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SGA looks for more
smoking ban input
By POLINA MARINOVA
The Red & Black
Smoking continues to be a hot issue on campus, but
SGA needs more input before proposing a ban.
SGA hopes to submit a proposal on the smoking ban
issue to the administration by January.
“We are continuing our work on smoking issues around
campus,” said SGA vice president Stephen Thompson.
“I think we are nearing an end and will hopefully have a
proposal to submit to the administration by the begin
ning of next semester.”
Prior to drafting the proposal, Thompson said SGA
plans to send out a more detailed survey regarding
smoking on campus to students, faculty and staff. A
forum to further discuss the issue is also in the works.
“We are continuing to get more student input, faculty
input and staff input on this issue so that we have a bet
ter and more clear idea of where the whole campus
stands on this issue,” he said.
In addition, Thompson expressed his
enthusiasm for the incoming Dean of
Students Bill McDonald. McDonald’ offi
cially begins his position starting on
Jan.l.
“We are very happy to have Bill
McDonald come to campus,” Thompson
said. "I am ecstatic to have him come to
campus and to talk to him.”
University Council approved to change
the name of the Department of Speech
Communication to the Department of
Communication Studies. The council also approved two
new institutes the Bioenergy Systems Research
Institute and the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
on Education and Human Development.
Thompson said the education institute was “really
controversial” in the curriculum committee.
“There was a lot of discussion as to why it was actu
ally necessary, but they had a good point,” he said. “They
said they could pool a lot of their funding, and it would
make it a lot easier to exchange ideas and work togeth
er.”
From a student perspective, Thompson said the
Bioenergy Systems Research Institute would have more
research opportunities for students.
“In terms of undergraduates, I think the Bioenergy
Systems [institute] will have a lot of student involve
ment,” he said. “In terms of Education and Human
Development, I don’t see much at all outside of graduate
students. But for Bioenergy Systems, there are a lot of
students that I know personally who already do a lot of
research in that area, so I think that will be very benefi
cial.”
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Station seeks funding partner
Decision made
by end of year
By POLINA MARINOVA
The Red & Black
WNEG’s financial issues may be
solved by the end of December.
The University plans to reach a
decision about WNEG’s proposed
partnership with Georgia Public
Broadcasting by the end of the cal
endar year. But for now, the station
is still operating on unexpended
funds allocated by the University
Research Foundation.
“The station has not entirely
expended all of its funds,” said Tom
Landrum, senior vice president for
external affairs. “We continue to
explore our options and pursue the
Georgia Public Broadcasting option,
and if we need to use additional
funds, they won’t be state funds.”
If WNEG utilizes all of its allo
cated money, the University will
begin using private fUnds to sup
port the station. The funds will
come from the Arch Foundation
a private, nonprofit corporation
that allocates donations for student
scholarships, distinguished faculty,
research programs and new facili
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ties. WNEG is still using money
from the final $182,606 that the
University Research Foundation
allocated for the station in
September from the initial $5.8 mil
lion budget allocation in 2008.
“We think that if [the money]
doesn’t take us through the end of
the year, it’ll come very close,”
Landrum said.
Despite its financial troubles
over the last year, John Newsome, a
production manager
for UGA NewSource
and University senior,
said he’s not so wor
ried about the sta
tion’s future.
“In terms of pri
vate fimding, I think
there are different
resources the
University can pool
to keep it afloat,”
Newsome said. “The
University has made it clear that
this is a priority.”
Landrum said the negotiations
with GPB are promising.
“We are, and we’ll continue, to do
due diligence so that we make the
right decision whether it’s this
option or whether it’s some other
option,” he said. “The goal is to, in
some way, make sure that we have
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the ability to offer opportunities for
our students.”
When asked if students would
continue to work at the station if
WNEG partners with GPB, Landrum
said “there will always be some
opportunity for students to be
involved in either this station or
some version of it in the future.”
Newsome said it’s necessary for
students to be able to continue
working with the station because
the reason the University purchased
WNEG was to allow students to
work with professionals.
“If it doesn’t involve students, I
don’t think it’ll be very valuable,”
Newsome said. “At that point, it
would just be taking up space."
Newsome said the station is
worth maintaining.
“All indications point to its stay
ing around,” Newsome said. “I think
everyone was hesitant at the begin
ning about how much money it’s
going to cost, but it’s better for us
to just pay that money now in the
short-term, and hope that when the
economy turns around we can find
other alternatives to keep it fund
ed.”
Landrum said he didn’t want to
go into too much detail about other
options right now. The possible
partnership with GPB is a priority.
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