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THE RED AND BLACK
, An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
Athens, Ga. Vol. 92, No. H Tuesday, October 9,1984 News 543 1809 Advertising 543-1791
‘Fighting Fritz’ puts president on defensive
Reagan uncomfortable,
UGA professors say
Reagan, Mondale debate again Oct. 21
By KIM HAYS
Krd and Black Senior Reporter
Walter Mondale scored a decisive
victory in Sunday’s debate with
President Keagan. local political group
representatives and university
professors said Monday.
Democrats. Republicans and non
partisans said Mondale came across as
more confident and aggressive than
Reagan.
Calvin Logue, head of the Univer
sity’s speech department, said the
political positions of the candidates
themselves contributed to the debate’s
outcome
"It's important to distinguish bet
ween the incumbent Reagan's position,
and the challenger's critical position,"
Logue said
Logue said Reagan appeared more
uncomfortable during the debate than
he has in other, more controlled
situations, such as press conferences
and speeches
“In the debate situation, the can
didates are pretty much on equal
footing By being on the same platform,
Reagan has legitimized the op
position.” Logue said.
University College Republicans
President Joel Krincr said Mondale
presented himself better, but Reagan
answered questions more directly.
"Reagan has been criticized so
heavily for his use of facts, that he was
taking his time to answer the
questions," Kriner said.
Local conservative activist Dan
Mitchell said Reagan's problem was
not so much any hesitation or stum
bling, but misdirection by his campaign
aides.
“The key mistake for the
Republicans during the debate was that
Reagan was not Reagan," said Mit
chell. a graduate student in economics.
Mitchell said Reagan should have
stuck with more conservative rather
than moderate political views in his
presentation.
"Reagan has spent 20 years of his
political career as a conservative, but
he missed several openings to make
credible blows against Mondale
because of his cautiousness," Mitchell
said.
Mitchell added that Reagan should
have drawn attention to Mondale's
"ultra-liberalism and his (Reagan's)
present success with the economy.
"There's an old party wisdom that
says lean to the center, and 1 think
Reagan's campaign aides made a
mistake in adhering to that." Mitchell
said.
University political science professor
Loch Johnson said Reagan's hesitant
appearance was not someone’s advice,
but because of his own communication
shortcomings.
“The great communicator must have
lost his script on the way to the studio. "
Johnson said.
Johnson described Mondale's per
formance as “very self-confident,
gracious, with a certain savoir-faire."
"Reagan's staff realizes that he
reacts best in carefully scripted
situations. This is why Reagan has
given fewer press conferences than any
other president,” Johnson said.
Johnson said it was not necessarily
Reagan's age of 73 that caused him to
appear more "hesitant and
unrehearsed" during the debate.
"Mondale seemed to have a better
grip on the facts and the questions
Reagan just seemed poorly informed,"
Johnson said.
Logue said that neither candidate
made a terrible mistake that could
decide the debate results easily.
"It's relatively easier to criticize four
years of work than it is to actually do
four years of work," Logue said.
Lorena Gay, a member of Young
Democrats, said Mondale easily came
across as the winner in the debate.
"Mondale was much more poised.
Reagan appeared very insecure and
scared,” Gay said.
Gay was manning a Mondale-Kerraro
booth in front of the Dean Tate Student
Center in an effort to recruit more
student supporters and provide voter
registration sheets.
"Response at the booth today has
been overwhelming in favor of Mondale
as the winner of the debate," Gay said.
"Reagan practically denied the im
portance of the deficit as a potential
problem for the nation."
Kriner said Reagan was at his best
when he was discussing his personal
views on religion and abortion.
"When Reagan was discussing his
'The great com
municator must have
lost his script on the
way to the studio. ’
— Loch Johnson
personal views, he was able to
elaborate and come off the defensive,”
Krincr said.
“The main result of the debate was
not to swing more Republican or
Democratic votes, but to get people
back on the fence," Kriner said.
Kriner said the debates will gain
more attention for the election and
renew interest in voter participation.
Reagan and Mondale will debate on
foreign policy on Oct. 21.
Kriner said that, given s'imilar
conditions in the next debate, results
will be difficult to decide unless Reagan
makes some glaring factual error or
Mondale backs off his offensive
"Fighting Fritz" stance.
Chancellor hopeful drops from race
Davison: candidate
By JOE CAFIERO
Red and Black Senior Reporter
Chancellor candidates for the University System have
decreased because one of the candidates withdrew his
name from the list of contenders for the job, regents
spokesman Kay Miller said Monday
Still in contention for the post are University President
Fred Davison, University System Vice Chancellor H Dean
Props!, and four out-of-state contenders, two University
presidents and two public university system ad
ministrators
Kenneth Shaw, chancellor of the Southern Illinois
university system, withdrew his name from the list of
contenders when the list was made public in a Sept. 22
article in the Atlanta Constitution. Miller said
Regent Jackie Ward wouldn't comment on how or why
that list had been published, but she did say that none of the
regents were pleased about the leak of the contenders'
names.
"A search like this has to be conducted in the most con
fidential manner possible,” Ward said. “It has to be that
way in order to be in the best interests of the University
System "
Ward, who serves on the chancellor search screening
committee, said Monday that it will be at least 30 to 60 days
before the committee even announces when it will make a
final decision Ward would not comment on when a new
chancellor actually would be named
The four out-of-state candidates for the position are
George Bedell, executive vice chancellor of the university
system of Florida, John Duff, chancellor of higher
education in Massachusetts; JoabThomas, president of the
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa; and Barbara
Uehling, chancellor of the University of Missouri at
Columbia
Ware said the incoming chancellor, who will begin ser
ving in an official capacity on July I. 19B5, will not be left
with any uncleared business from the previous chancellor's
administration But he will be faced with many challenges,
such as desegregation
Georgia's improvements in desegregation have eased
strained relations between the U.S. Department of
education's Office of Civil Rights and the state's university
system. But Ward said it will be a big job for the new
chancellor to familiarize himself with all of Georgia's 33
colleges and universities
UGA: no plans during alcohol week
By tom McLaughlin
l<rd and Black Mrntar Reporter
While student alcohol awareness
groups across the nation will join forces
to observe National Collegiate Alcohol
Awareness Week, University
representatives will not participate
The week—which began Monday and
ends Saturday—is sponsored by the
national chapter of BACCHUS, which is
headquartered at the University of
Florida. BACCHUS promotes
responsible drinking by college
students
Bob Nettles, the University's student
activities director, was quoted in The
Atlanta Constitution as saying that the
alcohol awareness program at the
University of Georgia was temporarily
defunct. However, Nettles said Monday
that he had been misquoted, and that
the program is definitely not defunct
"They (BACCHUS members) are not
planning anything for Alcohol
Awareness Week, but their work is
definitely not defunct," he said.
Gilbert Health Center Health
Educator Nancy MacNair said that the
University’s BACCHUS isn't as strong
as it has been because it can't obtain
outside funding
"Dr Robert Shapiro is trying to get
funding, but there is no university
funding without outside donations," she
said.
At least one other system school is
faring better.
Emory University has a full agenda
planned for the week, according to
Emory's Alcohol and Drug Education
Committee President Lisa Cohen
“Today we sponsored a great Alcohol
and Drug Education Giveaway Day,
where we gave away balloons, in
formative pamphlets, bumper stickers
and key chains right in front of the
student center," she said
Cohen said she is pleased with the
results of the day and the number of
new people who signed up to join the
group.
Emory will host a “made in the
shade" lemonade giveaway tomorrow,
while a local bar will give awav soft
drinks from 8 to 12 p.m. Thursday.
"Friday will be our finale," Cohen
said. "We will have a party and serve
alternative beverages There will be
soft drinks, LA beer and other beer.
There will be a breathalyzer test.”
The University of Florida is spon
soring a beerless week and Georgia
Tech will have Atlanta police talking to
students and showing films about
alcohol awareness
Marcy Ullom and Linda Wood, for
mer university BACCHUS advisers,
P.J Schneider, an active member, and
Brad Smith, past president were all
unavailable for comment at deadline on
Monday.
Pigeon-holed
Walter the pigeon is leaving home. "I
can’t stand it anymore." he said
Monday. "I live right above the 40 Watt
Club on Broad Street, and I really just
can't think anymore. It was OK until
this weekend, but the Feelies following
FashionbaUery?" Walter Is not what
you'd call a credible music authority,
but he does pull some weight with the
artsy circles of avian society. He and
several compatriots loosed a shower of
droppings on a group of local trendies
last Thursday, proving once and for all
that animals, unlike some people, do
think for themselves. "It's useless to
rail against the pretension and
deliberate ignorance of the so-called
artistic element In Athens." Walter
said. "The only thing to do. after the
critical judgment is complete. Is to
deliver the verdict in at succinct and
solid a method as possible."
Health center officials request
inspection by accreditation panel
By TOMMY TOMLINSON
M iM Black Senior Reporter
Although it’s not required by law,
officials at the Gilbert Health Center
Monday said that in two weeks a key
accreditation panel will pay a visit at
the center’s request
The center will be visited by the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of
Hospitals, "the most prestigious” of
hospital licensing organizations, said
Jane Bloemer, the health center's chief
medical records librarian.
On Oct. 22 three commission mem
bers will make a day long inspection of
the health center
“There's a prestige factor here, and a
practical reason as well,” said Warren
Loar, assistant administration
director. "If you pass the joint com
mission accreditation, you don't have
to do a state accreditation ''
The JCAH accreditation is good for
three years, while state accreditation is
required every year. Deemed status
from the JCAH meets state
requirements and bypasses the need for
a yearly inspection, Loar said.
Bloemer said, "There are certain
things each year that they zero in on.
For instance, the emphasis this year is
on quality assurance, or acceptance of
quality guidelines " She added that the
quality assurance topic is only one of
many subjects covered in ac
creditation
Although employees know in advance
when the inspection will be, Bloemer
said advance knowledge makes the
health center more efficient.
"It’s a little daunting, but you get a
chance to show your stuff," she said
"It makes you look cold-bloodedly at
what you're doing.”
Loar said that the health center has
always passed the accreditation since it
first applied in 1987 The last review
was in 1981
"Since the JCAH is such a prestigious
organizations and since both hospitals
in Athens are accredited also, it just
makes us feel better to have it,” Loar
said.
The inspectors check everything
from medical safety to fire safety,
Bloemer said While the University has
always been accredited before, the
standards are tough enough to (MM
concern, she added
“Two strikes and you’re out,"
Bloemer said, referring to the number
of failures needed before the JCAH
takes its accreditation away
‘Two strikes and
you’re out.’
—Jane Bloemer
The JCAH is an independent, non
profit organization created by and
composed of health care professionals.
It was formed in 1961 and is the largest
hospital accrediting group in the United
States