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THE RED AND BLACK
Athens, Ga., Vol. 92, No. 104
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
Thursday, May 9, 1985
News 543 1809 Advertising 543-1791
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UGA research probes
the vital—and unusual
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In 1983, an advertising agency gave
University journalism professor
James Fletcher more than $4,000 of
the University's $25 million plus
receipts in research grants
His topic “College Students and
Jeans "
And, while Fletcher's study is but
one of several that seem off
traditional research’s beaten path.
University professors say their
studies are as helpful and even as
necessary as more traditional
research projects
“College students are among the
group that purchases jeans the most."
Fletcher said "What we tried to find
out is on what occasion people bought
blue jeans, why. and how they felt
about it ”
An advertising agency trying to get
an account with a jeans company
allocated $4,412 for the studv hi thl)
lost the account. Fletcher said
"We found out that college men and
women buy jeans very differently.”
Fletcher said “Men are more likely
to be brand loyal For women, jeans
are just another item of clothing ”
Another research project,
“Chemical and Biological Evaluation
of Generic Dry Dog Food," cost more
than $32,000 Ralston-Purina. Inc .
invested the money to determine if
generic dry dog food digested as well
as brand name dog foods
“We tested some of the foods on the
market today to determine if they are
any good." said Thomas Huber, a
professor in the physiology and
pharmacology department “We had
one national brand (Ralston Purina>
we used as a control and would select
three others sold in grocery stores "
Huber and his colleagues used the
money to buy 24 pure bred coon hound
puppies. fet»d. analytical equipment
and technical help
After the researchers fed the dogs
different types of feed for 10 weeks,
they ran digestive tests on the dogs
Huber said
“We found out some food was
digestible." Huber said “To be safe,
buy a national brand dog food.”
The U S Department of Agriculture
gave more than $10,000 to the
Department of Health and Physical
Kducation for a study ol “Iden
tification. (evaluation, and Analysis of
Research Literature for Potential Use
in an Assessment of Outdoor
Recreation.”
“That was funded to look at the
social and psychological aspects of
outdoor recreational behavior,” said
Christine Howe, an associate
professor in the health and physical
education department
Howe said a graduate student
supported by the grant conducted the
study "to understand how people
interrelate during their free or leisure
time.”
Nathan Dean, acting vice president
for research, said all the studies
contribute important knowledge to
the University and the world
Other studies, such as “Physiology
of Retinal Cells in Vision. ”
“Statistical Problems in Population
Genetics" and “Equipment Im
provement for Marine Biological
Research" continue at the University,
help to make it one of the top research
institutions in the United States,
according to the Office of the Vice
President for Research 1984 Annual
Report
Regents OK Computer Ed. major
By SUZANNE WOOD
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AUGUSTA — The Board of Regents
approved here Wednesday the new
University graduate degree in
education as part of the first computer-
based education degree program in the
Southeast
Ray Cleere, regents vice chancellor
for academic affairs, said approval of
the program will enable the University
to deal with an important emerging
industry
"Big business now needs people who
have the skill to generate the ap
plication of computers in instruction,"
Cleere said
"The problem is that companies and
colleges only have the hardware,” he
said "They don't have people who can
blend together the learning specialty
and the programming speciality.”
He said the College of Education
already has all of the faculty and most
of the courses the new major requires
According to a University report,
,ibout 24 students will enroll in the
program the first year, and about 45
students will be enrolled after three
years
The regents also approved a $<>50,000
increase in the budget for the
University Bookstore addition project.
That project, originally approved in
May 1982, has undergone two design
changes in order to bring down the
estimated cost
Regent William Divine said this final
budget adjustment should pave the way
for beginning the project
"We figure they've got their ducks in
a row and will now go with this design."
Divine said
The regents also set up regulations
for a state sponsored faculty-salary
supplement and allocated funds for two
student financial aid programs
Governor Joe Frank Harris set up the
Georgia Eminent Scholars Endowment
Trust Fund as a part of his Quality
Basic Education Bill of 1985 The fund
provides $500,000 to be split evenly
between the University and Georgia
Tech for the purpose of supplementing
professors' salaries or bringing a new
professor to each of the schools Under
the terms of the project, each school
must give $750,000 to the program in
order to receive its share of the fund.
The regents approved allocation of
$200,000 in Regents' scholarships, in
cluding $35,300 to the University,
Scholarship allocations are based on
fall quarter enrollment of Georgia
residents.
The board also approved $600,000 in
Regents’ opportunity grants, of which
the University will receive $125,000
Regent Elridge McMillian said the
grants were established “to encourage
minority participation in fields that are
woefully underrepresented," notably in
medicine and dentistry.
In other action, the regents:
• Granted tenure to 242 system
faculty members, 130 of them from the
University. Cleere said 60 percent of the
entire system's faculty are tenured
. Approved a cooperative degree
program between the University and
Albany State College for a degree in
educational administration. Albany
State will house the program.
• Passed a proposal requiring the
chancellor's final approval of regents’
amendments to the system budget
• Approved an easement for
Savannah Electric and Power Com
pany at the University's Skidaway
Institute of Oceanography (or the
purpose of laying down an underground
power line
• Appointed Tom Landrum director
o( public relations for the University.
Landrum replaces Barry Wood, who
was promoted last year to Assistant
Vice President for Development and
University Relations
• Appointed James Whitney to head
the University's geology department.
• Appointed Manuel Menendez to
head the University physics and
astronomy department
Red and Black Senior Reporter Beth
Pate contributed to this story.
Cleere: no A-plus in sight
AUGUSTA — Ray Cleere, Board of Regents vice
chancellor for academic affairs, said here Wednesday
that University proposals for a plus grading system and
reading day could encounter obstacles at the regents'
level
Cleere 9aid administrators from the University have
approached the chancellor's staff concerning both issues,
particularly the plus grading system But he said the two
proposals, which are now in the University Council, aren't
popular at the Univeisity System institutions.
"We've had representatives present the idea to our
academic officers,” he said. "At present, there does not
seem to be enough support to proceed at a system-wide
level."
He said the University system once used a plus grading
system, but dropped it several years ago And because the
regents want uniform grading throughout the system,
changing back could be difficult. he said But Cleere said
the idea warrants further study
"The University has made a very good case,” he said.
"They showed plus grading could help in student
evaluation without causing grade inflation.’'
The reading day proposal, he said, would be more
difficult to carry out.
Cleere said many of the system's schools already have
"reading days" or "dead days” before exams to give
students an extra day of study.
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The University has trouble fitting reading days into the
regents' uniform calendar because it requires more days
to register students than most schools, Cleere said
Suzanne Wood
Crawford, Propst talk about future
By BET1I PATE
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AUGUSTA — One Board ol Regents chancellor
presided over his last meet mg Wednesday while a
new chancellor prepared to lead his first, but both
shared concern about several problems they see in
the University System
Dean Propst, who will replace Vernon Crawford as
chancellor June 1, said Wednesday the future of
Georgia's colleges look good, but he expects financial
problems of the past to continue
"We will have to manage effectively the declining
enrollment and what that means for funding for the
University System," he said “We'll have to do more
with less and that won’t be easy."
Crawford said the University System has
progressed during his six years as chancellor, but
money profile ms have limited the progress
“I only regret that most of my years were pretty
tough financially," he said “We didn't have money
for all the programs and quality improvements "
But he said he is proud of the University System's
funding formula
"The quality improvement program is fully fun
ded," he said.
Props! said that the system is at a point where high
school students have many choices of quality
education in the state
“We have provided access." he said. "Students are
now within commuting distance of at least the first
two years of a college education."
But he said there is much room for improvement
"We need to take what we have now and provide
something really outstanding." Propst said "We
have provided access, now we must work for
quality."
Both Propst and Crawford agreed that Gov. Joe
Frank Harris' education reform program will have a
positive effect on the University.
Propst said the impact will be evident as better-
prepared students leave primary and secondary
schools to go to the University.
Crawford said, "There are many implications for
higher education. Changes in the University System
will center on the education of teachers
Crawford said he has received but not acted upon
the list of changes suggested by the governor's
Education Review Commission
Suggrated changes in teacher education include
creating a "blue ribbon" committee to study the
program, changing the curriculum to emphasize
basic disciplines such as math and English and
raising the program’s entrance requirements.
Red and Bfarh Senior Reporter Suzanne Wood
contributed lo this story.
Time running out on NCAA papers
A star is born
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Sporting the mischievous smile that gets babies hugged and
college students kicked out of singles bars, two-year-old
Amil Dasgupta seems U> sprout from the shrubbery in
College Square as he hides from parents Gaulum and Mary
Ellen. This kid has all the makings of a charmer High
-heek bones, deep, soul-searching eyes, fashionably
inkempt hair....He even framed himself nicely in the
bushes. Every mom and dad says about any son or
daughter. "Gonna be a heartbreaker someday!" Well, as
we all know, moms and dads aren't always objective in
Uieir predictions. But Amit must have something special
that intangible attraction that draws the spotlight lo his
face. Because here's a picture of him. When he becomes
famous, we won't hesitate to say we told you so.
By JANINE FAUCHER
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Time is running out for the
newspapers requesting the release of
the University’s NCAA documents, as a
Superior Court judge postponed his
decision Wednesday, while the
University expects an NCAA decision
within a week
Judge James Barrow, after hearing
nearly five hours of testimony from
state attorneys and lawyers for Cox
Enterprises and Morris Com
munications Co., said he will announce
a decision but declined to place a time
element on the announcement
University of Georgia Athletic
Association Attorney Kent Lawrence
said NCAA officials have indicated to
him that a decision should be handed
down Tuesday or Wednesday.
"We have at no time wanted to keep
this information from the public," he
said. “However, we must work with the
NCAA guidelines in dealing with the
Infractions Committee ”
The newspaper companies are
seeking the release of the University's
documents filed with the NCAA In
fractions Committee by Lawrence and
attorney Kirby Moore in response to the
NCAA investigation of the University’s
men’s basketball program
Assistant Attorney General Pat
McKee argued that a premature
release of the University's responses
would be extremely detrimental to the
school and to Bulldog center Cedric
Henderson, the focus of much of the
NCAA investigation
“We hope that we will be allowed to
complete the investigation and the
hearing without fanfare." he said “A
lot of attention is generated by such an
investigation, and the institution would
like to put this to rest expeditiously "
Henderson’s attorney. Ed Tolley,
represented Henderson on the witness
stand to explain how release of the
documents would affect Henderson
“First of all. he becomes a whipping
boy for all the papers and sports
magazines (because he is the source of
the investigation)." he said "Next, he
is prohibited by the NCAA from
responding — so he is like a boxer going
into the ring with both hands tied
behind his back ”
Referring to 18-year-old Henderson
as either "the child” or "the student-
athlete." Tolley said the premature
release of the University’s answers to
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the charges is an invasion of Hen
derson’s privacy which could lead to
serious emotional trauma
"This child has a constitutional right
to privacy until the investigation is
complete," Tolley said. “1 feel it would
have a substantial detrimental effect on
his chance to earn a living
"Nobody wants to touch a hot
potato "
Representing Morris Com
munications. attorney David Hudson
argued that the privacy argument was
invalid because the University is a
public institution
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