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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
Athens, Ga. Volume 94, No. 68
Tuesday, February, 24, 1987
News 543-1809 Advertising 543-1791
SAT here to stay, for a while at least
By Tony L. Wilson
Itrd and Klaik Srniur Itr|Mtrier
Georgia students shouldn't get their
hopes up just yet - the Scholastic Aptitude
Test will be around for a long time, several
University officials said Monday.
“I seriously doubt the University System
will entertain the idea of doing away with
the SAT." said University Registrar Bruce
Shutt. "I think they’ll be around a lot
longer."
State Superintendent Werner Rogers
asked University System Chancellor H.
Dean Props! to consider limiting the
number of students who take the SAT in an
effort to curb Georgia's consistently low
national ranking
According to a 1986 College Board re
port. only North Carolina and South Caro
lina students scored worse than Georgia
students, who had an average score of 842.
A perfect score is 1600
Claire Swann, the University’s director
of undergraduate admissions, said the
comparisons aren't equal because more
Georgia students took the SAT than did
students in other states, bringing the state
average down considerably.
Shutt said he doesn't agree with com
paring state scores nationwide because a
true comparison can't be drawn
“It’s like comparing apples and
oranges." he said. "We’ve got some pretty
good students in Georgia."
Propst said he agreed with Shutt.
"I think it's dangerous to draw compari
sons." he said. “They have to be made
carefully."
Swann said Rogers' intentions are di
reeled toward students planning to enter
vocational schools
Currently, the University requires in
coming freshmen to have at least an 820
SAT score, or a 20 ACT score and a B
grade point average in high school, she
said
Swann said she isn't discouraged by the
state’s low national ranking because of re
cent efforts in high schools to produce
better students
l^ast fall, the University’s freshman
class had an average SAT score of 1016.
she said
"You can see we re not worried about
that 842 in the state." Swann said
Propst said if Rogers’ proposal passes a
Board of Regents vote, students entering
the vocational schools won't be required to
take the SAT.
An internal committee of the University
System is engaged in "exploratory dis
cussions" considering allowing students
planning to enter two-year terminal pro
grams to exempt the test, but no decisions
have been reached yet, he said.
Students who enter four-year colleges
and universities still will be required to
take the SAT. Propst said.
The board recently voted to allow Uni
versity System schools to accept the Amer
ican College Test in place of the SAT for
students from states that require the ACT
applying to the University.
By Jeff Turner
Krd and Black Srniw Krptirlrr
Students looking to live amid downtown Athens'
nightclubs and shops will have another place from
which to choose next year.
A local developer is renovating the Morton Building
on Clayton Street, opening the building to retail stores
and eight apartment units.
Athens lawyer Howard Scott, owner of the building
that formerly housed The Hobbit Habit and Bulldog
Sporting Goods, said the building's upstairs space will
contain three efficiency-style apartments, three effi
ciencies with lofts and two luxury apartments
The ground floor of the building will contain two re
tail stores The basement, which hasn’t been used in re
cent years, also will lx* renovated to house either one or
two retail stores. Scott said.
None of the retail businesses have been named, he
said.
Joe Burnett, executive director of the Athens Down
town Development Authority, said he's pleased with
Scott’s building renovation
“It’s a fine addition to all the other renovated struc
tures being completed downtown." he said it will add
a great deal to the visual character of the block as well
as to the value of the block "
Burnett said he also was pleased with the addition of
downtown apartments
“I'm totally in favor of all the residential units we
can get." he said. "It adds to the life of downtown "
Downtown apartments are a viable source of housing
tor college students, especially legal and graduate stu
dents who spend a lot of time in the libraries on North
Campus. Burnett said
"We're seeing more and more interest in downtown
apartments." he said "They cost a little more going in.
but the units usually stay rented more consistently than
office space "
Scott said Classic City Contracting, the construction
firm, will restore the original marble facade of the
building.
Burnett said the building has a fascinating history.
The Morton Building was built by a black Athens
businessman named Pink Morton in 1907 Athens' first
black doctor's and dentist's offices were in the upstairs
part of the building and the first black owned small re
tail enterprises were dow nstairs.
W illie Anderson dishes in two of his :\2 points that helped lead the Dogs to a
69-65 SKI’ victory over Ole .Miss Saturday in the Coliseum. See story, page 7.
By Mike Krcnsavage
Krd And BU*k Senior Hrpurlri
Recent governor-initiated Board
of Regents staff changes may exem
plify state constitutional flaws that
could limit the board’s effective
ness. state and education officials
said.
Frequent regent turnover lessens
board members' experience and al
lows two-term governors to appoint
most of a board, former state Rep
Hugh Logan said
"1 don't think it’s healthy to have
a board appointed by one gov
ernor." l.ogan said "I think we
need to have a board with people of
different allegiances."
Currently, the Georgia Constitu
tion allows the governor to replace
regents after their seven-year terms
expire.
l^jgan said the current terms
don’t allow regents to gain sufficient
experience to effectively work on
the board
In 1985 he introduced legislation to
the House of Representatives which
would extend each regent’s term to
10 years but limit it to one term to
prevent a governor from appointing
an entire board and to give regents
more experience
"If a regent visits one institution
per month, it would take three
years just to get around to all the
schools." he said. "A 10-year term
would give a regent three years of
examining the system and seven
years of effective work "
l^)gan said he withdrew his pro
posal after he encountered little
support from the General As
sembly
“I read the handwriting on the
wall," he said "I got a feeling that
there was not enough interest
A constitutional amendment's
passage requires a two-thirds ma
jority in both houses and a majority
vote in Georgia's general elections
which are every two years
Regent John Skandalakis. whose
term expires in January, agreed re
gents need about three years to
learn the system
"You need several years to be fa
miliar with regents procedures." he
said. "I found myself taking two or
three years to think and digest in
formation and participate in solving
problems For at least the first
year, a regent doesn’t know what is
going on."
When Gov Joe Frank Harris re
places Regent Sidney Smith, seven
of 15 regents will have less than
three years experience
Last week. Harris announced he
wouldn't reappoint Smith, who
headed the University's presidential
search committee this fall
Harris also announced Marietta
physician William Cousins' appoint
ment to the board Cousins replaces
a seat left vacant by Lloyd
Summer, whose term expired in
January
Regents Spokesman Michael
Baxter said during Harris' two
terms, he'll appoint at least 13 of the
15 regents Former Gov George
Buslx*e also appointed 13 regents
Harris and Busbee are Georgia's
first two-term governors since a
constitutional amendment increased
the number of gubernatorial terms
to two
Harris was unavailable for com
ment Monday, but his Press Secre
tary Barbara Morgan said Harris'
policy is to replace 90 to 95 percent
of all gubernatorial appointees.
"lie’s simply looking for new
blood. There are simply a lot of
people looking for the oDportunity to
serve as regents," she said. "There
are a lot of people who want to bring
a different perspective to the task."
56 arrestees arraigned
in Forsyth Co. Monday
GUMMING, Ga lAPt - Fifty-six
counterdemonstrators arrested
during the massive Jan 24 civil
rights march in virtually all-while
Forsyth t'ounty were arraigned
Monday, amid heavy security that
included Georgia Bureau of lnvesti
gation agents .
GBI agents and Forsyth County
deputies checked those entering the
courthouse, turning away anyone
who did not have court business
Reporters and people making court
appearances were forced to walk
through metal detectors to enter the
two courtrooms where pleas were
heard
Among those appearing before
State Court Judge Clyde J Gober
Jr on the misdemeanor charges
was David Duke of New Orleans, p
former Ku Klux Klan member who
is president of the "National Asso
ciation for the Advancement of
White People "
Duke pleaded innocent, and an
April 17 trial date was set for him to
face charges of obstruction of a
public highway and reckless con
duct
"I'm definitely going to light
this." Duke told The Associated
Press by telephone "I'm going lo
the FBI to file a formal complaint
that my civil rights were violated
The Jan. 24 demonstration drew
about 25.000 civil rights marchers
and about 1,500 KKK-led counterde
monstrators. The march followed
by one week a smaller one, in which
about 75 marchers were attacked by
some in a crowd of about 400 Klan
members and sympathizers
"We didn't do one thing differ
ently than the 25.000 pro civil rights
marchers did," said Duke "There
is no question in my mind lhal if
this happened to blacks, the federal
government would have filed a civil
rights indictment. I'm certainly
going to fight it as far as I have to ”
Only one felony indictment came
out of the events surrounding the
Jan 24 march. Preston Kider of
Cumming was charged with crim
in.11 interference with government
property, and is to lie arraigned on
that charge March 11
Kider also was one of the 56
people arraigned Monday on misde-
meanon charges
In addition, while supremacists
Frank Shirley and Don Black also
picadcii not guilty to charges
Builder says
midtown apts
opening soon
Officials say regent
turnover a flaw in
state constitution
Section of Sanford Drive closed for 6 months
By Bill Kent
Itril aimI Hlaik SrttiiM Hr|Mtrlrr
A section of Sanford Drive will lx* closed to
all traffic other than University buses for six
months beginning Wednesday, alter blockado
to all traffic are removed today.
Part of the street was blockaded Monday anti
today for placement of a crane being used in
Georgia Center for Continuing F.ducation con
struction.
"We are closing off a section of Sanford Drive
between Snellmg Hall and Carlton Street lor
two days and our purpose is the raising of a 100-
foot tower crane needed for the addition to the
Georgia Center." said Bill Schievink. project
superintendent for Prime Builders of Atlanta,
the construction firm
Campus Planning Director Dave Lunde said
no traffic is allowed to go through this area for
these two days but said buses will lx* able to re
sume their normal routes Wednesday.
"We would rather do the work during a
weekend, but the parts of the crane are too
large to carry on the roads during the week,
he said "The parts were carried this past
w eekend "
Schievink said, after the crane is erected, a
14-foot one lane street will lx* open for Univer
sily buses, but for no other vehicles for a six-
month period
"We will put up a construction lence to make
sure that the other types of vehicles (kin’t try to
come through the construction site," he said
‘Our purpose is the raising
of a 100-foot tower crane
needed for the addition to
the Georgia Center'
Building contractors and University officials
are concerned about the safety of professors,
students and others on the street when the
crane is in use
"I don't think there will be any large objects
held over the street by the crane, but the
counter-weights will be and it's not worth
taking any chances." Lunde said "This may lx*
inconvenient for some, but it’s better to be
safe."
However, the sidewalk on the east side of
Sanford Drive is remaining open for pedestrian
use. he said
"The sidewalk is far enough away from the
crane so that there is practically no danger for
those walking through the area." Lunde said
The roadblock won't affect the number of
parking spaces available, but it will affect the
way the parking areas are entered
"The H /.one parking lot only can be entered
and exited from the back end and the parking
spaces between Snelling Hall and Women's
P E now have to be entered solely from Green
Street, instead of from Sanford Drive and
Green Street." Parking Services Director Jim
Tardy said
Dave Lunde: ‘It’s better to be safe*
Schievink said the crane is vital to Georgia
Center construction
“We need this machine to move steel beams
and other heavy objects around to construct the
Georgia Center addition." he said
The $6 6 million project consists of additional
hotel rooms, learning facilities and a new audi
torium