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BRIEFLY
Researchers awarded grant for ‘Brief Therapy’
UNIVERSITY
Former R & B opinion editor wins Hearst scholarship.
Former University student and Red and Black staffer John Stenger
was recently awarded a $500 scholarship from the William Randolph
Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards Program. Stenger, a former
opinions editor for The Red and Black, received his award for writing.
Stenger is putting his talents to work for the Guadalajaran Colony
Reporter, an English language weekly newspaper in Guadalajara,
Mexico. The Hearst Foundation hosts a journalism awards program
each year to recognize outstanding college journalists in the
categories of writing, photojournalism, broadcast and radio
journalism Finalists were flown to San Francisco to show their skills
in on-the-spot assignments. John English, an author and University
journalism professor, said Stenger is an adventurous person who is
probably enjoying his job in a foreign country.
■ STATE
SAVANNAH (AP): Commisioner helped son’s zoning. A
Chatham County grand jury is calling for a special investigator to
look into County Commission Chairman Robert L. McCorkle’s
mishanling of a lawsuit filed by his son against the county. The
lawsuit was filed by attorney Phillip McCorkle, who represented
property owner Robert A. Capra in a rezoning dispute. It named
Robert McCorkle as defendant in his capacity as commission
chairman, but the elder McCorkle apparently misplaced the
document and the county did not respond. It subsequently lost the
case In a May 2 letter, Janis K. and Richard L. Johnson, whose home
is on property adjacent to Capra’s, said the loss of the document by
Robert McCorkle was “equivalent to a ‘pocket veto’ of a decision made
in good faith by the entire commission. The fact that a member of his
immediate family stands to benefit personally from this error also
cannot be ignored."
SAVANNAH (AP): Device to reduce jet airliner noise.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., the nation’s largest producer of
corporate and business jets, is developing a device that would cut
down on jet engine noise on commercial airlines, the company’s
chairman said Tuesday. Chairman Allen E. Paulson said he has filed
for a patent for the device, which would “extend the life of planes, cut
the operating costs and help meet government regulations." Paulson
made the announcement at the opening session of the company’s
annual owners and operators workshop, but did not provide details on
how the device will work. The device would fill a need created by a
growing federal push for noise abatement around major airports, he
said.
ATLANTA (AP): Halfway houses for inmates closed. A
state program that placed paroled inmates in Salvation Army
residences in two cities and would have set up three other similar
operations is unconstitutional and is being scrapped, a State Board of
Pardon and Paroles spokesman said. The action followed Georgia
Attorney General Michael Bowers' ruling that a constitutional
prohibition of state contracts with any religious institution includes
the Salvation Army. The homes, which could have held 300 to 400
parolees at a time, were designed for the small percentage of the
12,380 state inmates paroled annually who need additional help
adjusting to life outside prison or do not have suitable home
arrangements when released. The paroles board is searching for
residences for 38 residents remaining at the Atlanta Salvation Army
halfway house and 28 left in the Savannah center. Many of them have
physical disabilities and are without relatives willing to assist them.
NATION
WASHINGTON (AP): Nunn: Bush faces ‘rough battle.’
Sen. Sam Nunn said Tuesday he intends to support the new trade
agreement with the Soviet Union when President Bush sends it to
Congress even if the Soviets have not moved to ease economic
pressure on Lithuania. But Nunn, D-Ga. said that without significant
change in Soviet policy toward the rebellious Baltic state, the trade
agreement will face a “rough battle” in Congress. Nunn said the
administration should make it clear, both publicly and privately, that
“we believe the Baltic states need their own independence and
deserve their own independence." But he said the U.S. should give
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev time to resolve the Baltic issue
without making it a precondition for congressional acceptance of the
trade agreement.
WASHINGTON (AP): Mystery pilot enters guilty plea.
Lawyer Thomas Root, plucked from the Atlantic after a mysterious
six-hour solo flight during which he was shot, pleaded guilty in
federal court Tuesday to five felony charges of misrepresenting
clients. Root faces up to 35 years in prison and $1.25 million in fines
on the federal charges. The charges involved five clients who had
been seeking broadcast licenses from the Federal Communications
Commission R<x>t on Tuesday admitted giving the FCC a counterfeit
document stating that the Federal Aviation Administration had
approved a proposed Missouri site for a radio tower.Root, 37, declined
comment after entering his plea at U.S. District Court. His attorney,
Eugene Propper, said Root “feels he’s getting a lot more attention”
than he otherwise would because of the July 13 flight.
WORLD
BORDEAUX, France (AP): Cafes boycott Coke.
Hundreds of cafe and restaurant owners in Bordeaux are waging a
boycott against Coca-Cola to protest what they view as unfair
competition from vending machines. Christian Sauvage, president of
the main hotel and restaurant owners’ association in the region, said
Tuesday the soft drink company had flooded Bordeaux with about 850
vending machines as part of a test marketing program. Sauvage said
his association had accepted Coca-Cola’s proposal to place the
vending machines inside business premises but objected when
machines also were placed in the streets. “In the machines, a bottle
costs five francs (90 cents),’ said Sauvage. “At our places, taking into
account expenses, we sell it at 10 to 15 francs. The young people
aren’t crazy — they rush over to the machines."
UGA TODAY
Meetings
• The Georgia Recruitment
Team will meet today at 5 p.m. at
Snelling Hall in the Georgia
Room.
• The Athens Gay & Lesbian
Association will meet tonight at
7:30 at the Tate Student Center
in Room 140. The public is
invited.
• The College Republicans will
meet tonight at 9 at the Tate
Student Center in Room 139. The
public is invited.
Lectures
• Richard Winfield, from the
University Department of
Philosophy, will speak today at
3:30 p.m. at Peabody Hall in
Room 205-S. The topic is
“Imitation, Edification, and Art.”
The public is invited.
• Gubernatorial candidate
Greely Ellis will speak tonight at
6:30 at 2780 Monroe Highway.
The public is invited.
• Alex Williams, Presbyterian
campus minister, will speak
tonight at 7 at the Presbyterian
Center, 1250 S. Lumpkin Street.
The topic is “Remembering the
Forgotten.” The public is invited.
• She Zhixiang, Director at the
Chinese Academy of Sciences,
will speak Thursday at 2:30 p.m.
at the Tate Student Center in
Room 142. The topic is
“Environmental Impact of
China’s Three Gorges Dam
Project.” The public is invited.
Performances
• The Afro-American Ensemble
will perform Thursday at 8 pin.
at the fine arts auditorium. The
concert is free and the public is
invited.
• The Performing Arts Division
of the University Union will
present jazz artist Mark Maxwell
Thursday at 8 p.m. at Legion
Field. The concert is free and the
public is invited.
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Because space is limited, long
announcements are shortened.
By SANDRA STEPHENS
Staff Writer
An $8,200 faculty grant will
fund mental-health counseling re
search by two assistant professors
in the department of child and
family development.
Larry Dumka and Jerry Gale
are the recipients of the grant,
which will pay for research on
“Brief Therapy — counseling that
takes place within five to 10 ses
sions.
“Research tends to show people
will only come to therapy for five or
10 sessions,” Dumka said.
However, this doesn’t limit the
professors’ clients to 10 sessions.
The professors will conduct their
research at the McPhaul Marriage
and Family Therapy Clinic located
near the Georgia Center for
Continuing Education.
Dumka said their research aims
“to find the most effective ways to
get therapy off to a good start.”
Dumka said they will study 30
clients from a problem-focused
group and a solution-focused
group.
‘The problem-foeused tries to
get detailed descriptions around
the problem,” he said.'The solu
tion-focused begins by identifying
things that might already be solu
tions from the problem.
‘The purpose of a faculty grant
is to provide seed money or begin-
Assistant professors: Larry Dumka (I) and Jerry Gale (r) were awarded an $8,200 faculty
grant that will enable them to study 'Brief Therapy’
ning a research program," Dumka
said.
The grant usually covers sala
ries for the research assistants,
supplies and equipment, he said.
A lot of people aren’t aware that
the McPhaul Center is available,
Dumka said.
Often people who haven’t con
sulted a mental health professional
are attracted by the words “coun
seling” and “psychology,” he said.
"Many people aren’t aware that
there are marriage and family
therapists," Dumka said.
Gale said the McPhaul Center
sees a variety of clients such as stu
dents, faculty, staff and members
from the Athens community.
He said they can conduct ses
sions with couples, families, and
single students.
Dumka said the majority of their
clients are from the Athens com
munity.
The center counsels clients on
things such as depression and
eating disorders, Gale said.
Gale said the facility is unique in
that it has an observation booth
with a two-way mirror and a phone
system booth connected to the the
rapy room.
The
therapists t
tions for the therapist such as
questions to ask the client, he said.
The therapy sessions can also be
videotaped from the booth, Gale
said.
phone system allows other
! to call and make sugges-
Dumka said the videotapes
allow the therapist to review the
sessions with client* and see them
in more detail.
“It’s very interesting, most
people don’t mind being video-
taped," Gale said.
The videotapes are erased after
the sessions, he said.'lt’s very con
fidential.”
Dumka said therapists discuss
the center’s policies openly with
the client including the video
taping and the two-way mirror.
The fees at the center are based
on a sliding scale.
“We don't want to turn anybody
away based on a basis to pay,” he
said.
Gamma Phi Beta
SENIOR CELEBRATION
WEEK
June 4 - 8,1990
WISHING OUR SENIORS
THE BEST OF LUCK.
WE WILL MISS YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Good Luck Gina, Kit, Nicole & Wendy
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You thought the boss wouldn't notice.
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a free-standing alcohol
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located on the campus of
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