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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1990 » ATHENS, GEORGIA • VOLUME 98, ISSUE 13
John Allen (44) and DeWayne Simmons (42) put the
bite on a Clemson running back. Unfortunately for
the defense, the Dogs' offense went South and left
them on the field for 70 percent of the second half.
The South's Top Dog analyzes this week's loss and
what the Dogs must do against 24th-ranked Ole
Miss this Saturday. For photos and complete cov
erage please turn to page 10.
Computer equipment
nabbed from Brooks
By DAN POOL
Staff Writer
Computer equipment valued at more than $23,000
was stolen over the weekend from third-floor offices in
Brooks Hall, according to University police reports.
Employees discovered one computer missing Sat
urday and afler looking in other offices found compo
nents of eight other computer systems missing
Sunday, according to police reports.
Sgt. Richard Goodson of the University police said,
This is probably the highest (most expensive) theft
we’ve had in some time.”
Marie Libbey, a data-collection coordinator in the
College of Business Administration, said the lock to
her office had been pried open and two Macintosh key
boards and central processing units, the part of the
computer that processes the information, were gone.
Two other offices also had broken locks and missing
processing units and keyboards although only a few
monitors were taken.
Donna Ward, a secretary in one office where parts
of six computers, a video camera and cash had been
taken, said the burglar or burglars apparently took
what was easiest to carry.
“It was very neatly done and fast,” Ward said.
They may have left the monitors because they were
big and bulky.”
Most of the computers stolen were used for admin
istrative or research purposes. Most of the eouipment
taken was Macintosh although at least one IBM com
ponent was taken.
Goodson said the police were checking out some
things, but didn’t really have any leads.
During spring quarter, computer heists from the
Journalism/Psychology Complex and the College of
Family and Consumer Sciences amounted to $22,000.
One arrest was made in connection with a series of
smaller computer thefts summer quarter.
Goodson said anyone who sees someone moving
computer equipment out of a building should call the
University police so they can verify who is taking the
equipment.
UGA to seek student input
on outcome of self-analysis
Study will help decide
fate of re-accreditation
By GWINN BRUNS
Staff Writer
The University will release the
results of a two-year self-study
today for review by students and
faculty.
The study will help determine
whether the University’s accredi
tation should be re affirmed.
Work on the 600-page self-study
began in 1988. Ten committees
comprised of 200 faculty, staff, stu
dents and alumni reviewed dif
ferent areas of the University,
including student developmental
services, educational programs and
educational support services.
Ted Miller, director of the self-
study, said the results of the com
mittees’ work will be available for
student response.
“From my understanding, the
last time they did it, they didn’t
have a campus-wide review,” he
said.
The study will be available in
the following areas: the main li
brary, the science library, the Tate
Student Center information booth,
the Student Government Associa
tion office and all deans’ offices.
Students and faculty will be al
lowed to make critical comments
on the study and their comments
will be summarized in an appendix
of the final draft.
The study’s final draft will be
sent to the Southern Assocation of
Colleges and Schools in December
for review. A team of 25 professors
and administrators from SACS will
then come to the University Feb.
18-21 to evaluate the University’s
proposal.
Miller said that most students
won’t find the self-study highly in
teresting. However, he said it will
be important to serious observers
of the University who are con
cerned with the University’s long-
range plans.
The self-study gives the Univer
sity a chance to assess its strengths
and weaknessess. The first study
was done in 1970. Studies now are
conducted every 10 years.
SGA Vice President Ben Cal
houn said the SGA was contacted
in order to inform students of the
study.
“Comments will become part of
the report,” Calhoun said. “They
may become summarized, but the
visiting team will see the text in
it’s entirety.”
Student feedback will be on ex
hibit for SACS during the Feb
ruary visit.
Miller said he’s confident the
University will be re-accredited.
However, he said the study gives
the University an opportunity to
research many different outlets.
“What the self-study does best is
it identifies the issues, problems,
strengths and weaknesses of the
University,” he said.
The annual University fact book
wns created as a result of an earlier
self-study.
The whole idea is to get recom
mendations and suggestions that
the University can work with,
Miller said.
He said this year’s study has
several immediate concerns.
"If there’s one single issue: It’s
that the University is short on in
structional, lab and library space,”
Miller said.
SACS will file its recommenda
tions on the University self-study’s
accuracy after the February visit.
Withering forests: Researchers await funds to probe ozone pollution
By AL DIXON
Staff Writer
Researchers in the University’s School
of Forest Resources and Institute of
Ecology are gearing up to begin research
on the effects of ozone pollution as part of
the proposed Southern Oxidants Study.
After the U.S. Senate approved $3.5
million for the study last week, the only
hurdle remaining for its inception is the
approval of the House of Representatives.
The study, which will investigate the
causes of ozone pollution and its effects
on Southeastern forests and agriculture,
will be conducted jointly by 25 South
eastern universities including the Uni
versity and the Georgia Institute of
Technology.
“Specific details haven’t been worked
out yet as to the particular role the Uni
versity will play in the research for this
study,” said Ron Pulliam, director of the
University’s Institute of Ecology.
The University will be primarily in
volved in researching effects of ozone pol
lution on tree growth, said Pulliam, who
participated in the development of the
initial proposal for the study.
If approved, the funds will be adminis
tered by the Environmental Protection
Agency, then distributed to the national
University Committee on Atmospheric
Research, which will divide the funds
among the participating universities.
The forestry school and the Institute of
Ecology are expected to receive the Uni
versity’s Bhare of the fund, he said.
Forestry School Dean Leon Hargreaves
said his department has observed reduc
tions in local tree growth over the last 10
or 15 years and is attempting to deter
mine if they’re ozone-related.
“We have been researching the effects
of ozone on trees in the area for years,”
Hargreaves said, "and we expect to con
tinue this research under the Southern
Oxidants Study if it is approved.”
Phillip Dougherty, an assistant pro
fessor in the forestry sch(X)l who was also
involved in the development of the pro
posed study, has researched ozone pol
lution for three years.
“Specifically, I have been studying the
ability of trees to fix carbon nt amicable
and elevated levels of ozone,” he said.
Carbon fixing is the ability of plants to
photosynthesize and produce sugars.
Doughertv’s findings indicate the cur
rent level of ozone in the atmosphere has
been shown to reduce the amount of
sugars produced in the trees he has been
studying, he said.
“My research efforts so far have been
restricted to the study of the Loblolly
Pine, the major timber species in the
state," he said. “But I would like to ex
pand my research through the new study
to include other species of trees."
The new study will offer the opportu
nity to translate ozone’s effect on carbon
fixing into the actual expected reduction
in growth of trees,” he said.
In addition, the study is intended to de
termine the natural and man-made com
pounds which cause ozone pollution, its
effect on humans and to formulate strate
gies for managing ozone pollution.
Divine intervention?
Teacher says science backs God
By DAWN LYNNE KACER
Contributing Writer
The scientific complexities of the universe couldn’t
exist without divine intervention, according to one sci
ence teacher.
John Clayton, a former high school teacher from In
diana, has attempted to answer the question of
whether God exists using scientific documentation as
a means for determining whether there is a higher in
telligence.
In a seminar held Friday at the Tate Student
Center titled “Does God Exist?" he allowed members
of the audience to question or confirm their beliefs
concerning God’s role in the universe.
Claytoivs argument centers on the creation of the
universe. He said that in reviewing the probabilities
concerning the earth’s placement in space with rela
tion to other bodies, as well as its spin and tilt, it is
questionable whether everything was planned by a
supreme being or if it can pass as pure coincidence.
There are 15 types of galaxies,” Clayton said.
“Only one has the capability to support life.”
Clayton continued his argument with facts con
cerning the earth, the universe and probability.
“The sun is not a red giant,” he said. The earth is
the correct distance from the sun. The sun has an ac
ceptable gravitational field, and it is the perfect tem
perature for sustaining life on earth.”
In addition, the earth receives its heat and light
from the sun, one of the “calmer" stars compared with
other varieties, he said.
All of this is so improbable that it could have hap
pened only by divine intervention, he said.
Clayton also discussed whether matter is self-
existing or created, the origin of colors and textures,
the placement of stars and black holes in space and
the probability that acid molecules could coinciden
tally have the proper structure without intervention
from a higher intelligence.
Raised an atheist from birth, Clayton said he was
exposed to scientific questions throughout his career
as a high school science teacher and in his ongoing re
search of diverse topics and issues.
Clayton said his beliefs in atheism resulted from
his upbringing. As a child, he received exposure to re
ligion from his parents. Therefore he adopted his par
ents’ beliefs like many other children.
He said, however, that acceptance of one type of be
lief is not faith. Faith is derived from something that
an individual truly believes and trusts, he said.
Audience members said Clayton’s research and un
questioning faith in his presentation made his argu
ment convincing.
Zach Hare, a junior economics m^jor, said, “Clayton
proved God’s existence scientifically, but he only re-af
firmed my faith. I felt connected to his ideas because I
was raised on — and he searched for —faith.”
John Thomason, a graduate chemistnr student,
said, “His statements were in-depth and well-sup
ported, as well as easy to comprehend. The informa
tion presented was consistent with my research on the
topic.”