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WEST GEORGIAN VOL. 4 —NUMBER 65 POBfflPfr i Pw JU WI | ; Jiff / 9 WHi JHylr 1 Ud L r ! Paradise Is Dirty Residents Isolated BY DEBRA NEWELL Crowded places, void of their multitudes, possess an emptiness not found anywhere else. Corridors become long and desolate when untraveled. Rooms seem bleak and anonymous when unoccupied. Still silence seems pronounced in the wake of noise, laughter, and voices. A college dormitory in the middle of a quarter hardly conjures a picture such as this to anyone familiar with on campus living. However, this quarter, several West Georgia students got something a bit different than they expected when they applied for housing. While the bulk of on campus residents were located in Roberts Hall, these students were assigned to the third floor of Strozier Annex. This floor, which could hold 48 occupants, now houses six. “They put us here because of an overflow,’’ one resident explains. “And we were told it might only be temporary, but I see no sense in moving back and forth.” Quiet and serene is how the residents describe their dorm. One relates, “You could walk around for three hours and not see or hear anybody.” Interestingly enough, four of the six residents are from the same part of the state. “We’re a happy crew,” one student says, “We mainly just ignore each other.” It is also a bit homier without the jam-packed sense of most public lodgings. One student feels that, “Because it is so empty, you can feel in control.” The desolation is met warmly by these individuals. One explains, “It’s like the outside world is still there, but if I want to, I can isolate myself.” Despite the somewhat ideal aspects of Strozier, there are flaws. “Paradise is dirty,” a resident proclaims, “We are living in filfth.” The overflowing garbage cans and unswept floors are somewhat offset by the availability of hot water in the showers. “This is unique in my world experience,” says one student, “To have hot water in the toilets.” Alarm clocks are seldom needed by residents as con struction crews beginning bulldozing, clanging, and banging right below their windows at seven in the morning. “It’s also kind of unique because the education offices are still downstairs,” one student remarked, “If youß® stairs Lnyour bathrobe to get a Coke, you walk through education students and faculty.” resists readily concur, “We don't miss them. WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE. CARROLLTON. GA. 30117 Budget Causes Anger; Organizations W ant More Reactions of the 1978-79 student activities budget have ranged from satisfied to upset to enraged from different ad ministrators, faculty members and student leaders. Jim Burroughs, assistant professor of speech and theatre, said that he is glad the theatre budget has not been cut but it is still inadequate, and has been so for the past four years. “At one time our budget was $12,000; now it is SB,OOO. Other programs received increases when they should have gotten decreases. The money should go to academic programs.” Burroughs was aaked how much money theatre needs for an adequate program. ‘To catch up with the current level we need $10,500 ami it should be upped ten per cent every year because of in flation.” Athletic director Roger Kaiser says that athletics did get a fair share but “We’re still the last school in the conference in budget. “Expenses are going up it’s costing more for food, motels, and equipment.” West Georgia’s athletic budget is around SIOO,OOO while Valdosta’s is around $120,000 and Armstrong State has a reported $130,000 budget. Other South Atlantic Conference schools have athletic budgets in excess of SIOO,OOO. One organization, the Southern Literature Guild, was completely cut from the budget, and the members are upset. “We’re all mad about it,” said Mark Askren, a spokesman Student To Be ‘Disciplined’ For Cheerleader Shooting The case involving the shooting of a cheerleader Monday, July 17 has been sent from the jurisdiction of Public Safety to the Depart ment of Housing when a student was “disciplined” for the incident. The hearing was held July 20 where the student, whose name cannot be released without his permission by federal law, admitted to firing the pellet gun which struck the cheerleader, according to Rick Folsom, director of housing. The student said it was accidental. Rules governing weapons in the student handbook strictly prohibit the possession or use of firearms and any other “offensive weapons.” According to the handbook, disciplinary measures can range from expulsion to suspension, to probation, to a reprimand The shot was fired from Roberts Hall and struck Melanie Har digree as she and other cheerleaders attending a camp were walking in that area. She was treated at Tanner Memorial Hospital and released. for SLG. "We went to see Mel Caraway (director of student activities) and Bruce Lyon (dean of student services) and they were not cooperative. They said they had to make up a deficit somewhere.” Askren says he feels that the student activity fee should go to student organizations that are related to academics. “Our organization is strong we have been holding meetings all summer.” ‘We went to see Mel Caraway and Bruce Lyon and they were not cooperative. The SLG’s proposed budget was $220. “I guess administration feels that if we can make it on our own then they’re not going to give us any money.” Askren added, “We can only complain we can’t fight it.” Graduation Set; McDaniel Will Speak Dr. Charles McDaniel, Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools, will be West Georgia’s summer quarter com mencement speaker on Sunday, Aug. 13, in 9 a.m. ceremonies. West Georgia President Maurice Townsend will award degrees to approximately 400 who have completed associate (two-year), baccalaureate, or FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1978 Caraway, director of student activities, said that the operations budget of SI4OO was “adequate, but we can always use more money. The minimum wage is going up but we need to keep things running.” West Georgian editor, Robin Stacy, said, The West Georgian received the second largest cut from the amount allocated by the student finance committee. Our budget was cut $2,000 from the previous year. I think it is patently unfair that so much of the cut is bore by a single or ganization.” The West Georgian’s 1978-79 budget is $14,500. The main reason for the school paper’s cut is because it can generate revenue from advertising, according to Bruce Lyon, dean of student services. graduate degree programs. The Georgia Board of Education states as its policy to administer those laws which provide for adequate education in Georgia. It is the highest governing body of this type. This is the last quarter graduation that will occur at West Georgia prior to final exams. Dr. Charles McDaniel NOTE TO GRADUATES Graduates are advised to be present at the HPE building at 8 a.m. Caps and gowns may be picked up Friday, August 11.