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Author to discuss the media and public figures
Author Larry Saba to will deliver the 1992 George S. Parthemoe Lecture
Thursday at 3 p.m. in Room J of the Law School. Hit topic will be
•Presidential Campaigns on TV: Advertising in American Politics." "He
gives a fairly balanced view on the matter, but he raises some important
questions," scud Political Science Professor Tom Lauth. Sabato will use
videos of politica) advertisements from past campaigns to illustrate his
points. The public is invited to join Sabato at a brown bag lunch session
in Room 302 in Baldwin Hall at 1 p.m. Thursday to discuss his research
on the media and public figures. His moat recent book, “The Feeding
Frenzy: How Attack Journalism has Transformed American Politics," ad
dresses the subject. - Jennifer Peterson
SGA needs two senior senators, five graduate senators
The Student Government Association has positions open for two senior
senators and and five graduate senators, Senior Senator William Perry
said. Applications for these positions are available at the Tate Student
Center information desk, and the application deadline is Monday, May
18. All applications must be submitted to the SGA office along with a pe
tition including 300 student signatures. The SGA Internal Affairs
Committee will interview all applicants, who will appear before the sen
ate and Perry said all applicants for senior senator must have 120
credit hours by Fall. All applicants must have a 2.25 grade point aver
age to be eligible. - Russ Bynum
m STATE
ATLANTA (AP): Miller opposes storing plutonium
The governor said Tuesday that Georgia opposes a Department of Energy
proposal to use the Savannah River Site near Augusta to store plutoni
um extracted from dismantled nuclear weapons. Gov. Zell Miller said in
a letter to energy department officials he isn’t satisfied with studies
showing the step would have no significant environmental impact. All of
the potential risks, including possible accidents during transport, haven’t
been evaluated, he said. The governor released the letter during an af
ternoon news conference. The Energy Department, trying to decide what
to do with highly radioactive plutonium triggers removed from nuclear
weapons, is considering stockpiling them at the Savannah River Site in
South Carolina on the Georgia border. Among other objections, Miller
said the plant is a nuclear materials production facility, not a weapons
complex. A fundamental shift from one to the other, he said, should be
addressed “in a comprehensive study ... rather than in a piecemeal fash
ion which fails to properly consider the long-range implications." He said
energy officials failed in the proposal to consider the consequences if the
containers of plutonium were broken in a transportation accident.
ATLANTA (AP): Gas prices are up in Georgia
The average price of gasoline in the state in May was up 3.3 cents per
gallon from April, the AAA Auto Club South said Tuesday. The average
was $1,252 per gallon. The biggest jump was in self-service, unleaded
regular, up 4.3 cents to $1.00 a gallon. Mid-grade was $1.12, up 3.7
cents, while premium was up 3.9 cents to $1.22. The price of full-service
regular in Georgia was $1.31, up 2.4 cents, while midgrade cost $1.39, up
3.5 cents, and premium was $1.47, up 2.4 cents. The highest average
price was in Savannah, $1.31, while the lowest was in Macon, $1.20.
ATLANTA (AP): Woman sues Six Flags for $750,000
A woman who said she suffered a broken neck while riding the Georgia
Cyclone roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia has sued the park and
two companies for $750,000 damages. Filea in Fulton County State
Court, the suit by Joni Crawford claims she was thrown around inside
the car, breaking her cervical vertebra and damaging her spinal column.
The suit also names Philadelphia Toboggan Co., which made the ride,
and Dinn Corp. of Ohio, which installed it. Six Flags spokeswoman Terry
Ward said the ride was inspected and found to be in sound working con
dition after Ms. Crawford rode it.
ATLANTA (AP): Minister paints label for Absolut Vodka
Rev. Howard Finster’s most recent painting is to adorn the label of a bot
tle of vodka. The 76-year-old Baptist minister is the latest pop painter
to be commissioned by Absolut Vodka’s importer, Carillon Importers Ltd.,
to produce a label for the product. Finster said his painting, “Absolut
Georgia,” is not at odds with his religion. “You can use whiskey and not
be a drunkard,” he said. Finster, who received $15,000 for the work, said
his painting promotes moderation. The north Georgia folk artist’s paint
ing is part or a $3.5 million ad campaign for Absolut.
UGA TODAY
Announcements
• Ballroom Dance
Brush-up /crash course session
sponsored by the University Union
at 7 p.m. in the Georgia Hall. For
more information call 542-6396.
• Creativity/Academic Success
Academic Success Series from 3-5
p.m. in Room 140 of the Tate
Student Center. For more infor
mation call 542-5436.
• Health and Human Service
Seminar: “All About Clozaril" from
9 a.m. - Noon in the Conference
Room of the Northeast Georgia
Center. For more information call
542-9739.
• Honors Day
Starts at 10 a.m. at the Library
Quadrangle, North Campus.
• Latin American Studies
Susan Quinlan, Romance lan
guages, will speak on “The First
Novel of the Americas?" at 12:10
p.m. in Room 139 of the Tate
Student Center. For more infor
mation call 542-2497.
• Omicron Delta Kappa
Honor Society applications are
available at the Tate Student
Center Information Booth.
Deadline is May 15. For more in
formation call 548-5712.
• Operation Care Package
Sigma Gamma Rho Service
Project. Donations of trial sized
items for the local homeless shelter
will be collected at the Tate
Student Center Plaza from 11 a.m.
- 2 p.m. For more information call
357-1126.
• Sorority Rush
Sign-ups at the Tate Student
Center Plaza through May 14 from
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. For more infor
mation call 613-0182.
• Stress Management
Lunch and Learn Series from
12:10-1 p.m. in Room 145 of the
Tate Student Center.
• Symphonic Band Concert
•Liturgical Music for Winds and
Percussion" at 8 p.m. in the Fine
Arte Auditorium. For more infor
mation call 542-2782.
• -The Man Who Killed God-
Black Theatrical Ensemble perfor-
mance runs May 13-17 at 8 p.m. in
Room 407 of Memorial Hall. For
more information call 357-0917.
••Taming of the Shrew”
Gainesville Theatre Alliance per
formance runs through May 16 at
the Georgia Mountains Center.
For more information call 535-
6206.
Meetings
• Block and Bridle Club
Meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Room 139
of the Livestock-Poultry Building.
For more information call 542-
9374.
• Campus Girl Scouts
Meeting at 5 p.m. in Room 221 of
Memorial Hall. For more informa
tion call 613-0399.
• Human Resource
Management Society meeting at 7
p.m. in Room 142 of the Tate
Student Center. For more infor
mation call 548-0488.
• Pi Sigma Epsilon
National Sales and Marketing
Fraternity meeting at 7 p.m. For
more information call 548-4108.
• Presbyterian Center
Dr. Alex Williams will speak on “A
Mother's Influence on One's View
of God” at 7 p.m. at the
Presbyterian Center. For more in
formation call 548-5932.
• SPJ
Society of Professional Journalists
meeting. Dr. Barry Sherman,
Director of Peabody Awards, will
speak on the “History of the
Peabody Awards and Student
Involvement" at 7 p.m. in Room
143 of the Tate Student Center.
For more information call 548-
5712.
• Young Democrats
Meeting at 8:30 p.m. in Room 138
of the Tate Student Center. For
more information call 613-0990.
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For some, summer is more than sun, fun
By CATHLEEN EQAN
Staff Writer
For most University students, summertime
is filled with hours of work, drinking iced tea
and hanging out at the beach. More than
12,000 students, however, attend class 36 days
out of the summer.
Registrar Bruce Shutt said students who
come to the University for summer session can
generally be broken into three groups.
He said the first group lives in the Athens
area but goes to school at another college for
the rest of the year, another group it made up
of students who attend the University full
time and have fallen behind in hours and
therefore need to make up the difference dur
ing the summer quarter, and the final portion
is comprised of students who are using sum
mer credits to keep on schedule for graduation.
“Typically a student goes to school for 12
quarters,” Shutt said. “And a student may
need to go to summer school once or twice in
order to graduate on time."
Former summer school students said one
advantage of attending the University during
the summer is that it’s easier to get the classes
they want.
“I tried to get classes at the art building,”
said Shannon Osborne, a junior from Marietta.
“It’s first come first serve when you try to get
classes during the regular school year because
hundreds are trying to get them. It’s ridicu
lous."
Tom White, a junior from Lithonia, said
that nanmar quarter car. be beneficial to some
students.
“I think most people who come here in the
summer are the ones who want to get out of
school quicker and are more eager to gradu
ate," he said.
Students said they elect to take courses in
the summer for e number of other reasons.
“Basicall} i wanted to get away from home
and work in (my hometown) because there
wasn’t much going on there," said Katie Nixon,
a junior from c'onyers. “I liked it a lot."
However, some students found a downside
to taking summertime classes.
While the normal class session lasts 55 min
utes during the regular school term, classes
are extended to 70 minutes in the summer. As
a result, the quarter is
balanced by having
only 36 actual school
days.
“I think the profes
sors are more rushed,"
said White, “and this is
because they have to
accomplish in eight
weeks what most do in
10 weeks.”
Shutt said another plus to summer school is
the atmosphere that surrounds the University.
“Because the population has dropped from
28,000 to 12,000, you can drive cars and ride a
bike without bumping into someone. You can
even find a place to park," he said.
“From the student’s perspective it’s more re
laxed. But it’s a positive one because you can
get more out of it."
Despite the more easygoing atmosphere,
most agree that the major downfall is that stu
dents get school burnout from going to classes
all year round.
“Most students volunteer to (go to summer
school) because they are trying to make good
use of their time," Shutt said. “But they run
the risk of burning out."
Osborne agrees, “You’re not motivated at
all. It drains you because you’re going to school
all year. It just seems unnatural.”
■ CLARIFICATION
A briefly article in Tuesday’s edition of The Red and Black con
tained a misstatement. An honors ceremony will be held today on
North Campus.
It is the policy of this newspaper to clarify errors of fact that appear
in its news columns. Clarifications usually appear on page 2.
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