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Blacks and Greeks, two weeks of weeks
Chariot race, goddess contest
highlight Greek activities
BY MICHAEL BYRD
A trike race? A god and goddess con
test? A chariot race? Sounds crazy,
doesn’t it. Well, it’s all part of this year’s
Greek Week.
To the un-initiated, if you’ll pardon the
pun, “greeks” are members of fraternities
and sororities on campus. From Saturday,
April 28 until the following May 5, they will
be participating in scheduled activities,
and will be competing for awards for the
best presentations.
To kick off the week, the Carroll County
chapter of the Georgia lung association
will hold the lung run, starting at 7 a m.
and lasting until 7 that night. The event
will take place at the West Georgia track
and there will be refreshments served.
Monday, Pi Kappa Alpha (Pikes) will
sponsor their trike and bike race. At 7:30
p.m. there will be a reception for ad
ministration, faculty, alumni, and the
greek community. Following the reception
will be a fashion preview for spring and
summer featuring fraternity and sorority
members.
The Alpha Gamma Delta sweepstakes
will take place on Tuesday at the in
tramural fields at 3 p.m. followed by the
Public Safety
arrests two
for burglaries
Two persons have been arrested and
$2200 of property recovered by the
department of public safety in connection
with three burglaries committed as far
back as December.
According to Detective Jeff May, Joe C.
Howard, a West Georgia student, was
arrested April 12 on one count of burglary.
He also has cases pending on possession of
less than an ounce of marijuana, theft by
taking and shoplifting from the campus
bookstore.
The next day Nunn Lamar Callahan, a
non-student, was arrested for two counts of
burglary. He too has a case of possession
of less than an ounce pending.
May said the arrest came as a result of
“an extensive investigation by Public
Safety Chief Bill Tuttle and Detective
Lieutenant Jody Hicks.
“Because of the investigation, we now
know of several suspects involved in
shoplifting at the campus bookstore.’’ He
added that several arrests are for
thcoming, pending further investigation.
Marcus Moses pleaded guilty to five
charges including burglary and theft by
taking and received five concurrent one
year sentences.
The former student was originally
charged with thefts from Strozier Hall and
Strozier Annex.
David Stanely Adams, a Carrollton man
employed at Gold Kist was given 5 years
on probation after pleading guilty to a
peeping tom charge.
He was arrested by Public Safety for
looking into windows on the east side on
campus around Boykin and Downs Hall
February 14.
Library changes
fines policy
Students who find it painful to
pay library fines will be
cheered by anew policy which
is going into effect this quarter.
A discount of 50 percent will
now be given on fines paid at the
time overdue material is
returned. Instead of putting
overdue books in the book drop,
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Panhellenic gong show at Z-6, which is
open to all students. Wednesday will find
greeks gorging themselves with Whoppers
in the eating contest held at Burger King at
2. These stuffed gladiators will then
compete in the Kappa Sigma chariot race
at 3 on the intramural field. Wednesday
will also be Greek night at the Long
Branch Saloon. All greeks must wear
jerseys to be admitted.
On Thursday, the Sigma Nu frat will
hold the Sigma Nu sweepstakes near the
vacant lot at College Arms apartments.
Later in the evening there will be a
“Western Bucket” party at the Z-6 with
everyone in Western garb. Chi Omega
Derby Day is Friday at the intramural
field, followed by the Tri-Delt Greek god
and goddess contest at 7:30 in the social
science lecture hall.
Closing out the week on Saturday, May 5,
will be the Greek week banquet at Z-6, at
which awards will be presented for best
presentations of the week. Z-6 will be the
home of the close to Greek week, a rock
and roll band party featuring OZ. The band
will get cranked up around 9 and will play
until midnight.
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There was plenty of food and tons of suds available to students Wednesday af
ternoon courtesy of the Student Government Association. In what SGA President
Tony Jones described as “a way to let the students know we’re here,” an estimated
560 60 people paid $2.25 or a meal ticket for such delicacies as fried chicken,
hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob. baked beans and 466 pounds of boiled
peanuts all supplied by ARA food services. WBTR provided disco music for the
occasion. Beth Bickers, assistant director of student activities and SGA advisor,
called the event a success. “We received a lot of compliments and many of the
students said we should do it more often." Bickers complimented ARA saying “We
got a lot of support from them in all aspects of the operation.” She said that SGA
Vice-President Sharon Wilkerson had co-ordinated the event. “We’d Uke to have
another one, perhaps in May since this one went so well.”
'The challenge of blackness’
features speeches and disco
BY STEVE MORGAN
“The challenge of blackness” will be the
theme of the annual black awareness
week, to be celebrated this year at West
Georgia from April 23 to April 28 The
celebration is designed to make all people
aware of the ongoing black struggle and to
allow blacks to gauge their contribution to
the cause.
Two eminent black speakers will
highlight the week’s activities.
Vivian Malone Jones will deliver the
keynote address on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in
the social science lecture hall. Jones en
tered the University of Alabama in 1963
over Governor George Wallace’s ob
jections and became the first black to
graduate from that college.
Jones, who has received numerous
awards for her actions, will speak on
“What are the keys to success for black
women in today’s society?” Both men and
women are invited to attend.
On Wednesday, Dr. Benjamin Mays,
president of the Atlanta Board of
Education, will speak on “The impact of
the Bakke case upon blacks,” at 8 p.m. in
the HPE building.
Mays is a highly respected author and
lecturer and holds 45 honorary degrees
from institutions in 21 states, the District
of Columbia and Africa. He is retired
president of Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Also as a part of black awareness week,
West Georgia President Maurice Town
send will speak on Monday, in Z-6 at 8 p.m.
Townsend will speak on the week’s theme.
Also on Monday, sports activities in Love
Valley will be sponsored by Alpha Phi
Alpha fraternity.
In addition to Jones’ speech on Tuesday,
the Atlanta Dance Theatre will perform at
8 p.m. in the HPE building
The movie, Fram Montgomery to
Memphis will be shown on Thursday in the
social science lecture hall at 3:30 p.m. The
film will be sponsored by Delta Sigma
Theta sorority.
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity will sponsor
their Gold Brick Awards and a film on
Friday, in the student center, rooms 3A
and Bat 7:30 p.m. A party will follow in Z-6
at 9:30.
The black students’ alliance will sponsor
events to conclude the week on Saturday.
Sports activities will be held in Love
Valley at 10 a m. A Mock party will be held
in front of the humanities building at 2
p.m., featuring free beer and Coke.
The Ebony players will perform in the
studio of the humanities building from 5 to
8 p.m. A semi-formal disco dance will top
off the evening in Z-6 starting at 9:30.
Speed limit 25
campus wide
Anew campus-wide 25 mile per hour
speed limit highlighted recent changes
made by Public Safety.
Chief W.A. Tuttle said that new traffic
signs have been installed throughout
campus reflecting the new speed limit.
The Georgia Department of Tran
sportation inspected West Georgia last
week and found all streets to be properly
signed in accordance with the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Tuttle also said that the number of
student parking spaces in the HP E.
building’s lot will be increased in the near
future.
Bryson resigns
as Bus-Ed head
West Georgia’s School of Business is
searching for a chairman of the depart
ment of Business Education as present
chairman Dr. J.G. Bryson is stepping
down July 1 after 11 years to return to
teaching.
“The chairman’s role is demanding in
time and responsibility,” said Bryson. “I’d
just like to go back to the classroom and
teach and besides, there are other things I
would like to do.”
Dr. J. Mark Miller, dean of the School of
Business, said that Bryson will be an asset
in the classroom.
“He’s an excellent teacher evidence
of evaluations in the past have shown
this.”
As department chairman, Miller said
“He has responded to the needs of the
school of business.”
“I will get to spend more time in the
library as a faculty member,’’said Bryson.
“Right now I’m working on departmental
papers and I’ve got three stacks of it to go
through when I could be grading my
students’ papers.”
Asa facility member, Bryson will teach
seven classes over three quarters, as
opposed to fow as be now does.