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TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1990 • ATHENS, GEORGIA • VOLUME 97, ISSUE 77
Knapp says UVA ‘flirtation’ will be his last
Campus leaders respond
to Knapp’s UVA candidacy
•Benjamin Roundtree, Presi
dent of the Black Affaire Council:
“I’m proud that such a presti
gious school wanted him. It says
a lot about his caliber as a presi
dent, and as a person.”
• Andrea Naterman, president
pro tempore of the Student Asso
ciation: “I think it’s a good deci
sion for the University for the
sake of maintaining continuity in
the administration. But, I think
it’s put him in an unfavorable
light to both students and fac
ulty.”
By DARA McLEOD
Staff Writer
Many of the University’s student leaders say they’re proud that the
University of Virginia was considering Charles Knapp for its presi
dency, but they're also happy he decided to stay in Athens.
Alice Williams, director of public relations for the Panhellenic
Council, said she thinks Knapp has been overly criticized.
“I think he should give it a couple more years to accomplish some of
the goals he set when he came here in 1987,” she said.
Andrea Naterman, Student Association president pro tempore, said
the courtship was flattering to both Knapp and the University, but she
thinks he should have turned down the position immediately. The fact
that he even considered the position brings into question his commit
ment to the University, she said.
SA President Mark Schisler said he’s glad Knapp decided to stay,
but he doesn’t understand why Knapp went to Virginia for the inter
view.
“It was one thing when they called him, but it was another thing
when he went to Virginia,” he said.
Phil Smith, co-president of Young Democrats, said that the Univer
sity can’t be expected to compete with schools like UVA if the Legis
lature won’t provide the funds needed to advance. But he said Knapp’s
decision to stay reflects his commitment to continue to improve the Uni
versity.
• Kyle King, vice chairman of
College Republicans: “I’d as
sumed he would be offered the
position, and I felt sure he would
go. I think people will respect
him more because a prestigious
school like UVA was interested in
him.*
• Phil Smith, co-president of
Young Democrats: “I think his de
cision to stay is a sign of his will
ingneBs to work with the
situation at hand, and not just
throw in the towel at first
chance.”
By WALTER COLT
Staff Writer
University President Charles Knapp says his
"one serious flirtation” with the presidency of
another university will be his last.
"I have no desire to put myself, my family or
the University of Georgia through that process
again,” he said in a Monday interview.
Knapp announced at a Friday press confer
ence that he had withdrawn his name from con
sideration for the presidency of the University
of Virginia. He had just returned with his wife
Lynne from the UVA campus where he had in
terviewed for the job with the school’s Board of
Visitors.
Peter Shedd, chairman of the University
Council’s Executive Committee, said Knapp’s
consideration of the position won’t hurt his
relationship with the faculty. He said Knapp’s
lasting influence will be the support he gener
ates from the state, alumni and others to move
the University forward.
Paul Kurtz, law professor and last year’s Ex
ecutive Committee chairman, said Knapp’s con
sideration might be viewed in different ways.
Some might see it as an indication of discour
agement for not achieving different goals, while
others might see it as an act of disloyalty stem
ming from a lack of commitment to the Univer
sity.
Still others may see it as an indication of
high respect and begin to take him more se
riously, Kurtz said.
If he were in Knapp’s position, Kurtz said he
would’ve interviewed for the UVA presidency.
He said he didn’t see Knapp as being disloyal
and doesn’t give him any “minus points.”
University System Chancellor H. Dean
Propst, in a prepared statement Friday, said, “I
consider the effort of the University of Virginia
to attract him to that distinguished institution
to be a positive reflection on President Knapp,
the University of Georgia, and the University
System of Georgia."
W.W. Fincher, D-Chatsworth, chairman of
the Senate Higher Education Committee said
Monday, “I think everyone in the Legislature is
happy he is planning to stay.”
Less than an hour after Knapp began his
Friday news conference, the UVA Board of Visi
tors announced their selection of University of
Connecticut President John Casteen for the po
sition. Knapp said there was no connection be
tween the board’s decision and his withdrawal
from candidacy.
“My feeling was that I was square in the
hunt for the job. I want to make it clear I was
still under consideration This was mv decision
and Lynne’s, not a decision generated by some
thing at the University of Virginia,” he said.
Knapp said Monday that he and his wife
have become attached to Athens. Another deci
sive factor was the support he has received
from faculty, students, alumni and legislators,
he said.
Knapp said he felt the University has the po
tential to enter the top-rank of universities.
The challenge of making the University acade
mically excellent is “exciting,” he said.
Knapp said he found problems with UVA,
but wouldn’t comment further on them.
He was willing to talk about his major
problem at the University.
“I want sufficient funding to obtain academic
excellence,” he said.
The University has been slipping behind
other institutions in faculty salary increases
and capital project outlays. He said the higher
education allocations in this year’s budget “are
not sufficient for academic excellence.”
“We’ve just got to do better than that,”
Knapp said.
Legislature wraps up; Decisions affect Univ.
From ttaff report*
The Georgia Legislature closed
its 1990 session Friday after de
bating several hot University
topics ranging from low faculty pay
raises and SPACENTER financing
to several student-related drug
and alcohol bills.
University Pres
ident Charles
Knapp found some
victories but
mostly defeats in
the fiscal 1991
state budget
rmnvnuari Kv tko HnArtTl n T
lature Friday.
The good news, Knapp said
Monday, was that the University
received:
• A $1 million loan from the
state to aid in the planning of the
SPACENTER, a new recreation
center to augment existing phys
ical education facilities.
• $2.5 million to aid in the con
struction of a new Dean Rusk
Center for International and Com
parative Law.
However, the bad news for the
University was:
• Faculty salaries were in
creased 4 percent, after the Uni
versity System Board of Regents
requested a 9 percent increase.
• The University’s top two
priority capital projects must wait
for funding yet another year. The
Fine Arts Complex and the Com
prehensive Agricultural Livestock-
/Poultry Facility are 17th and 20th,
respectively, on the regents’
priority list and may not see
funding for years.
'There is reasonable hope we
can turn the issue around and get
more money next year,” Knapp
A bill that gives
University police
the power to
serve search war
rants outside their
jurisdiction was
passed by the
state Senate Feb. 19 and by the
House with amendments March 1,
according a House spokeswoman.
The bill will become law if it’s not
vetoed by Gov. Joe Frank Harris.
According to the bill, any cur
rently certified peace officer em
ployed by a university, college or
school engaged in the course of offi
cial duty would be allowed to serve
search warrants.
Sen. Paul Broun, D-Athens, said
the amendments state that the
warrant must be secured by a
judge in the jurisdiction where the
search will take place and that a
police officer from the jurisdiction
to be searched must be present
during the search. The bill also re
peals all laws that are in conflict
with it.
It would nullify a 1970 law
opinion by the state attorney gen
eral that states search warrants
served by campus police “must be
confined to the territorial limits of
campus.”
The opinion was used by the
Georgia Court of Appeals Oct. 1989
to determine that University police
had acted outside their jurisdiction
when they served a search warrant
off campus in May 1988.
The Board of Reg
ents hasn’t begun
discussion on a
proposal to
limit the number
of education clas
ses for educa
tion majors.
“Sometime soon the chancellor
will be acting on that,” said Tom
Daniels, vice chancellor of external
affairs.
The board agreed to address the
issue after the Senate’s Education
Committee unanimously approved
a bill that would limit undergrad
uate education majors, except spe
cial education majors, at Georgia’s
public colleges and universities to
six education courses. Education
chairman John Foster, who spon
sored the bill, has called some tea
ching-method classes “Mickey
Mouse” courses.
The Senate gave
college students
added incentive to
“Just Say No,” by
passing two bills
concerning campus
drug and alcohol use.
The Georgia Senate passed a bill
48 to 1 Wednesday that requires
the suspension or expulsion of any
university organization whicn
“knowingly permits” the use of il
legal drugs on its premises. Also
this session, the Senate passed
unanimously a bill requiring the
suspension or expulsion of univer
sity students convicted of felony
drug charges.
Another bill which would have
prevented anyone under 21 from
entering bars, or possibly would
have required bars to separate
under-21 patrons from over-21 pa
trons, died in the Senate Consumer
Affairs Committee.
The bill had been lobbied
against by the University’s Young
Democrats. It had generated some
controversy among Athens bar and
club owners and University stu
dents.
said.
Diminishing SA funds causing concern
EXPENSE
Begin.
Balance
Present
Balance
EXPENSE
Begin.
Balance
Present
Balance
Student Travel
$2,400
4 839.04
Program
Supplies
$1,500
$636.60
Publications
130
US
Printing/
Copying
S 1.500
$373.78
Advertising
t 61S
$ 118.50
Speaker Fees
S500
$500
Telephone
$ 640
$ 180.05
Office
Supplies
$200
$ 28.64
Facilities
Rentals
t ISO
$150
Postage
$100
$65.60
Equipment
Rental
$425
$168
Reception
Catering
$ 1.500
$ 691.0S
Labor
$150
$150
Davis 0‘KasHa/The Red and Black
(source: Slutlcnl Association Financial liccurtl*)
By MARLA EDWARDS
Staff Writer
Some Student Association sen
ators are concerned about dimin
ishing funds in the organization’s
budget since SA President Mark
Schisler warned in recent meetings
that cutbacks must be made.
The SA received $9,710 for this
year from the All-Campus Student
Activity Fee Allocations Com
mittee, an organization made up of
students and faculty which recom
mends funding for University orga
nizations.
In the 13 categories of its
budget, the SA now has $3,896.29
to get the organization through
elections for the new administra
tion and the end of spring quarter.
At last Tuesday’s SA meeting,
Schisler told senators there are
budget problems. He said the
budget could’ve been handled
better, but it’s not “in dire straits."
SA Treasurer Tammy Dudley
said the money should be enough
to get the SA through the end of
spring quarter.
During SA’s Executive Com
mittee meeting last Friday, mem
bers suggested the next SA request
$14,600 from the allocation com
mittee for next year’s budget.
Dudley said Executive Committee
members suggested eliminating
some categories of funding and in
creasing funding in areas such as
printing and copying, advertising,
student travel and food.
Dudley said she has receipts or
invoices from bills to corroborate
all expenses subtracted from the
SA’s budget this school year.
Senators arc required to get ap
proval before making expendi
tures, she said, but some don’t.
Dudley said the most prob
lematic of the budget categories is
printing and copying. This is the
most widely tapped category be
cause senators must publicize their
rejects. Printing and copying now
os $373.78 remaining from $1,500
allocated for the year.
SchiBler said the money re
maining in the budget doesn't take
into account the cost of elections,
which he said will take a large
chunk of the budget.
Freshman Sen. Holly Thomas
said there’s definitely a problem.
“I think there’s been a lot of un
planned spending where people
were just given money without
thinking a)»ut the future," she
said.
Sophomore Sen. Laura Petrides,
who is also public relations chair
woman, Baid SA doesn’t have the
money it needs in the budget now.
She said that because she’s in
charge of public relations, senators
should contact her before spending
money on publicity but they do so
only about 50 percent of the time.
Amid recent talk of budget prob
lems, Senior Sen. Molly Mednikow
resigned because she said the SA
had an absence of leadership.
After her resignation, Schisler
said Mednikow spent more than
her share of the budget. He said
she spent more than $350 on a pro
ject without the required approval
of the SA Executive Committee.
Mednikow wrote in a letter to
The Red and Black that the expen
diture Schisler mentioned was
closer to $270 and that she didn’t
receive reimbursement for that or
any other expenditure during her
term. Mednikow said she refused
SA reimbursement last week.
President Pro Tern Andrea Na
terman said the budget is an area
of concern for SA.
“I think it’s something to be con
cerned about. I don’t think it’s
something to be hysterical about,”
she said.
According to the budget ledger
the largest sums allocated this
year include $2,400 for student
travel, $1,500 for food, $1,500 for
program supplies and $1,500 for
printing and copying.
Each quarter the student travel
category has been used solely to
pay for senators attending state
Student Advisory Council confer
ences, where student government
delegates from across the state
meet, Dudley said.
The foo4 budget is used to pay
for such events as the cookout held
for students at the Tate Student
Center plaza last spring quarter
and the reception held fall quarter
for senators, the University’s ad
ministrative vice presidents and
- the deans.
Money in program supplies is
used mostly to fund elections, she
said.
Three funding categories have
gone untouched, with $500 left to
f iay for speakers, $150 to pay for
acility and meeting room rental
and $150 left to pay labor ex
penses. These are the categories
the Executive Committee sug
gested eliminating.
Kings of the court
Al Parker and the rest of the 3rd-ranked Tennis Dogs squeaked past
4th-ranked Miami this weekend. See story, page 6.
Jamie Lee Curtis hits right on target
By GLORIA ROWBOTHAM
Entertainment Editor
CHICAGO — Jamie Lee Curtis had an air of
self-assurance as «he walked into Cinecenter
screening room ready to discuss her new movie,
“Blue Steel.”
The silver screen tough-gal, sitting confi
dently in a form-fitting red dress, told reporters
she is proud of her role as a New York cop and
thought she made a good role model for women.
“Anytime you see a women doing well in
their field that should be a good role model, but
many women have exploited themselves. I
wouldn’t have played a slut in thee* first roles,”
she said referring to her early parte in the
slash-em-up horror films “Halloween," “The
Fog" and ’"Terror Train."
In “Blue Steel," Curtis portrays a cop, who,
after fatally ehooting an armed robber, it sue-
pended because the gunman’e weapon is not
found at the scene. The gun is taken by one of
the witnesses, played by Ron Silver, who has a
psychotic delusion that Curtis’ character is
some sort of angel of death. Because of this del
usion, he kills innocent citizens and later
chases Curtis.
There aren’t that many roles for women in
film," Curtis said, This is one of the first de
cent roles Tve read in a while."
Curtis said she hasn’t been a major player in
motion pictures, because roles for women her
age all go to actresses like Debra Winger.
“I never studied acting. 1 work instinctively,”
Curtis said. The key to acting is to make be
lieve you're someone else. If you can pretend,
you can act.”
When Curtis was 18 and starring in her pre
miere filme, “Halloween" and “The Fog," she
said nothing was required of her except being
vulnerable.
Please See CURTIS. Page 5
Jamie Lee Curtis: A silver-screen
tough gal in 'Blue Steel’