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The West Georgian
VOLUME 39, NUMBER 20
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By Chris Hays
Editor
With his probation revoked,
partly due to the presence of mari
juana in his urine sample, Terry
Lavonne Bonner awaits arraign
ment and a possible trial surroun
ding his involvement in a
September dual stabbing which
left one WGC student dead and
another injured.
Bonner, 22, of Bowdon Junction,
accompanied George Mack
Walker on the night he allegedly
stabbed Adam Frentheway and
Michael Paulk, both members of
the Chi Phi fraternity. The stabb
ings, which took place on separate
locations near Front Campus
Drive during a closed Chi Phi rush
party, rendered Frentheway, 21,
dead and 22-year-old Paulk
hospitalized for five days with ab
domen and internal injuries.
AIDS policy enacted for winter
By Terri Persico
Asst. News Editor
A campus AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) policy
designed to provide accommodations for students with the disease has
gone into effect this quarter, according to Dr. Bruce Lyon, vice president
of student services and chairman of the committee which prepared the
policy.
“I think the policy will be strong enough,” said Lyon. “Everything I’ve
seen in the last several months seems to reinforce all medical research. It
also reinforces part of the policy that students with AIDS should be allow
ed to go to class.”
The policy was approved by the Faculty Student Services Committee of
the Faculty Senate Oct. 4 and by President Maurice Townsend Nov. 6. It
states that students who suspect they have AIDS, AIDS Related Complex
(ARC: a condition leading to AIDS), or positive tests for HTLV-111 (the
cause of AIDS) will be referred to the Director of Student Health Services
for evaluation.
The director in turn will provide treatment, consultation, or referral ac
cording to the student’s needs. The student may be asked to voluntarily
name his or her sexual partner(s), if any, so their partner(s) can be
tested also. The director will also notify the Public Health Service, though
the student’s name won’t be released. Information about students with
AIDS will be shared with staff on an absolute need-to-know basis only and
students with AIDS will not be removed from dorms unless mescal
authorities advise or if their presence causes a disturbance in the do is.
However, these students may be assigned private rooms for their own
protection.
“There’s no need to change the policy we’ve adopted,” said Lyon.
“West Georgia’s implementing the educational part of the policy. We’ve
obtained brochures about AIDS (AIDS: What Everyone Should Know)
and distributed them to all the residence halls.” Lyon added that a
videotape on AIDS is available for any groups interested.
Students with AIDS will be allowed to attend classes if they’re physical
ly able. An educational program that includes brochures on AIDS have
been distributed in the dorms and a videotape entitled “The AIDS Dilem
ma: Higher Education’s Response” will be shown this quarter. The
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Students flocked to “Off Campus”, anew
nightspot, during the first week of classes. The
new club, located at the former site of “The
Longbranch”, was packed every night and
Bowdon man charged with assault in stabbing of Paulk
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Paulk was slashed across the
stomach after allegedly confron
ting Walker and Bonner across
Maple St. from the fraternity
house. Bonner was immediately
Walker reportedly to plead ‘self-defense’
By Joe Callahan
News Editor
Accused four months ago of crimes surroun
ding a dual stabbing that left one West Georgia
man dead and another injured, George Mack
Walker and Terry Bftnner are expected to go to
trail in two weeks.
According to Jerry Word, Walker’s attorney,
his client will enter a plea of seif defense if
indicted.
Walker, 23, of Carrollton, is accused of
featured a line stretching around the building last
Thursday. The students pictured above enjcy
refreshments and conversation in one of the “Off
Campus booths. (Photo by Lorelle McAvoy)
West Georgia College, Carrollton, Georgia 30118
apprehended but Walker fled,
reportedly followed by Fren
theway. After a brief chase which
led to Front Campus Drive, Fren
theway was stabbed and later
died.
murder and aggravated assault concerning
the death of Adam Frentheway and stabbing of
Mike Paulk last September. Bonner, 22, from
Bowdon Junction, is charged with aggravated
assault
Yesterday, Assistant Police Chief Jeff May
and Lieutenant Ellen Rainey of the WGC
Public Safety Department presented the
evidence to the court which could lead to a
possible indictment on Friday.
“There is nothing more we can say right
videotape, prepared by the American College Health Association, is
available to physical education classes and other groups upon request.
Lyon said there is still no evidence that AIDS can be transmmitted
casually. The chairman of the P.E. department has viewed the videotape
and is looking into editing it because of its two-hour length.
“We’re not satisfied that the videotape is going to be the best one for
physical education Foundations classes because of the attention span of
the students,” said Lyon. “But, we’re going ahead with all written
material. And counseling is available in the infirmary.” Lyon added that
West Georgia is incorporating a program on AIDS in the September train
ing program for resident assistants.
According to the “AIDS: What Everyone Should Know” brochure, peo
ple with AIDS suffer from unusual, life-threatening infections and/or rare
forms of cancer. Some of the symptoms include excessive tiredness,
fevers, weight loss, enlarging of the lymph nodes, sore throat, bruising on
parts of the body, persistent cough, and purple or pink bumps on the
arms.
HTLV-111 is transmitted by certain behaviors, specifically intimate
sexual contact and needle sharing in which the needles are contaminated
with blood. Currently there’s no evidence that AIDS is transmitted by
saliva or tears. People with AIDS present no danger to those with whom
they go to class, share bathrooms, eat, work, or sit. Objects touch
ed/handled by people with AIDS aren’t “contaminated,” except razors
and toothbrushes. . , .
Nor can AIDS be transmitted by coughing, sneezing, or by donating
blood, or by getting hepatitis B vaccine.
The “AIDS test” available isn’t a test for AIDS or ARC. A positive test
reveals the person has been exposed to HTLV-111, but it doesn t tell if he
or she has or will get AIDS. The Helath Service at West Georgia says that
students with a positive test should regard themselves as potentially in
fectious and measures to promote better health may be important to the
patient. Tips to reduce the chances of contracting AIDS include reducing
the number of sexual partners, knowing your sexual partner(s), and not
using intravenous drugs. n
“At present, (West Georgia’s) had no reported cases of AIDS, said
Lyon.
Walker, 23, of Carrollton, stands
accused of murder and ag
gravated assault in connection
with the death of Frentheway and
injury of Paulk. Bonner, 22, is
charged with aggravated assault
Officials not miffed
WGC ranks high on party list
By Chris Hays
Editor
Boozers, whinos and party
hounds may soon flock to campus
as a result of WGC’s high-ranking
in a dubious college listing which
has school officials chuckling,
reportedly not fearful of a damag
ed reputation.
West Georgia was ranked
twenty-third in “Playboy”
magazine’s recent poll of the Top
40 “Party Colleges” in the nation.
The poll, featured in the
magazine’s January issue, was
compiled from ratings by the
students themselves, and also in
cluded Mercer University in
Macon and the University of
Georgia in Athens.
Compiled by Wayne Duvall, the
feature said WGC students’ long
term goal is “to get the minimum
grade-point average so Mom and
Dad will let us stay in school.”
Their short-term goal: “To scrape
up enough money to buy a case.”
A reference to the Chi Phi frater
nity was featured in “The Greeks”
section of the feature. Under the
heading of “Animal house con
tenders” the story alleged “the Chi
in connection with the stabbing of
Paulk.
Following a lengthy Dec. 16
hearing, Bonner’s probation was
revoked because of his involve
ment in the incident and also
now,” said Rainey. “It would only be specula
tion until the Grand Jury makes a decision.”
If indicted by the jury, Walker and Bonner’s
arraignment would be next Monday. Pending
the arraignment the trial would start Monday,
January 26.
Coweta District Attorney Art Mallory has
been assigned to the prosecution.
On the night in question, Walker and Bonner
allegedly crashed a dry-rush party, a fratemi-
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The West Georgia Braves basketball team is off to a sensational
start. The team is currently ranked 10th in Division II after a
12-1 start, and recently defeated Cumberland College, the top
ranked team in NAIA, in the Williamsburg Classic champion
ship game. Pictured above is forward Reggie Milbry rejecting a
shot against Livingston University. (Photo by Lorelle McAvoy)
Phi boys are known for a party
punch that is ‘strong enough to
remove the paint from the
broomstick they use to stir it.’”
According to Duvall the list was
compiled from the undergradutes
themselves. “Over a six-month
period, we interviewed campus
club leaders, dorm rush chairmen,
fraternity presidents and other
campus social lights at more than
250 colleges nationwide and asked
them if the partying was really
over” due to the AIDS scare and a
raised drinking age. The answer,
according to the article, was a
definite “No”.
Officials at Mercer University,
which ranked ninth in the Top 40
listing, were said to have mixed
emotions about their schools’ in
clusion in the article. But WGC of
ficials deemed the article “whim
sical” and agreed that the article
was taken as a farce.
“I think it was kind of amusing,”
said Dr. Tracy Stallings, director
of college relations. “Nobody got
terribly upset about it or took it
seriously.”
He said the administration does
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1987
because of the presence of mari
juana in a urine sample taken
from him soon after the stabbing
According to Assistant Police
Chief Jeff May, Bonner was
previously convicted for violation
of the Georgia Controlled
Substance Act, although May
would not specify details of the
conviction. Bonner received a
sentence of eight years probation
he has a remaining balance of
six years and ten months.
May said he couldn’t be sure
whether Bonner ingested mari
juana into his system the day of
the stabbing, because the drug can
remain in the system for up to a
month after consumption.
Bonner will be required to serve
out the balance of his probation in
jail regardless of judgment con
cerning the aggravated assault
charges.
Please see BONNER, pg. 4
not fear that the improving
academic reputation the school
Please see POLL. pg. 4
Tracy Stallings, director of
college relations for WGC
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