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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
Athens. Go. Vol. 91. No. 7 __ Tuesday, Oct. 4. 1980 News 540-1609 Advertising 543-1791
UGA Greeks have up-and-down weekend
Noise charges dropped
against six sororities
Bv STACY LAM
Bril and BUck SUff Writer
Six University sororities have been
let off the hook on noise-ordinance
violation citations issued during
parties held on the last day of fall rush
Athens-Clarke County Magistrates
Court Judge Pierre Boulogne Friday
dismissed charges against Alpha Delta
Pi. Kappa Delta. Alpha Gamma Delta.
Gamma Phi Beta. Delta Delta Delta
and Zeta Tau Alpha sororities because
police officers failed to issue the
required warnings to the sororities
The usual procedure is to issue two
warnings before writing a citation, said
Kathy Blackburn, the Panhellenic
Council's adviser According to
Boulogne, she said. Athens police of
ficers failed lo issue these warnings
The six sororities held parties Sept
13. a Thursday, featuring bands or disc
jockeys that continued playing music
after II p m . the citations charged
The city ordinance prohibits playing
loud music from II pm to 7 a m
weekmghts and from midnight to 7 a m
Friday and Saturday
One sorority officer said the
Athens Police Department issued only-
one w armng to her sorority that night
"They 'Athens police! came by once
and told us we needed to turn it down."
said Becky Bohler. president of Alpha
Gamma Delta "We turned it down and
the party was over by II Then they
came back on Friday and gave us the
citation "
In spite of the six citations.
University sororities and fraternities
have been doing a good job of policing
themselves, said Bill Mendenhall, the
University's associate vice president
for Student Affairs
"I don't think there was any problem
that night." he said "I have grfcat
difficulty in understanding why they
were cited I was in the area for about
half an hour that night and noticed no
problem "
Although the citations were
dismissed. Boulogne said he planned to
take a stricter stand on similar cases in
the future, according to Gene Winburn.
attorney for the six sororities
"Judge Boulogne said he didn't like
having to make rulings such as he did in
this case and warned us not to come
back." Winburn said
Bicentennial fund upped
25 percent to $50 million
By BRIAN BRASWELL
KN and Hla« k Mafl Mrllrr
Because of heavy response and the
threat of rising inflation rates, the
University Foundation says it will up
the goal of its bicentennial fund raising
drive to $50 million
The nationwide drive, begun in
January 1981. already has collected
more than 129 million of the desired HO
million for academic and physical
improvements at the University-
Former University and National
Football league quarterback Fran
Tarkenton. the chairman of the drive,
said in a statemenl Friday that private
support for the drive has been greater
than expected
“It is evident that the wellspring of
private support for the University of
Georgia runs deep." Tarkenton said
"The overwhelming response we ex
perienced in our lead-gifts phase,
coupled with a very successful faculty
staff campaign, makes us feel we will
reach the $50 million goal "
Contributions to the fund are divided
into three categories lead gifts of
StOO.OOO and above, challenge gifts of
$10,000 to $100,000 and the general gift
division of contributions of less than
$10,000
Tarkenton also said the committee
overseeing the drive felt that the goal
needed to be raised because of possible
increases in the inflation rate
"Inflation will play a part in
scholarly endowments as well as
building projects." Tarkenton said. "It
will take more money to endow a
professor's teaching or research chair
in 1988 than it did in 1980 The com
mittee felt it was prudent to raise our
sights in preparation to meet the real
needs of the institution when the
campaign concludes "
University President Fred Davison
said half of the goal will he earmarked
directly for improving academic
programs, and that this would not
change, no matter what figure the drive
reaches
Specifically, the money is to go for
the establishment of teaching chairs
and scholarships, expansion of library
holdings, support for alumni services
and funds for new faculty members
Other funds will go toward further
construction on campus
The drive, the largest in the
University's history, will make its
appeal to the general public sometime
in 1984 The drive already has taken in
$3 9 million from faculty and staff
members Despite a 5 percent budget
cut in 1982. faculty and staff members
exceeded the $2 5 million goal set for
them
The fund raising drive which ends in
1985 commemorates the signing of the
University's charter Planning for the
University's bicentennial celebration
began two years ago. and the
celebration will officially begin with
commencement exercises in June
Carol Winthrop, the director of the
bicentennial celebration, said the
University's 200th birthday is an event
of national significance
"This state was the first to lend
support to an institution of higher
learning." Winthrop said "The
University's land-grant charter was
the first type of charter granted in the
United States ,”
The University Foundation is acting
as trustee of all the funds generated
during the drive According to Donald
Flam, the fund's campaign director, all
contributions are tax deductible and
are administered by the foundation
Fllr
Bill Mendenhall
Police have no suspects
in Lambda Chi bomb case
Vo-tech proposal
might shake up
Board of Regents
From atafr and wire report*
Gov. Joe Frank Harris and the Board of Regents soon will
start discussions on Georgia's vocational education
program in the wake of recommendations by the governor’s
task force on education.
The governor's task force on Monday said the state should
consolidate all its vocational education programs under a
single new state board to end confusion. Such a board would
mean a significant reorganization of the regents and the
state's Board of Education
The task force noted that responsibility for vocational
education now is vested in "an interlocking complex of two
state-level boards. 23 county or city school boards and seven
local-area boards."
The task force concluded that this system "impedes effec
tive and efficient program planning."
The 36-member task force suggested that Harris set up a
new state board, by executive order, to oversee vocational
education in the state. Under the plan, the state Board of
Education and the regents would contract with the new board
to operate vocational systems throughout the state
Harris said the proposal would give greater visibility to
vocational education and would allow the system to be run by
a board entirely dedicated to its operation Harris also said
the changes initially would not require any new funds or ap
propriations.
In addition to suggesting the formation of the new board,
the task force also said the board should consist of represen
tatives from business and industry The task force called on
one member of the state board of education, one regent, state
school Superintendent Charles McDaniel. Crawford and
Commisioner George Berry of the Department of Industry
and Trade to serve on the new board
Under the task force’s plan, the governor would set up the
new board with the power to approve programs, set policies
and priorities, develop standards, and provide leadership
and planning for the vocational education system in the state
4 Radio Free Legion ’
Radio Frre Europe" returned lo Athens Mon
day night by living up to its name, as Athens
hand K.E.M. brought that hit and many others
home in a free concert at Legion Field. Michael
Stipe, above. Pete Buck. Mike Mills and Bill
Berry returned to their native city following up
their newest album. "Murmur,” on the IKS
label. K.E.M. now is a favorite with new-music
critics after touring with Gang of Four, the
English Heat and the Police, and spent Monday
night turning a l egion F ield crowd of about
2,000 into fans, as well.
By GRFIG FREEMAN
Hrd slid lllark Null Writer
The Athens Police Department is still investigating an inci
dent at the lambda Chi Alpha fraternity Sunday when a
homemade bomb thrown from a passing car exploded on the
fraternity’s lawn
Although fraternity members were playing football on the
lawn at the time of the explosion, no injuries were reported,
said Darryl Dewberry, president of the Milledge Avenue
fraternity.
“We were lucky it rolled onto the street before exploding,"
Dewberry said. "The people on the porch even felt the force
of the explosion."
The bomb, which exploded at about 6:45 p.m Sunday,
caused no damage, but bystanders said the homemade bomb
had the potential for doing a great deal of damage
Dewberry said he had no idea who threw the bomb or why
He added he and the rest of the fraternity members were sur
prised and baffled by the incident
“It seems as though a car came by and tossed a homemade
homb," he said. "It was 5 or so Inches long and maybe 4 or 5
iches in diameter. It landed in the yard but rolled into the
Ireet before exploding."
Charles Knipper, the fraternity's vice president, said he
(as on the porch at the time of the incident "They drove by
nd threw a bomb in the yard," he said. “It was bigger than a
irecracker and smaller than a nuclear bomb."
Dewberry said the fraternity was lucky no one was injured.
No description of the car or the occupants was made
vailable to Athens police upon their response to the incident.
Cathy Phillips, a spokeswoman for the police department,
aid no charges had been filed and the case still is under in-
estigation Evidence collected at the scene was turned over
o the state crime lab for analysis.
Lambda Chi Alpha members have no idea who would want
o bomb their house and do not suspect another fraternity,
Jew berry said.
"We are concerned," he said. "I don't know if it's just a
oke on somebody else's part, but it's not a very good prac-
icaljoke."
McDonald carries forth tusfather’s mission
tea Haltoo/Thr Red and Black
Triggvy McDonald at home In Athens
By JAMES KENDLEY
K*S anS Black Hull Writer
Last month, University student Trig-
gvy Paul McDonald stood at a podium
in Lafayette Park in Washington and
spoke of the death of his father His
eyes filled with tears as he voiced a
hope that his father's death had not
been in vain.
Last week, the tears were gone The
son of the late U.S. Rep Larry
McDonald, D-Ga , seemingly used his
grief to fuel his determination to fur
ther his father's message
”1 have the calling," he said in an in
terview, "And I have to carry on my
father's work because it was so impor
tant to him, and I believe in what he
was fighting for .”
McDonald, a 23-year-old senior in
microbiology, said he didn't enroll at
the University this quarter because he
would be working with conservative
groups in Washington and speaking at
college campuses around the nation
McDonald said he hoped to return to the
University winter quarter
McDonald said his life has been
changed by the death of his father.
Although he was not sure whether he
would change his major to prepare
himself for political activity, he said he
would get involved in politics
McDonald said he wanted to help
change the United States for the better
and to end the trend of Soviet appease
ment, and one of the best ways to do this
was to clean up American politics.
“There are a lot of political whores up
there iin Washington! just searching to
further their own cause," he said. “I'm
going to definitely get more involved in
politics and help remove some of the
congressmen that I don't feel should be
up there."
More immediately, his life has been
changed by the publicity.
"I didn't push the fact, up here (at the
University), that I was Larry
McDonald's son," he said "I'm up here
to go to school, and I wasn't prepared at
all to be in the limelight, so to speak ’'
But McDonald said he would use this
publicity to alert people he thought
were no longer aware of the Soviet
threat
“I think that Americans today have
gone to sleep and they're more concern
ed about when they're going to get into
their hot tub or what's going on at the
club 1 think people need to wake up,"
McDonald said.
“I believe there is a very good
possibility my father was assassinated
and there were 288 innocent victims,"
McDonald said He added that, to the
Soviets, 288 deaths were a "drop in the
bucket" and that the Soviets were
"murderers and liars."
McDonald also said the Reagan ad
ministration had not been stern enough
with the Soviets in the aftermath of the
downing of the jet.
"It's really just been a lot of talk,” he
said. '"They've been too lax. I feel they
should stop all aid and trade with the
Soviets and expel the Soviet diplomats
“I don't think we should have
anything to do with them, " McDonald
added "I think we should stop
everything with them, other than leav
ing the Soviet ambassador and a
skeleton staff in Washington to keep
tabs on them. "
McDonald said it was a tragic irony
that, through aid and trade, the United
States had built the Soviet war machine
to its present strength and fed the
Soviets with American grain
"Totalitarian Communism doesn't
sustain itself,” he said "We just
refinanced loans to Poland. We're
building up Romania's nuclear power
industry and continuing loans to the
Soviet Union We need to stop that. 1
believe that if we cut that off, the people
would revolt against their own coun
tries."
McDonald said strengthening the
U.S. military was vital in order to stop
the Soviets “I haven't seen him (Presi
dent Reagani increase defense spen
ding I would like to see It, but there will
have to be cuts in other areas, and they
may not be popular I believe it is essen
tial."
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