services, $11 was
returned to the economy when han
dicapped people got jobs and were able
to "become fully functional in society ”
The possibility of Congressional
opposition was unlikely. Koch said, but
she expressed concern the bill might be
amended
"We want no changes or no programs
eliminated," she said "We think it's a
good law as it currently stands
“It is probably going to be
reauthorized.” Koch said "There's
been a great deal of support across the
nation ”
And public support makes quite a bit
of difference to the future of these
programs, she said
"The impression I came back with is
they count every letter they get,” she
said Koch went to Washington March
23 when a House Select Subcommittee
on Education approved the bill's
reauthorization
"We want to ensure this bill passes
the House as it was recommended by
the subcommittee," she added
Koch and Alpha Phi Omega are
trying to get increased money for the
program, which the subcommittee also
approved
Koch said funds had to be
periodically reauthorized and every
year “there was definitely a very
strong move to cut back the funding "
But she said to prevent cuts, public
support was needed "It is important
for us to be highly visible and make our
opinions known It’s important to put
our money where our mouth is."
Kelley said the 150 signatures
collected from University students
Wednesday would help win
congressional approval
"I think it will," Kelley said. "By
showing support for this it might
prevent them from making changes on
it."
Handicapped students who ride to class in vans like this would benefit from the lejfelation
By C HARLESODUM
Hrd a Ml Mark HfMTts Mllar
"I'm just going to take it as
another scrimmage," said quar
terback Todd Williams of the G-Day
spring football game to be played
Saturday at 2 pm at Sanford
Stadium
Though the annual intrasquad
clash may just be another scrim
mage to Williams, the many
questions left unanswered about the
defending Southeastern Conference
Champions attest to the importance
of the contest
More than 30,000 fans attended the
1982 G-Day game, during which
tailback Melvin Simmons, subbing
for Herschel Walker (who was
tically we ll be doing some things
differently
• “Certainly, we'll throw the ball
more — maybe up from 14 times a
game to 20," he said. "I think you will
see more variety in our sets, and the
tailback will not be carrying almost
80 percent of the load "
While an increase of six passes a
game would not put the Bulldogs in
the same class with such offensive
powers as Brigham Young, Stanford
or Vanderbilt, a more productive
performance from Lastinger or
Williams would be needed to take
some of the pressure from the
tailbacks
By CLARICE MAKEMSON
Rrd and Black Senior Reporter
In keeping with the tradition of the
G-Day game, the Georgia quar
terbacks will be getting the plays
from two members of the media
while Dooley studies the action from
the press box Tom McCollister, a
staff writer for the Atlanta Con
stitution, and Robert Eubanks,
sports editor of the Augusta
Chronicle, will pace the sidelines
between the hedges Saturday
Dooley's top priority will be the
performances of the tailbacks, but he
will also keep an attentive eye on the
battles on the line of scrimmage
Dooley has moved Mike Weaver
from the offensive line to the
defensive line, which has been
crippled by Jimmy Payne's
graduation. Freddie Gilbert's knee
injury and Stan Dooley's academic
woes
With so many holes to fill and the
Sept. 3 season opener against IJCLA
rapidly approaching, the 1983 G-Day
game should indeed be more than
just another scrimmage
the Developmental Studies program
Ervin said many high school
educators simply didn’t know what
types of skills should be taught to
( irepare their students for college work-
oads
“If the University upgrades its ad
missions standards, high schools may
not become aware of the need to
upgrade their pre-college curriculum
until many years later," Ervin said.
"We must fill this gap between
what's expected by the University and
what's produced by students "
As a result of improved communica
tion, Ervin said the University’s
Developmental Studies program could
be eliminated entirely
"Developmental studies will even
tually be phased out, but it'll probably
be lOyears,” Ervin said
But before the program can be
eliminated, college officials must
change current attitudes among the
state's high school educators and
students, said Virginia Trotter, vice
president for Academic Affairs
She said students' desires to "get out
easy" from high school and a lack of
discipline within schools were major
problems Educators do not place
enough emphasis on "the basics of
life," such as math and English skills,
Trotter said.
The University’s goal was to reverse
that trend and stop the flow of un
prepared students coming to the
University, Trotter said
“Our goal is not to get rid of
Developmental Studies — it's to make
students so well-prepared that they
don't need it," Trotter said
But based on the current situation in
Georgia schools, the University may
have a long way to go before it realizes
this goal For example, many high
schools employ English teachers who
are inexperienced and don't know how
to teach basic writing, said Ruth Sabol,
University coordinator of English
Developmental Studies.
"Teachers think they are turning out
a good product, but what the University
sees is not what it expects," Sabol said
She said high school teachers lacked
sufficent teaching experience because
they were forced to conduct large
classes, maintain discipline and spend
too much time on administrative, non-
cumcular activities.
As part of the regents / Board of
Education plan, Sabol recently met
with the chairman of the English
department at Northside High School in
Atlanta and scheduled a workshop at
the University May 2-3 Officals here
will discuss with educators the skills
needed by high school graduates to
satisfy University requirements
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Many types
in program
By JACK THREADGILL
Red and Slack Stall Writer
The University's Developmental
Studies program includes both high
school honors students with
Scholastic Aptitude Test scores of
650 and students with SAT scores of
1,000 and high school grade point
averages of 1.5.
Prospective students who fail to
meet the University's admissions
standards, based on a sliding scale
of a "B" average and a 900 SAT
score, have a second chance to be
admitted through the Developmen
tal Studies program
"It's not that these students are
not capable, they have just not been
exposed to some skills out of high
school,” said Sherrie Nist, reading
coordinator for the Developmental
Studies program
The University admits 275-300
Developmental Studies students
each year from throughout the state
and from all times of social and
economic backgrounds. The pro
gram, begun in 1976, offers courses
in mathematics, reading and
English on four levels of instruction
— 096, 097,098 and 099
Kate Kirby, a reading instructor
in Developmental Studies, said the
program was not merely for athletes
and minorities with poor academic
backgrounds
“It's just that the athletes are so
highly visible, and the black
students, of course, are also very
visible," Kirby said
The program's 1981-'82 annual
report shows that 85, or 24.3 percent,
of the program's 350 students are
black, and 14, out of 215 responding
to a program questionaire, or 6.5
percent said they were on
scholarships
Kirby said the focus of the pro
gram was to teach students good
study skills, which will help them in
further college courses, by expec
ting more from the students than
those in other programs.
“We have students who tell us
their roommate is not doing this
much work and is in regular pro
grams," Kirby said. "They are
taught the importance of daily
preparation" •
Kirby said she taught students
reading comprehension and “to
develop a habit of reading” through
assigning freshman-course textbook
chapters, paperback books and
Newsweek magazine.
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Hmwell IV IW and Black
Blacks say meeting v
no success, but a start