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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
Athens, Ga. Volume 95, No. 122
Thursday, June 23, 1988 News 543-1809 Advertising 543-1791
A hoi lash
Willie Ray Parks (above) rides his
tractor to spray fungicide onto
peach trees at the Jerry Thomas
orchard located in Bishop, near
Athens. Meanwhile. Julia May
Parks (left) has the tedious task of
picking the peaches one-by-one off
the trees, making them read) for
processing and the trip to the
market. The lack of rainfall this
year has resulted in smaller
peaches in North (Georgia, the
Parks say, hut at least there is a
peach crop to harvest. With hot
temperatures and lack of rain,
many (ieorgia crops may be ruined
this year, agriculture officials say.
An end to it all remains to he seen,
as weathermen call for more of the
same.
Photos by Nat Gurley,
The Bed and Black
Summer quarter shortened
Longer tlass periods
enl term by one week
By Nicole Gustin
lied and Black Staff Writer
Summer classes usually seem longer than the rest of
the year’s, but this summer they really are. Classes
have been lengthened from 50 to 70 minutes, thus short
ening the quarter by a week
The transition is not usual for the summer and was
instituted this year to "accommodate, primarily, grad
uates in education," said Bruce Shutt. a member of a
committee planning the University calendar
"The schedule was proposed because the previous
one would not allow public school teachers to come to
the University, take a class, and get back in time to
teach," said Shutt, associate vice president of student
affairs and registrar
Because the committee formed winter quarter, fall
calendars incorrectly printed the summer schedule, he
said.
"It wasn't brought to our attention until the calendar
committee formed in January or February," Shutt
said.
The summer OPSTAH course listing, however, con
tains the current class schedule. Final examinations for
regular session will be held Aug. 8-11.
Summer quarter 1989 will be shortened also. Shutt
said. Classes will start later because commencement
exercises are scheduled for June 17
"It’s the same calendar." Shutt said, "but it will be
tighter because classes start later What happens is stu
dents finish finals on Thursday, and classes start on
Monday."
Shutt said the change has stirred some confusion
among faculty members
"Some have said that after 60 minutes, they run out
of things to talk about It takes getting used to. They
wish we hadn't fooled with the calendar
"One faculty member in Arts and Sciences issued a
formal complaint to the executive committee.” Shutt
said. "He claimed there was no faculty input, which
there had been.”
Shutt said after the College of Education submitted
the proposal, one faculty representative from each
school was required to gather input The recommenda
tion was then sent to the dean's council
Classes must be lengthened because of Regents
policy. Shutt said, resulting in some students having to
attend 3-hour classes
Among those is senior marketing major Parker Free
dman. who is enrolled in 10 hours His classes meet two
and three days a week, but because this is his first
summer quarter at the University. Freedman said he
wasn't aware of the change
"Because my classes don't meet daily, I didn't at
tribute (the length) to anything," he said "I know the
quarter is slightly shorter than the regular ten weeks,
but I figured it was like that every summer "
Freedman is in class up to six hours on Monday and
Wednesday, he said.
"The teachers are pretty understanding," he said.
"They give us one 15-minute break and a couple of min
utes for cutting up. I’m trying to rationalize Two days
versus five days is a lot better "
IJ. adopts odd-even watering plan
By Neal Callahan
Kr4 and Black HUH Writer
The drought that’s been drying up
vegetation throughout north
Georgia and causing communities
to ration water reserves for months
has finally struck the University
campus
According to Susan Daniels, a
University grounds supervisor,
campus watering took a 50 percent
cutback on Monday, coinciding with
the initiation of an odd-even water
restriction plan by the city
The city plan allows odd num
bered addresses to water on odd
dates, and vice-versa. The city ad
vised Ken Jordan, University Phys
ical Plant Director, to have ground
units develop and follow a similar
plan of action.
Dexter Adams, head of ground
maintenance, drew up the actual
plan which was then handed down
to ground supervisors for imple
mentation, according to Jordan
The plan outlines an odd-even
type progam for campus watering,
with certain areas of campus con
sidered odd and others even
if the drought continues, annuals
and other flowers will have to be
pulled and turf will be allowed to die
since they are easier to recover,"
Daniels said. "Plants with longer
life spans, such as the beautiful oak
trees, will be maintained, along wih
the recently planted shrubbery.’’
According to Daniels, even the
watering that does occur will be
done with care
"All sprinklers that overlap side
walks and concrete will be turned
off and hand watering will take its
place in order not to waste any
water.” she said
Other methods the University will
use in fighting the drought include
using a water truck, loaded from a
pond above Lake Herrick, to alle
viate the demand on water re
serves
Wetting agents will be used on
plants to decrease the amount of
water lost by their leaves
Moulching materials will be used
around plants and watering will
take place at night when the water
demand is at its lowest point
The State Botanical Gardens also
is suffering under the hot and dry
weather
According to spokesperson Alecia
Roland, the garden "is being very
stringent with its water use. and is
very aware of the drought situation
Many plants are drying out and
some have already died.”
Five University women
to vie for Miss Georgia
in Columbus Saturday
By Jim Farmer
Krd and Black Managing Kdilur
Five University women will have
the chance to make a dream come
true when they compete for the title
of Miss Georgia this Saturday . June
25
This weekend marks the 44th an
nual Miss Georgia pageant, which is
the longest running continuing state
pageant in the country
The event will again be held at the
Three Arts Theater in Columbus
Forty-nine girls representing cities,
regions and universities will be
competing for an $8,000 scholarship
and a chance to represent the Peach
State in Atlantic City at the Miss
America Pageant in September
The five University coeds hoping
to have the prized tiara attached to
their heads include Anna Collins.
Miss Albany; Angela Edwards,
Miss UGA; Paula Wood. Miss
Southwest Georgia. Laura Spence.
Miss Gwinnett County; and Mich
elle Cox. Miss Brunswick County
To compete in the pageant, one
must be at least 18 years of age and
no older than 25 A competitor
doesn't have to be enrolled in col
lege at the time of the event To ad
vance to Miss Georgia, she must
have won preliminary contests
throughout the state.
A contestant is judged in the cat
egones of swimsuit, evening gown,
personal interview, and talent,
which counts a whopping 50 percent
of her score
Spence, 20, a music educa’ion
major, was the runner-up in . »t
year's Miss UGA pageant. She grew
up watching pageants and dreaming
of participating, and feels she's
ready for the competition
"I think my chances are as good
as anyone else's," she said "But
basically I just want to have a good
time and learn a lot."
Michelle Cox. 21. a telecommuni
cations arts major, feels whomever
is crowned Miss Georgia should be
a role model
"She should be talented, a people
lover and one who has goals and va
lues and lives by them, she said
Cox has spent the last quarter get
ting in peak physical shape and pre
paring herself for the personal
interviews, in which a contestant is
expected to be up on current events
"I should've quit school Most
girls do You really have to be pre
pared if you expect to have a legiti
mate chance.” she said
Billy Kendall, publicity chairman
for the pageant, flatly denies recent
charges the event is rigged
"Our pageant definitely isn't
fixed,” he said "I wouldn't be here
— none of us would be here — if it
were Our judges are very serious
about their work Do you really
think judges would fly all the way
down for a rigged contest 0 ”
He also refutes claims that there
might be a so-called sentimental fa
vorite
"When a contestant enters two or
three times, this doesn't assure
them of anything They could be
runner up one year and not in the
Top 10 the next Most of our winners
Please See MISS GEORGIA. Page 2
Horton, Boynton cited for work with Reserves
By Sarah Hawk
Hrd and Black News F.diliw
Two University safety officials were recently
honored for a program enabling Army Reserve
officers to work as police officers on campus.
Chuck Horton. University police department
chief, and Asa Boynton. University public
safety director, were presented with certifi
cates of recognition for their support of the U.S.
Army Reserves two weeks ago
Captain Frank Stancil and Lieutenant Dwight
Nowell, members of the 341st adjutant gen
eral's detachment, presented the certificates
Nowell, a corporal in the Reserves said the
awards are given to nominated employers of
Army Reserve officers for their help in ad
justing to the officers' schedules
"Mr Boynton and Mr Horton have given me.
as well as others, the opportunity to continue
my training and be in their employment at the
same time,” said Nowell, who nominated his
superiors
The U.S. Army Reserve Headquarters in
Washington D C. gives such "thank-you” recog
nition to Reserve officers' employers on a state
level, he said It's a result of finding more offi
cers tend to leave the Reserves because of con
flict arising from their schedules.
Boynton said the Army Reserve officers'
mandatory attendance of a monthly weekend
drill and a summer two-week training camp re
quire a lot of scheduling arrangements The
summer camp can take the officers as far away
as South America, Europe or Alaska
"The uniqueness of the program is our ability
Horton Bovnton
to work within a tight schedule and still not
hamper the officers' activities within the Re
serves,” he said
Horton said the officers' supervisors are in
charge of handling schedule conflicts.
“It’s more of a problem with patrol units.” he
said. "It can be hard on the supervisor who
must make sure we’re not shorthanded "
Also, as Sept 1 approaches, a sufficient
number of police officers is needed for the sur
veillance of football games, he said
"After Vietnam, word spread that the Uni
versity police department supported the Re
serves.” he said
Army Reserve officers currently comprise
about 10 percent of the police staff
Boynton said program participants are either
former military officers who are still active in
the Reserves or University police officers who
got into the program Other Georgia college po
lice departments participate in similar pro
grams
Horton must supervise the operational as
pects of the program within the University po
lice department, and Boynton must keep the
program in compliance with University
guidelines
Gwinnett Daily News gives equipment to R&B
By l.ouise Mulherin
Ili-d and Mack Stall Weller
The Red and Black has been do
nated compulerired editorial equip
ment by the Gwinnett Daily News
The equipment, including 36 video
terminals and 3 mainframe central
processing units, was used by the
Daily News until it was replaced by
a more advanced system recently.
The Red and Black will install the
new terminals this summer for use
in the fall The Compugraphic
equipment will supplement the com
puter system the Red and Black
now uses, installed in 1985
Red and Black General Manager
Harry Montevideo said the equip
ment was greatly needed
"We are grateful for the donation
and relieved it will give us back up
as well as additional terminals." he
said
Until now. the paper had no
backup editorial system and would
have had to shut down in the event
of system failure Montevideo said
the new terminals will allow the
paper to use the current system a
couple of years longer, while saving
for a new state-of-the-art system
He also said it would have been a
'significant cost" to expand the
present system without the dona
tion.
James Osteen. Executive Editor
at the Gwinnett Daily News, said
his paper was pleased to make the
donation Since the two systems
were compatible, he said the dona
tion seemed a "natural thing to do "
He said the decesion was supported
by the Daily News as well as its
parent company, The New York
Times. Co
Frank Lynch, Red and Black Ed
itor-In-Chief. said the new terminals
will make the paper run more
smoothly.
“It's not the most advanced
system in newspaper technology but
It's certainly adequate for our
needs With the addition from Gwin
nett, it makes our uay-to-day job
more professional and efficient." he
said
In addition to the Daily News do
nation. the Red and Black is cur
rently undergiong *75.000 in capital
improvements A number of new
newsracks will be placed on campus
by fall quarter
Five Apple Macintosh computers
also have been purchased These
new terminals will be used for cre
ating graphics and display adver
tisements New office and
production equipment also will be
added in the improvement effort
Montevideo said the Gwinnett do
nation freed up the funds neceswarv