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WEST GEORGIAN
Second Front
Career Conference Explores
Alternatives For Women
BY PAULA SCHULER
A Career Alternatives Conference is scheduled
for Feb. 21 and 28 in the education center for
students interested in exploring available
positions in their field of study. According to
Dean Georgia Mar*in, associate dean of student
services, the conference is a series of two
sessions on career planning with special em
phasis for women.
The Feb. 21 session will provide an overview of
lifestyle alternatives for women, high school age
and older. “This session will give students an
opportunity to talk with successful career
women and get ideas from them,” said Dean
Martin.
The Feb. 28 session is for people who council
women. The approach will be taken in the form
of a group discussion, and there will be speakers
at both sessions.
The scheduled speakers include Sally Roberts,
a former editor of the West Georgian. She will
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Test Will Not Hamper Graduation
BY DEBBIE GODBEE
Beginning spring quarter, all
West Georgia graduates will be
required to take an examination
in their major field of study in
order to complete the
requirements for graduation.
Although these tests are
required, no student will be
denied graduation due to failure
of an examination, according to
Dr. John Martin, vice president.
Instead, they will serve as a
“quality check” for the
University System of Georgia in
determining the movement of
education in the future.
In complying with the
system's requirements, the
faculty of West Georgia College
has selected three types of
examinations and is “locally
designing” tests for art and
Hicks Responds
To Police Criticisms
BY SAMMY HUDSON
Acting Director of Public
Safety Jody Hicks said that the
recent rash of drug arrests have
been due to unusual activity
around resident halls leading to
increased police surveillence.
Hicks, speaking on a WWGC
news conference last Thurs
day. said that while pot arrests
were up, there has been a 96 per
cent reduction in thefts around
campus. Responding to a
question concerning the com
petency of Detective Ken Webb.
Hicks stated that Webb was
doing his job well, and the
recent SGA meetings about the
detective showed that the
students were “interested in
campus affairs.”
Speaking about the general
policies of the department,
Hicks said it was willing to
exercise discretion in first of
fenders and other cases, but
they can legally arrest in
dividuals for small infractions,
including as little as one seed of
marijuana Hicks explained
that if the marijuana
speak on journalism and is employed as a news
writer for the Carroll Publishing Company;
Laurraine Goreau, the author of the book “Just
Mahalia, Baby,” will also speak on careers in
journalism Ms. Goreau is a composer, lyricist
and playwright as well as an accomplished
actress and author. Ciel Townsend, wife of
President Maurice Townsend, will speak on
maintaining a balance: home, family, and
vocation.
“The conference will show many women that
they can have a successful career if they want it
and be married at the same time,” Dr. Martin
said.
Registration forms can be picked up at her
office in Mandeville Hall or at the department of
continuing education. “Flyers are being mailed
to all female students,” she said.
Free nursery service will be available at St.
Andrews Methodist Church from 8 a m. to 4 p.m.
on both days of the sessions.
psychology majors. These new
tests include the Graduate
Record Examination (GRE),
the Educational Testing Service
Undergraduate Program (UP),
and the State of Georgia
Recreation Examination.
Only students planning to
teach have been required to
take an exit examination, the
National Teacher Examination,
in the past. The Medical College
Admissions Test (MCAT) and
the Law School Admissions Test
(LSAT) have been offered in the
past but were not required.
Registration and payment of
fees for examinations will be
handled by the registrar’s of
fice. Students should check with
the office early in spring
quarter, said Mrs. Ford.
decriminalization law passed in
Georgia, the department would
continue to enforce the law until
it was officially changed.
When asked if the department
had an agreement with student
housing concerning entering
dorms to make arrests, Hicks
replied tha* arrests concerning
things such as small amounts of
drugs were turned over to the
department of student services.
As far as the dorms having
“informers” as residents, Hicks
said he knew of no such system,
but police informers were for
the most part individuals who
come to the department on their
own.
Concerning the matter of
rapes on campus, Hicks said he
didn't know if rapes were on an
increase in general, or if they
were just increasing on cam
pus. He said, the department is
somewhat limited as to patrol
men, so crimes will happen
even though the department is
doing all that is “humanly
possible” to prevent them.
GRE tests will be ad
ministered Tuesday, May 4, at 2
p.m in the social science
building. Other tests will also be
administered during that week,
but no definite days have been
scheduled.
Committees Seek Registrar,
Student Activities Director
BY DALE McMICHAEL
The search is on for a student
activities director and a
registrar as applications are
still coming in. Dr. Cope
Goodwin, associate professor of
history, Dr. Bob Powell,
associate professor of physics,
are the chairmen of these
search committees. All ap
plications must be in by March
15, according to the chairmen.
Dr. Goodwin, chairman of the
student activities director
committee, said, “Right now
we re just sitting back waiting
for applications to come in.”
When asked how the advertising
for this position was being done,
Dr. Goodwin replied, “We’re
advertising in a national weekly
and sending out notices to four
year colleges in hopes of finding
someone. When someone is
selected I will then make
arrangements for appropriate
student groups to meet with the
candidate and get feedback
from them.”
Dr. Powell, chairman of the
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colloquim to he held in the lab E of the education center.
Animal Policy
In order to cope with frequent campus problems related to
walking animals, especially dogs, and to assure compassion
for both animal and owner, the following policy shall be
enforced:
1 No animal shall be allowed within the confines of any
building on campus, whether attended or unattended
< Seeing-eye dogs excepted).
2 Any animal encountered on campus without proper
owner identification will be turned over tocity impoundment
authorities
3 If an animal carrying appropriate identification is
perceived as creating or contributing to a campus problem,
the animal w ill be placed in the plant maintenance compound
and the owner will be immediately notified. Animals not
picked up by the owner by 4:00 pm on day of notification will
be turned over to city impoundment authorities.
4 At all times campus faculty, staff and students are ex
pected to cooperate and assist appropriately in the en
forcement of the city ordinance and campus regulations
pertaining to stray animals
5. This policy statement is effective immediately as an
amendment to existing statements contained in the West
(Jeorgia College Student Handbook and other campus
publications
registrar search committee
said, “As of this week we have
had 34 people inquire about the
position. After March 15, we will
evaluate a number of can
didates and the person chosen
will then have to tour the
campus so he will have a chance
to meet the faculty, staff, and
students.”
They said the qualifications
for these two positions are as
follow’s: a Masters degree or
higher, five or more years of
administrative experience,
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