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VOLUME 46 NUMBER 21
Football, Health
BY MICHAEL BYRD
Football at West Georgia
College, and the availability of a
doctor at the campus clinic became
central issues of concern among
students at a recent “open forum”
with the top administrators of the
college last Monday, at Tyus Hall.
Sponsored by the Tyus hall
residence staff and directed by
head resident Marty Underwood,
the program brought WGC
president Dr. Maurice Townsend,
Dr. Bruce Lyon, dean of students,
and Ron Taylor, director of
Residence Life into an informal
discussion with about 15 Tyus
residents.
Uppermost on their list of
complaints was concern over the
campus Health Center. Several
students complained that Dr. Roy
Denney, the physician of the clinic
and also its director, is unavailable
Around Campus
Library Closing at
End of Final Exams
The West Georgia College Library will close 10 p.m. Tuesday, March
18, according to Sarah Rigg, reference librarian.
The planned reopening will be 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 2.
The close, which was originally scheduled for around the first of this
month, will now extend through spring break. “It may lap a little into
spring quarter,” said Rigg. She added, however, that it would be for
less than 10 days.
Books are already being moved into the library’s new 46,000 square
foot addition.
The well area has been blocked off to allow workmen to build a
ceiling between the main floor and the first floor. This will satisfy a
new state fire law.
Students are now entering to the left of the original front entrance. A
parson is stationed here to see that no books are taken out without
bang properly checked out first.
The floors have also been renamed. Once confusing to new students,
the floors are now listed: basement, main, one, two and three.
Weathlngton Takes Awards
West Georgia debater, Paul Weathington has been named the top
speaker in the past five tournaments out of seven.
“He could very well be the best speaker in the country clearly one
of the top three,” said Walter Ulrich, assistant debate coach.
Two weeks ago, Weathington teamed up with Randy Evans and
placed fifth in the Baylor tournament in Texas. They lost a split
decision to Northwestern University in the quarter final rounds.
Northwestern then went on to win the tournament.
Weathington was named third best individual debater in the tour
nament. There were 40 teams competing in our division.
More Students Early Register
The Registrar’s Office experimented with anew deadline for paying
early registration fees last quarter, and have reported good results.
The deadline was moved to correspond with the day arena registration
was held.
Gordon Finnie, registrar, said that the change allowed more
students to finalize their early registration, resulting in fewer students
having to register again on arena registration day.
Eighteen percent of students who early registered for the winter
quarter of 79 were dropped for non-payment of fees. Of the 3,020
students who early registered, 545 were cancelled.
With the new system used last quarto-, only 2.9 percent were
dropped. For the winter quarto of ’80,3,448 students early registered
and 103 woe cancelled.
The Registrar’s Office said that although the change in the fee
payment deadline may not fully explain the increase in the numbo of
students who early registered for the winter quarto of 1980, the
change did play a significant role in encouraging more students to
early register.
Furtho figures from the Registrar’s Office show that of the 4,825
total enrollment this quarto, 69.3 percent did early register. A year
ago, out of 4,970 total enrollment, only 49.7 pocent had early
registered.
By getting more people to early register, the college cuts down on the
amount of paperwork and the students are missing the usually
crowded arena registration.
Students are encouraged to register early for next quarter.
Registration is being conducted now.
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to the students.
According to Lyon, the
physician’s hours are from 7 a.m.
to 1 p.m. But several students said
these hours weren’t being kept.
“He really likes to get out of
there,” one student said. “I was in
there one time and I heard him say,
‘How many more have I got? Good.
I’m going golfing.’”
Another student said that he is
not in his office at 7 in the morning.
Most felt that in order to see the
doctor, one would have to miss a
class.
Football became a subject of
much speculation among the entire
group, although Townsend said the
decision he makes would be based
on the findings of the study com
mission, appointed by Dr. Tracy
Stallings.
Puffing periodically on his
familiar pipe, Townsend told the
Center Become Issues in Forum
gathering that financial con
siderations will be the deciding
factor.
“Every department wants
more," Townsend said. “Last year
athletics had a budget of $107,000.
This year, they are asking for
$153,000. That’s one third more.
That comes out of the S3OO-$315
thousand (in activity fees) that
supports everything.
“Football teams are expensive.
Yet I have no objection to a football
program.
• “Yet we have to increase the
women's program this year,” he
continued. Due to the Title IX
ruling, scholarships for women will
have to be increased “two to three
times.”
Townsend’s “wait and see”
posture was reflected in his
summation, "I’m open to the
idea.” That posture could change
quite easily should the study
commission conclude that a
football program could make
money at West Georgia.
“Football does make money,”
said Townsend. “It could make
money here.”
But Lyon pointed out that the
program being considered now is
of the non-scholarship variety.
Townsend took the opportunity to
SGA Discusses Seven Day Meal Ticket,
May Place Medical Kits Around Campus
BY MICHAEL BYRD
The Student Government of our
West Georgia College has had
several notable accomplishments
for the first half of the academic
year, according to SGA vice
president, Michael Stiggers. “It
has improved 110 percent over last
year, he said.
“We started the year trying to
save students money,” said the
vice president. “Randy paid his
own way to the first SAC con
ference. Emerson and myself
recommended that we stop going to
SAC, and tried to get other students
to do the same.”
Other accomplishments cited by
Stiggers:
—The 1 meal ticket plan
—The 7-day meal ticket plan
which will cost S2O dollars more per
quarter, according to Stiggers.
—lnstallation of handrails at
both Boykin and Downs Halls.
These were installed without
drawing funds from the SGA
budget, said Stiggers.
—SGA conducted polls.
—Appointments of students to
faculty committees such as the
student activities committee.
—lnstallation of suggestion
boxes at Z-6 and the Student
Center.
—lnstallation of Medical Kits at
the gym, student center, and Z-6.
Stiggers discussed the possibility
that some senators are not giving a
100 percent effort.
“We intend to strictly enforce the
absentee policy, which is quite
lenient,” said Stiggers.
But one senator, who preferred
to remain anonymous, said that
possible ineffectiveness of the
Student Government, was due to
the tight restraints imposed by the
administration. “The question is
not ‘what have we done,’ but ‘what
can we do?”’ he said. The only
things left are these little nit-picky
things.”
BY GLOVIS GORE
The Student Government
Projects Committee met last
Thursday and discussed the
possibility of a seven day meal
ticket, a student buying power card
and plans to have first aid kits
readily available to students.
A seven day meal ticket, if ap
proved, would mean students could
use their meal ticket to buy from
the snack bar as well as from Z-6-
lament the budgetary cutbacks
which will affect the college. The
decrease in available funds for the
university system has come about
because of a statewide decrease in
enrollment.
“We will take a cut, but I do not
know how much," he told the
students.
“I was asked by the chancellor to
show how I could cut 10 percent.
But there’s not room to take that
kind of cut here.
“A year ago I was asked to cut
SIOO thousand, (under a different
chancellor),” explained Townsend.
There is room in faculty salaries
and perhaps positions to take a cut
of that magnitude, he feels. But a
decrease of 10 percent could not be
made, especially in two months, he
said.
It must be made clear, however,
that the chancellor asked the
president to show how the cut of 10
percent would be made if needed.
But it is not known how much a
decrease will be necessary.
“I tried to point out to the
chancellor and his staff that I need
a year’s notice. (In a year) I can do
it. In two months no.
Tyus residents told the ad
ministrators that bus service has
become practically unusable to
them. Because winter quarter
As indicated in the survey,
students were overwhelmingly in
favor of a seven day meal plan.
7 DAY MEAL PLAN
SURVEY RESULTS
7 (seven) DAT MEAL PLAN SURVEY
The following it e survey by the S.G.A. to find out what student response would
be to a 7 (seven) day meal ticket.
Strongly Don't Strongly
Agree Agree Care Disagree Disagree
I think we should have a 7 day meal 261 51 18 5 9
plan available for students.
I would buy a 7 day meal ticket if 195 68 29 31 20
it were available.
A 7 day meal ticket would be bene- 222 180 63 61 39
ficial to getting more students to
stay on campus.
APPROXIMATELY 340 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE SURVEY.
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Southeastern Invitational Model United Nations hosted by
Auburn University. U.N. “delegates” were: (front, left to
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1980
course offerings have caused many
of the students at Tyus to take 10
o’clock classes instead of 8:55
classes, they have missed the bus
ride. Tyus residents depend on the
service more than most students,
they believe.
One student said, "That thing
saved my life many a day.”
“They laughed at me when I
bought those two busses,”
Townsend said. “They said ‘you
fool.’ I call them the ‘blue gooses.’”
The president announced plans
to purchase four passenger vans to
be used by students and faculty.
Faculty may be able to arrange to
use the vehicles for travel to
nearby locations to teach classes in
such places as Dalton, Cedartown
and other local communities.
Instructors now have to furnish
their own transportation and fuel.
Student field trips may also
enjoy use of the vehicles if pur
chased.
The three administrators made a
tour of residence halls earlier the
same day, and found a few
inequities which could be hazar
dous. In Boykin Hall, for example,
one of the storage areas contained
old Christmas trees and books.
If a surprise inspection were
taken, “The old fire marshal would
have a stroke,” said Townsend.
Next on the agenda was the
student buying power card, which
would give West Georgia students
right,) Mike Flinn and Tony Boatright. Back, left to right.
Dr. Paul Masters, faculty advisor. Keenan Mitchell, Barry
Faster wood, Alan Duke, Laurie Paul and Cheryl Lovell.
The president asked the students
questions at one point, eliciting
feedback on their perception of
West Georgia. Of particular
concern to Townsend was the
school’s reputation of being a
“suitcase college.”
Lyon told of interviews he had in
the past with students concerning
their reasons for making trips back
home every weekend. “They don’t
go home to see their parents. They
don’t go home to see their
girlfriends. They go to see their old
buddies.”
But what can be done about the
problem?
Keeping Food Services open on
weekends, one possible alter
native, was discussed by Lyon.
“We would be glad to keep it open
on weekends,” he said. The idea is
being put into action by the student
government, but Lyon said the
practice hasn’t worked in the past.
Requiring freshmen and
sophomores to do without cars, a
policy which has kept students at
West Georgia on weekends in the
past, wouldn’t work today, said
Lyon.
“I couldn’t ask security to check
every car,” said Townsend.
Most of the students in the group
complained about lack of activities
as the biggest cause of “weekend
flight.”
discounts from 5-15 percent off
items when presented to mer
chants who have decided to par
ticipate.
Merchants will be informed
about the plan and encouraged to
participate during the next two
weeks. Dennis Blackmon, com
mittee chairman said that he hoped
the cards would be ready for
students by the beginning of spring
quarter.
“These cards were used before
by about half the students who had
them,” said Blackmon. He pointed
out that due to inflation the cards
would be even more effective now.
Plans were also discussed to put
first aid kits in various locations
around the campus. About six kits
in all are planned to be placed in
such places as the gym, student
center, and Z-6.
One of the main functions of
these kits would be to help in the
treatment of minor injuries that
more often occur during in
tramural games.