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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspoper serving the University of Georgio community
Alhetts Ga. N ot. 92, No. 28 IlwrMlay, November 8,1984 News $43-1809 Advertising. 543-1791
Black and white
sororities merge
at PHC meeting
Bus route could ease
student parking crunch
By TOMMY TOMLINSON
Krd mid Black Senior Reporter
By KIM HAYS
Krd and Black Senior Keporter
The Panhellenic Council merged with
University black sororities Tuesday-
night. voting in the necessary constitu
tional changes at their bi-monthly-
meeting
"I guess that puts us a couple of steps
ahead of the IFC,” Panhellenic Adviser
Kathy Blackburn said
Blackburn said the council voted on
the entire constitution in one action in
stead of dividing the motions into a
series of constitutional amendment pro
posals as the Interfraternity Council
did
Panhellenic President Chris Coleman
said, "We didn't feel il necessary to
divide up constitutional proposals ”
Coleman said the PHC worked on
separate negotiations with the black
sororities and the IFC worked separate
ly with the black fraternities
"Maybe we had better communica
tion that made it easier for us." Col
eman said.
Blackburn said constitutional
changes to facilitate the merger includ
ed the establishment of a new executive
position on the PHC.
The position of sorority relations
director was established to be slated
from black sororities," Blackburn said,
adding that the new officer would be
responsible for “easing the winter
quarter transition."
Blackburn said the sorority relations
director will not be a part of the Black
Creek Committee, a joint group in both
the IFC and the PHC which will oversee
the black social calendar.
"Black sororities are now officially
members of the Panhellenic Council
and will have full voting powers in the
next PHC meeting,” Blackburn said.
other PHC constitutional changes in
cluded the addition of the national
organization of black sororities in the
official wording of the constitution,
Blackburn said.
"In every mention of the National
Panhellenic Conference, we just added
the National Panhellenic Council
itraditionally black sororities) too."
Blackburn said the PHC vote on the
merger was “14 yes, two no, and one
abstention."
Blackburn added that only one of the
negative votes was against the merger,
"We were voting on other constitu
tional amendments as well, and one
sorority was voting against the other
changes," Blackburn said
Coleman said she had not talked with
the sorority that voted against the
merger on Wednesday.
Coleman added that representatives
from Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta
Sigma Theta, the two black sororities,
were present at Tuesday's meeting
Coleman said the PHC had no
minimum membership requirement
except the 10-member requirement by
the University for student organization
status.
One black sorority, Zeta Phi Beta,
had three members as of this quarter
and will remain inactive until it brings
its membership up to 10.
Coleman said the PHC had been
negotiating with the black sororities
concerning the merger since Spring.
1903
A proposed bus service to the heavily
student-populated East Athens area
would ease University parking
problems as well as help students get to
campus, an East Athens apartment
manager said Wednesday
Joe Zachmann, manager of College
Station apartments, said that the area
around College Station Road and
Barnett Shoals Road, now without bus
service, contains hundreds of
University students who have ex
pressed interest in a route.
"I’ve had really good response from
pie I’ve talked to about getting a
,” Zachmann said. "Between Tara
apartments, Parthenon apartments
and ourselves, we could have 1,000
riders a day."
Zachmann said his efforts have been
hampered somewhat by some apart
ments' laws against soliciting.
“We can't go around and ask for
petitions and everything because of the
soliciting and handbill rules at most of
these places, so we’re calling up the
apartment managers and just doing the
best we can,” he said.
Zachmann added that he got
favorable responses from several East
Athens apartment managers who are
supporting his efforts.
Zachmann is asking that buses be nlh
from Lexington Road to Gaines School
Road, Barnett Shoals Road and Family
Housing.
Carolyn McGallilard, assistant
manager of Parthenon Apartments,
said the bus route would help more than
just students.
“Older people and folks who couldn't
drive could use the bus routes to come
into town,” she said. “I know plenty of
people here at our complex who need a
service just like that."
However, because the bus would run
outside Athens city limits, the City
Council and Clarke County Commission
would have to agree on any proposed
route.
' 'Before the county would do anything
about it, we would have to get together
with the City Council and get their
permission,” Walter Padgett, member
of the Clarke County Board of Com
missioners, said Wednesday.
Padgett added that when city and
county officials have met before about
buses, such as the Georgia Square Mall
and Macon Highway buses, the routes
were approved without a hitch.
Chet Malanoski, University Auxiliary
Services Manager, said the new bus
route, if approved, could lead to an
increase in student transportation fees.
University students now pay $1.50 a
quarter out of those fees to ride Athens
city buses free.
"We haven’t heard anything about it
yet, but I suspect if students would be
one of the main parties served by an
East Athens bus, the ATS would come
to us and ask for a rate increase," he
said.
Good HOST asks clubs to rejoin
By JOHN WILLIAMS
Hrd and Htark Senior Reporter
The Athens Good HOST program is reopening com
munication channels with local nightclubs by prompting
them to stay active in the organization. Program President
Joan Chamberlain said Wednesday
"The program is voluntary." Chamberlain said "We
don't see eye to eye with some of the clubs as far as idrink)
promotion goes, but we do agree on other issues such as ser
ving minors "
When a nightclub joins the organization it agrees not to
knowingly serve an intoxicated person, to bring customers
one drink at a time, to discontinue all promotions of a
"drink and drown" nature and to train employees to iden
tify symptoms of intoxication
Chamberlain said. "When the program fell by the
wayside, people were starting to go back to promotions ”
She said that most nightspots in Athens do follow the
guidelines, but right now the places that cater to the college
crowd seem to be the problem
Lee Gatewood, owner and manager of T.K. Harty's
Saloon, said T.K.'s had signed up with the program about a
year ago, but has not been attending the monthly meetings.
Gatewood said T.K.'i employees will call a cab for an in
toxicated person, even though it does not follow the pro
gram's promotion guideline.
Chamberlain said The Mad Hatter has not withdrawn
totally from the program, but it is not following the promo
tion guideline either.
Mad Hatter Manager Dave Akers said he regularly at
tended the program's meetings
Akers said, "We screen at the door and have floor people
todetect intoxication "
Chamberlain said that it is hard to convince the clubs to
get involved in the program after they have withdrawn or
have not followed its guidelines.
“We need the support of the local legislature," she said
The program concentrates its effort on the clubs in town,
but does not involve on-campus activities, such as student
organization’s parties, Chamberlain said.
Fetch!
Kim Slnwe/'flw Ked and Black
Sounds like a (ormidahli- task, hut this hairiest of dogs
definitely knows his gnaws, and he says Florida and the
others will be chewed into mere marrow and dust before the
final gun sounds. And UGA IV. like his predecessors, will
have plenty of fond memories to dig up and chew on when
the time comes.
Although the football team has burled many a bone en route
to Its 7-1 record and No. X national ranking, UGA IV and
friends have yet to bite Into their biggest. The Dogs travel
to the semi-friendly confines of the Gator Bowl to face the
lllh-ranked Florida Gators Saturday , followed by a trip to
Auburn and the annual bloodlrttlng with Georgia Tech.
Gators proclaim this is The Year—again
By TOMMY SIMS
KcU and Hlark Mall Writer
19*4 The Year of the Gator Oh sure, that's right — just
ask ’em
But listening to Florida students and fans before the
game each year would seem to indicate that every year is
The Year Students, however, say this fall will be dif
ferent
With numerous NCAA recruiting violations, impending
probation and coaching changes hanging over the heads of
the Gators, University of Florida students and fans say
this controversy is the fuel that will feed the fire of a
Florida victory Saturday in Jacksonville's Gator Bowl.
"This is our year,” said Scott McCall, 27, a 1982 Florida
graduate who lives in Jacksonville "The only thing we
have going for us this year is winning ”
Even the true Gators — the players — joined in on the
pep squawking after last Saturday's 24-3 crushing of
Auburn
Quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Florida
running back Lorenzo Hampton looked ahead to Georgia,
saying, "We want Georgia to know the Gators are for real
They better be ready to play football. I just hope they
show up.”
Oh, not to worry, Lorenzo, says Lee Hayley, the
University's associate athletic director
Hayley said he wouldn’t comment directly concerning
any of the pre-Georgia-Florida game babble that some
players and most fans are infamous for spouting
However, Hayley, with a plain, .simple, straight
forward answer, silenced any serious concern of Hamp
ton's by confirming the Bulldogs' intent to keep their
annual date this Saturday and face the Gators
"Our football team looks forward to going there every
year," Hayley said. "And it's time to go there again "
And Florida supporters say they are waiting
Several Florida students, contacted this week at their
university dorm rooms and fraternity houses, said tnere is
a "general feeling" on their campus this year that the
Gators will be victorious Saturday during the “World's
Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party "
This year, the students say, there is "faith.”
A Florida win against Georgia, something that hasn't
happened since 1977, something Florida fans say they are
so hungry for they can taste.
"We get the bragging rights this year," said George
Atchley. 23. a former Florida student who also lives in
Jacksonville “I'm gonna show up at the 'Let Georgia
drown their sorrows party' after the game in my orange
overalls and blue shirt and enjoy celebrating "
But the record speaks for itself, with Bulldog victories
since 1977 ranging from a one-point margin last year to
the 44-point blowout of the Gators in 1982 Georgia's
current win streak against the Gators — now at six years
— once again is on the line.
“We know the streak is going to come to an end,” said
David Strickland. 23. a Florida senior from Jacksonville
“You have to have faith in your team," said Strickland,
who has attended the Georgia-Florida series for the last
decade
The recruiting violations and upcoming probation
against the Gators have seemed to make it “Florida
against the world," Strickland said.
"That kind of agitates the fire," he added.
But as most coaches would say, "faith" or a "general
feeling" by itself hasn't won many football games And
students seem to remember the Gators' reputation in
recent Georgia-Florida games
"The difference between Georgia and Florida is that
Georgia finds a way to win close games and Florida finds
a way to lose them," Strickland said "We usually choke.”
‘We (Florida) usually choke.’
— David Strickland
Through all the "Go Gator" hoopla, most of the students
said they had no proof, explanation or reasoning to back
their assumptions of a Gator victory Saturday
"That's pretty tough," said Marcus Ballard, 22, a
Florida graduate student, who paused for a second before
offering an explanation
"We’re due,” he said.
Well, so are utility bills and library books, Georgia
students would respond
Florida fans have had years of practice saying, "Wait
till next year," but with early predictions placing Georgia
as a slight underdog for Saturday's showdown, the game
could take on a new tint, students said.
“I really believe we're the strongest team in the con
ference," McCall said “We creamed Auburn with Bo
Jackson."
And indeed the two schools appear similar as the 12:15
p m televised kickoff in Jacksonville grows near
Both teams have only one loss this season and those
losses came early to teams that are now in the top five of
the major polls. Florida, however, also has a tie, which
came against Southeastern Conference contender LSU
Both teams are nationally ranked in the Top 10 —
Georgia at eighth, while the Gators jumped to 10 from 13
in The Associated Press sports writers poll, after
defeating Auburn last week
And maybe mast importantly, both teams are still in
contention for the SEC crown, a championship that
Florida has not been able to get a firm grip on in the
school's football history
That's why the Gators have the attitude “get it while the
gettin's good," before their probation takes effect and
makes the school ineligible for a conference crown
Even if the Gators pull off a championship this year —
which could pave their way to the Sugar Bowl — SEC
officials threaten to nullify any such crown because of the
recruiting allegations.
But now for a little thought provocation The un
thinkable A nightmare of sorts for Georgia students and
fans A rude awakening That is, to consider the con
sequences and a Florida victory Saturday
After six spoiled years for Bulldog fans and over half a
decade of frustration for the Gators, would a Florida win
spark rioting? Bulldog massacres in the streets? Gator
massacres?
Nah. Ballard said. For him a Florida win simply would
be a "Thriller.”
"When we win, it will definitely be the best thing that Ht
Jacksonville since the Jacksons,” he said.
"When" is a big four-letter word — and, of course, there
is always next year