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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
Athens, Ga. Volume 93, No. 98
Wednesday, April 30, 1986
News 543-1 809 Advertising 543-1791
lloatin * on air
William Krnnrdv/The Ked and Black
Those skateboarders are Kitting brave. Out to show the
world he's no amateur. University student Clark Daily
demonstrated at the Tate Student Center Plaza
Tuesday that just because you have wheels doesn't
mean you have to stay earthhound. Most of the crowd
New president praised
By Andrew Marlatt
H«l and Black Senior l<P|Mirter
Professors and administrators
from both the University and (he
University of Miami said Tuesday
that Henry King Stanford, the Uni
versity's new interim president, is
"the perfect man for the job ”
“It’s a master stroke for the
University of Georgia.'' said Eu
gene Clasby, University of Miami
English professor and chairman
of that university's faculty senate
from 1978-82. “Because of the
problems lal the University I, it's
necessary to have a transition that
provides stability The president
will give you that."
Regent John Skandalakis said
Monday that Stanford would be
the interim president, and Univer
sity System Chancellor H. Dean
Propst is expected to announce
the action today Stanford will
begin his job in July when the res
ignation of University President
Ered Davison takes effect
Davison resigned March 13 after
the Board of Regents delayed re
newal of his contract pending the
completion of the audit of the Uni
versity's Developmental Studies
Program
President of the University of
Miami from 1962 until his retire
ment in 1981. Stanford was also a
vice chancellor in Georgia's uni
versity system and has held three
other president's posts in his ca
reer .
Under Stanford** ^t^adership
during his years at Miami, 1962
1981, the number of faculty mem
bers more than doubled, going to
1,312 in 1979 from 519 in 1962,
according to Susan Bonnett, di
rector of public affairs at the Uni
versity of Miami. Student
enrollment increased only 37 per
cent over that time
Also known for his money
raising abilities. Stanford led two
successful fund-raising drives,
Bonnett said One five-year cam-
paingn raised $135.2 million be
tween 1976-1981
Under Stanford, Miami made
great strides in graduate studies,
minority enrollment and research,
said Bill Butler, University of
Miami vice president for student
affairs. Stanford initiated the Uni
versity's first black scholarship
program in 1968, he said
University professors, some of
whom know Stanford, said they
were positive about the new presi-
lt*s> The WIh'iis It.iiini-i
Henry King Stanford
dent.
"I'm excited just to have
someone," said History Professor
Emory Thomas, "And It seems
we’ve gotten someone with good
credentials.”
Albert Saye, professor emeritus
of political science, said he has
known Stanford for years and be
lieves he will be good for the Uni
versity.
"He's an outgoing type of
person," Saye said. "He’ has a
good background and definitely
has the personal qualities, "
Stanford a freedom defender
By Andrew Murlntl
Hrd and Hlark Senior Reporter
In 1960, Birmingham police ar
rested Birmingham Southern Uni
versity student Tommy Reeves
because he talked to black protes
ters — and the president of Bir
mingham Southern got him out of
jail
That same president — Henry
King Stanford — will become in
terim president of the University
in July
"He's the only white man I
know who's had a cross burned on
his lawn by the Ku Klux Klan,"
said Edward Coll, who worked as
vice president for development
under Stanford at the University
of Miami and is now the president
of Alfred University in Alfred.
NY
The 1960 incident occurred when
black students held sit-ins to pro
test their lack of rights at the
city's two black colleges, said
Marvin Whiling, archivist for the
Birmingham Public Libray, who
related the story.
Reeves, a pre-ministerial stu
dent, didn’t participate in the pro
tests but instead visited some of
the black student-protesters He
was arrested on what was consid
ered a trumped-up charge of "in
timidating a witness."
Pressure mounted from the col
lege's board of trustees and other
conservatives to punish Reeves,
and Alabama Gov. John Patterson
also lined up against the student
But the university and Stanford
stood behind Reeves University
students sent a petition to the gov
ernor protesting Patterson's polit
ical interference in the case and
Stanford publicly defended the
student’s academic freedoms and
protested the arrest
"In Birmingham at that point,
that was as dramatic a move as a
man could make," Whiting said.
Reeves wasn't punished and the
charges were dropped. Shortly
Iherealter Stanford was awarded
the Distinguished Service Award
of the Southeastern Regional
Board of the Anti-Defamation
League.
Gilbert may consider
ending overnight stays
was impressed, hut with skateboards enjoying a resur
gence in popularity across the campus, it may he only a
matter of time before people are saying. "Sure, hut can
vou levitate it?"
By Lauran Neergaard
H«*d and Black Senior Kcporlei
University Health Service officials confirmed
Tuesday that students who are ill soon mav not be able
to stay overnight at the Gilbert Health Center
As part of a re-evaluation of services, the health
center may cut its in-patient care, converting to a total
ambulatory facility, said University Health Services
Director Dr. Jacquelyn Kinder. The change would
mean the center would operate only as a clinic and not
as an infirmary or hospital.
The decision to eliminate overnight care hasn't been
made and there hasn't even been a formal proposal on
the subject. Kinder said. No final decision will be made
before the end of spring quarter, she said.
This further evaluation of health services is an exten
sion of the decision early this month to eliminate night
services for walk-in patients beginning summer
quarter. Kinder said. The center will close from II p.m.
to'7 a m because of the low student usage during this
time period, she said
“Our in-patient ratio may not be enough for overnight
service to be feasible,” Kinder said.
Officials are exploring areas of cost effectiveness so
as to put off any fee increases for as long as possible,
Associate Director Dr. Walter Brown said.
“fjight now, 98 percent of our care is ambulatory
anyway, so the change wouldn't affect that many stu
dents," he said. "If they get really ill. there's always
the local hospital."
The consideration of reverting to an out-patient fa
cility is a result of the center's deficit and efforts not to
raise the $40 health fee charged to students, Brown
said.
"We're running in the red right now. so if we cut in
patient care, we could cut back our staff and bed costs
to get out of this deficit," he said.
However, cutting overnight care could have a large
impact on residence halls. Brown said
“People with contagious flu could spread the disease
through their hall because they wouldn’t want to spend
the night in a hospital," he said. "But they're just going
to have to cope the lies! they can '
Kinder said she doesn't think residence halls would
be adversely affected.
"We d work with the residence hall personnel to try
and find a student with a non-serious but contagious ill
ness a temporary private room to avoid an epidemic,”
she said.
University students shouldn't suffer because of the
decreased service. Kinder said. At least one doctor and
registered nurse are on call at the health center at all
limes to advise whether students should go to a local
emergency room in case of illness or injury, she said
The service switch would affect studenis monetarily.
Brown said.
"It costs a lot more to spend a day in a hospital than
the health center would charge," he said
I he first 24 hours at the center for a student is free,
with each additional day costing $100, he said. Officials
from Athens General and Saint Mary's hospitals
wouldn't comment on their rates.
Health Educator Nancy MacNair will conduct a
survey of students this quarter on what services they
feel should lie cut or increased. Kinder said. The survey
will evaluate health education, walk-in clinics, sports
medicine and eating disorders
"It's a very comprehensive look at student feed
back. she said. "Maybe it’ll help us be more cost ef
fective as well as a belter service."
Bowers won’t confirm Kemp’s
offer of $1 mill ion settlement
From staff and wire reports
State Attorney General Michael
Bowers refused to comment
Tuesday on a report that Jan
Kemp's lawyers have proposed a $1
million settlement of the former
University instructor's lawsuit
Bowers wouldn't say whether he
is negotiating with Kemp’s lawyers
The Atlanta Journal quoted sources
Tuesday saying that attorney Hue
Henry, representing Kemp, gave
Bowers an offer Monday and that
negotiations continued Tuesday.
Pat Nelson, Kemp’s other at
torney, confirmed that negotiations
for a settlement are being con
ducted.
Henry said discussions are contin
uing with state officials but he
wouldn’t comment on the nature of
those discussions.
A federal jury ruled in February
that Kemp was wrongfully fired
from the University's Devel
opmental Studies Program because
she protested preferential treat
ment of athletes. The jury awarded
her $2 57 million in damages, but
U.S District Judge Horace Ward
cut $1.9 million from that amount on
April 22.
The judge gave Kemp the choice
of accepting the reduced total
award of $680,000 or taking only Ihe
$2HO,uou in compensatory damages,
which would force a new trial to set
punitive damages.
Kemp has until May 12 to decide
which option she will take.
A lawyer for Leroy Ervin, di
rector of Ihe Developmental Studies
Program and one of the defendants
in the Kemp case, said some talks
have been held about settling the
amount out of court.
"I think the parties may be
close,” said the lawyer, Jonathan
Zimring.
Ted Frankel, attorney for the
other defendant in the suit, Vice
President for Academic Affairs Vir
ginia Trotter, said he wouldn’t com
ment on whether or not negotiations
were being held
The Journal quoted sources as
saying Henry proposed to Bowers
that Ihe stale pay $1 million anil
give Kemp the rigid to seek more
money — up to $500,ooo —from an
insolvency |xk>I created after the
state's liability insurance company
folded.
The newspaper listed other stip
ulations of the proposed settlement:
•Reinstate Kemp as co-chair
woman of Ihe developmental studies
English department She would
share duties with current chair
woman Ruth Sabol.
•Change the administrative struc
ture so Kemp wouldn't report to
Ervin or Trotter
•Give Kemp seven years to earn
tenure. Board of Regents policy re
quires instructors with doctoral de
grees to look for other employment
if they don’t achieve tenure within
seven years The settlement would
prohibit counting Kemp's previous
service against that time limit
Lake Herrick jjettin^; cabana
By Paul Victor Weiss
llrd and Him It Srnior Krpnrlrr
Construction bids for a 4,000
square foot cabana with dressing
rooms, a pavilion and a concession
stand at Lake Herrick will be sent
out by the end of May, University
officials said Tuesday
"The specifications will be sent to
the University procurement officer
and hopefully by the 20th of May the
opening of bids will occur,” Univer
sity Physical Plant Director' Ken
Jordan said.
The plans were sent to the state
University health fair fall of body-loving
fire marshal for approval about six
weeks ago, Jordan said. If the
marshal approves the plans, mainly
the electrical design, then they will
lie sent to the University's procure
ment deparlment in preparation for
bidding by private contractors.
Jane Russell, University assistant
director of student activities for rec
reational sports, said the project
was included in the student affairs
budget for the 1985-86 fiscal year
"The $150,000 for the building has
already been set aside for the pro
ject, which we hope will get under
away on June first." she said.
Dave Lunde. University director
Ol campus planning, said the pre-
limiliary scheme and location for
Ihe building have been approved.
The proximity of Athens residents
to the pavilion will limit the type of
functions allowed in it to "small so
cial functions and not concerts or
other large events," Russell said.
Lake Herrick opened in April 1983
and covers 16.5 acres The beach is
made of more than ti.uoo ions of
sand from Roberta, Ga., at a cost of
$48,000 The beach itself covers
about five acres.
By Chris McCarter
Bed and Black Stall Writer
From birth control to weight control. Univer
sity students were provided with a barrage of in
formation and services Tuesday, each with one
goal in mind — better health care.
More than 30 volunteer agencies were rep
resented at the University’s sixth annual health
fair entitled "UGA Loves My Body," which was
designed to increase health consciousness at the
University.
The fair, held from 10 a m to 4 p m on the
plaza of the Tate Student Center, was intended to
increase student and faculty awareness of their
own health and to be an outreach for the Gilbert
Health Center, University Health Educator
Nancy MacNair said
“The fair is intended to show what we can do
at the health center and the broad range of serv
ices we can provide," MacNair said. "We re con
cerned about preventive medicine "
The Tate Center plaza was filled with almost
200 students — some waiting in lines for free
items and services ranging from free prophylac
tics to a computerized health risk appraisal
The booth that attracted the most people was
the birth control and contraceptive tables, which
featured free samples and information, manned
by Rick Dunn, an outreach worker for the North
east Georgia Health District
Dunn said he spent most of his time dispelling
some of the many myths about pregnancy and
the
sexually transmitted diseases
"Some of the myths I hear include that a
woman cannot get pregnant the first time, that
you can get an STD (sexually transmitted dis
ease) from a toilet, that you can gel AIDS
• Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) from a
drinking glass and that a woman can't get preg
nant when she is having her period,” he said
Another popular booth, sponsored by .,,
mental health clinic, featured a stress level test.
The test involved placing a small disk, a bi
odot, between the tester's thumb and forefinger
on the non-writing hand
If the biodot turned black, it indicated the
person was very tense; if it turned violet, the
person was very relaxed. Five other colors be
tween violet and black indicated other levels of
stress.
Bob Bretscher, counseling psychologist at the
mental health clinic, said the biodot is a heat-
sensitive silicon dot that changes color to reflect
changes in temperature in the hand
High stress constricts the blood vessels in the
hand, which slows the flow of blood to the hand
and reduces its temperature, he said.
“There are a lot of correlations showing that
prolonged amounts of stress raises the chance of
illnesses. " Bretscher said
The weight-control information booth, manned
by University clinical social worker Barb Nama.
focused on such problems as anorexia nervosa
and bulimia.
As many as 10 percent of all University women
‘Most people aren’t
concerned with health in
high school...but I’ve been
much more concerned in
the last few years. ’
Willie Schlein
University junior
suffer from at least some mild lorm of bulimia,
she said
Nancy Ridley, graduate student in health edu
cation, said bulimia often affects women without
a serious weight problem
“Many women, who aren't even overweight
but only think they're overweight, have an urge
to lose weight," she said. "A lot of times what
they’H do is go on a crash diet, starve them
selves and force themselves to vomit. Then
they'll go on a binge and eat everything in sight
Then they must diet again, and it becomes a vi
cious cycle.”
University junior Willie Schlein said the health
fair represents what he sees as a trend nation
ally toward greater health concern
"Most people aren't concerned with health in
high school, with drinking and partying and
stuff, but I've been much more concerned in the
last few years," he said.
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