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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspoper serving the University of Georgio community
Athens, Ga. Volume 94, No. 47
Friday, January 16, 1987
News 543-1809 Advertising 543-1791
Stanford rejects incorporating GAA
By Mike Krensavage
Kfd and Black Senior Keporter
University Interim President Henry King Stanford rejected the Univer
sity Council’s request that the Georgia Athletic Association be incorporated
into the structure of the University Thursday
Stanford cited a $13 million GAA debt and a potential conflict between
University academic needs and athletic interests as reasons not to incorpo
rate the private association into the University at Thursday afternoon’s
council meeting
“I do not wish to see athletic interests compete with academic interests
for state support,” Stanford said. "Due to the advantages of a private cor
poration's providing fiscal flexibility, which keeps the athletic program
from encumbering the resident instruction budget, 1 will not recommend
the dissolution of the Georgia Athletic Assosciation."
W'arrwi Kotbert/Ttw Red and Black
Don’f squeeze the Charmin
(fathering up a dozen or so rolls of toilet paper can be dirty work, but
somebody's gotta do it. Working together, the University cheerleaders and
ball boys.gathered up the rolls of toilet paper dumped on the Coliseum floor
Wednesday night during the first half of the (ieorgia-V anderbilt game.
Flushed and enthusiastic fans littered the court 37 seconds into the game
after Georgia center Eric Burdette hooded a shot for the Bulldogs, who
jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead. Georgia wiped out their opponent en route to
a 76-53 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores. Humors flew Thursday
that there was a massive shortage of toilet paper in University bathrooms.
These rumors were unconfirmed at press time.
Currently, the GAA receives no state support and has a debt of $13 to $14
million, he said.
Stanford said he would convey the council’s request to incorporate the
GAA to the Board of Regents "without my blessing" if the council asked
him to make the request Stanford is the official link to the board, which
must approve a request to incorporate the GAA.
"I would feel obligated as chairman to forward a motion to the regents,"
he said.
However, Stanford said it would be unlikely for the board to approve a
council's request without his approval
Regent Chancellor H. Dean Fropst has said that a proposal that goes to
the board without a university president's approval is uncommon.
Ad Hoc Committee Chairman George Marshall said that the regents
should be able to discuss the GAA proposal
"My feeling is that the incorporation is a matter of such public interest
that the regents should consider it," he said. "I think the executive com
mittee ought to take it up (to put it on a council agenda for consideration)."
Executive Committee Chairman Kent Middleton said he is not sure how
council members will react to the president's comments
"Certainly if the council chose to do it they could send a letter (re
questing incorporation) directly to the regents," he said.
In early December, Council members indicated support for incorpora
tion when they voted two-to-one that Stanford consider GAA incorporation.
Middleton said the executive committee could discuss the corporation at
a meeting next Thursday.
At the council meeting, Stanford announced his GAA opinion along with
the approval of most of 35 changes proposed by the University’s Ad Hoc
Committee, established last March to investigate University problems
brought to light by the Jan Kemp trial
With Stanford's recommendation not to incorporate the GAA into Uni
versity structure, he recommended that the association's board meetings
not be subject to the Georgia Open Meetings Law
"In order to enhance the fullest discussion and the open exchange of
ideas at the board meetings, I do not plan to ask the athletic assosciation
board to follow this recommendation,” he said
Marshall criticized Stanford's decision.
"I think it’s very bad for them to have meetings whre the press cannot
attend." he said
Stanford also rejected a proposal that would have prevented the Univer
sity president from appointing University Council members
"The reason I wish to reserve this right, is to enable the President to
examine the make-up of the membership and to determine whether or not
an additional constituency (ethnic, sex. rank, classification) might need
further representation." Stanford said
Marshall said the thrust of Stanford's response was to "reassert admin
istrative influence."
Most of the approved changes will go to a 16-member statutes and by
laws revision committee that will write the changes into University rules
Stanford asked the committee at the meeting to change the statutes and
by-laws by the end of winter quarter so the regents can approve them be
fore a new University president takes office by July 1
Other committee recommendations Stanford approved at the meeting
include the establishment of a faculty grievance committee and increased
faculty involvement in University decisions
Financial aid trouble creates nightmare
By Mark Wheeler
Red and Black Senior Reporter
Many students are finding themselves in the
middle of a financial aid nightmare this week
without money to pay for classes in which they
are currently enrolled. University officials said.
Next week, the University could withdraw as
many as 300 students from their classes because
of poor communication between students and
banks involving the processing of financial aid
checks and forms, said Registrar Bruce Shutt
"We’re not just going to send the kids into the
streets, but this is definitely challenging our
cash-as-you-go policy," Shutt said “There
should be a meeting about this on the vice presi
dential level around the first of next week."
The University doesn’t operate on credit, but
requires cash for classes. Therefore, students
who still are waiting for their checks find them
selves facing possible schedule cancellations, he
said.
University officials made a policy change in
the way that financial aid is distributed to stu
dents effective this year, Shutt said. Rather than
give the entire lump sum directly to the student
from the bank, the money now is channeled
through the University to be distributed quar
terly. he said
"Some students were paying for the first two
quarters of school and spending the money for
the third quarter on other things.” said Ted
Eley, manager of the University's banking and
trust department
Eley said part of the delay is due to the new es
crow dispersal system An escrow account is a
monetary distribution system involving three
parties
Under this system checks go from the local
bank to the Georgia Higher Education Assis
tance Corporation in Atlanta (the guaranteer)
and are dispersed accordingly, he said.
"Once the bank tells the student that their
money’s on the way, the students don't take into
account that it still has to go to and through At
lanta." he said.
University junior Guy Lemke. a speech com
munications major, said his roommate last
quarter had a difficult time obtaining his check
“You know, I think they should get it (finan
cial aid) rolling because there are some serious
students who want to go to school and ran t
Lemke said.
Another problem involves students who are
negligent in completing the entire financial aid
form. Eley said the forms are too long and filling
them out involves several steps.
Sodomy
Some acts may soon become legal
By Carol Schuster
Krd and Black Valor Reporter
Sodomy between consenting heterosexual adults
may become legal if a bill proposed by a state leg
islator passes the Georgia General Assembly.
Rep Billy McKinney (D-Atlanta) is sponsoring
the bill in order to clear up the confusion about last
year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld
Georgia's anti-sodomy law, an article in the At
lanta Constitution read Wednesday
Last year the Supreme Court ruled that the right
of privacy, as provided in the U.S Constitution,
doesn't extend to homosexuals engaged in sodomy
But the court ignored heterosexual sodomy in the
decision
Georgia code defines sodomy as any anal or oral
sexual act. It carries a penalty of not less than one
or more than twenty years in prison
The proposed bill has raised questions of privacy
and the ease of enforceability of such laws in the
House of Representatives and on the University
campus
“I haven't read over the bill but I don't see us
dealing with that type of legislation in this ses
sion," said Rep Billy Milford (D Hartwell)
Many people don't see the point in a sodomy law
because it isn’t enforceable, said Reverend Alex
Williams of the Presbyterian Campus Ministry
"This law can be selectively enforced, so having
it on the books doesn't count as enforcement." he
said. "I believe most legislators will see this as a
joke, a retaliation of the legislative process "
Robert Pollack, University psychology professor,
said other aspects figure into the debate, such as
people's normal sexual behavior
About 75 to 80 percent of people engage in oral
sex and 25 percent have tried anal sex at least
once, he said
“I have my doubts the bill will pass because cler
gymen will come out from under rocks and start
screaming." Pollack said
University students said that the government has
no place legislating sexual behavior
"Whatever consenting adults do. whether they be
heterosexuals or homosexuals, should be their own
business," said Stuart Kent, a University political
science graduate student
Other students agreed with Kent
“I think there are more important issues than
how two consenting adults conduct themselves sex
ually." said Mike Czarick. a graduate student in
agricultural engineering
To join or to watch?
Students and townspeople rallied under threatening skies Thursday to
commemerate Martin Luther King's birthday and promote anti-apart
heid legislation. The singing and shouting entourage marched from the
Tate Student Center and up Lumpkin Street as a few sidewalk patrons
and fraternity members watched quietly. The crowd grew as it passed
through the business district and drew a number of inlet ested onlookers
when it stopped at City llall. including some people who appeared sur
prised by the crowd's presence. The march was sponsored by the Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority. Scenes from the march include, at lop left, AKA
member Sherrie Surretl carrying an artist's rendition of King as the
rally motes northward on College Avenue on the last leg of its journey to
City llall. James Hopkins, top right, a retired University custodian,
watches the crowd arrive at City Hall from his perch on a nearby wall.
After the speeches, the crowd moved in to sign petitions 'bottom* calling
for legislative action for divestment in South Africa.
March held to honor Martin Luther King
habit of picking one day out of the
year to remember a man who
struggled everyday of his life."
Alpha Kappa Alpha sponsored
Thursday's march on the actual
birthday of slain civil rights leader
Martin Luther King. Observance of
his birthday is Monday in order to
give government workers a three-
day holiday.
Henderson addressed the group
after they marched from the Tate
Student Center to Athens City Hall
at 4 p.m Thursday.
Natasha Moon, coordinator of the
march, said she was pleased by the
turnout but that numbers aren’t the
only consideration
"I think it turned out pretty good
Last year we had about 200." she
said “It doesn’t matter exactly how
many we have as long as our pur
pose is know n to the public
"The fight is still going on." she
said.“Until every person is free in
every nation, no one can call him
self free "
Also in observance of King's
birthday. University buildings, in
cluding dining halls and the Tate
Student Center, will be closed
Monday
The Martin Luther King Center
for Nonviolent Reform is planing
activities in Atlanta for Monday At
9 am. the center will have a
wreath-laying ceremony at King s
crypt in the center and officials will
deliver an all religions sermon at
the Ebenezer Baptist Church at to
a m A parade will begin at 1:30
p m moving from the corner of
Peachtree and Baker streets and
ending at the center
told about 300 students and Athens
residents not to forget that the
struggle continues
"'niey’ve got to get up tomorrow
and hit the books and organize
against South Africa and organize
against Mr. Reagan's policies and
do whatever it takes to further the
cause of black folks." he said. "I
just don’t want us to get into the
By David Winfrey
Hrd and Black Stall Writer
University graduate Emerson
Henderson told marchers Thursday
the struggle for black rights still
continues 18 years after the death of
black rights leader Martin Luther
King.
Henderson, a 1979 law graduate.