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The West Georgian
VOLUME 39, NUMBER 21
‘Super’ virus outbreak hits campus
Hundreds of afflicted students crowd infirmary
By Tray Baggarly
Managing Editor
A “super outbreak” of vomiting
and diarrhea hit the West Georgia
campus last week and is continu
ing this week, according to Dr.
Mary Miles of health services.
The disease, known as a Par
vovirus, affects adults and older
children and has an incubation
period of 48 hours which causes ex
plosive outbreaks. It is a type of
viral gastroenteritis, which is the
second leading cause of illness in
the United States.
Medical publications report that
diarrhea may persist for 5-8 days
with a malabsorption syndrome
following for another week.
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Work is underway on the new Performing
Arts Center. The proposed center will be the
future home of the WGC Theatre Company
and will feature a massive stage for its
performances.
Mallory fights to save lives
of various exotic animals
By Chris Hays
Editor
Llama-owners Mike and Kitty
Mallory are fearing for the lives of
their pets because of anew docu
ment proposing rules which the
Mallory’s think will put the lives of
over one million exotic animals in
jeopardy.
Mike, an engineer at WGC’s
Learning Resources, and his wife
Kitty, a homemaker, care for two
llamas and a camel at their home
in Roopville and are charter
members of the Southeast Exotic
Animal Association (SEAA).
Members of this growing group
are vehement over a set of propos
ed rules for exotic animal regula
tion submitted by wildlife
specialists at the University of
Georgia.
The rules were requested by the
federal government to stymie
complaints from domestic cattle
owners who feared exotic animals
posed a health threat to their
livestock. The regulations include
measures to restrict ownership of
a large class of exotic animals
labelled “dangerous” or “disease
prone”.
Because the regulations
stipulate ownership only to public
zoos, research organizations, or
those with special permission from
the state, critics say, circuses
would be rendered obsolete and an
estimated 1.5 million exotic
animals would be homeless.
Proponents of the regulations
say uniform rules are needed
because of the different guidelines
PresidentSLsay colleges doing an ‘adequate [ job, pg. 5
“This has really hit us hard. We used a year’s supp
ly of diarrhea pills in three days last week and had
trouble getting enough to last us through the
weekend”
Dr. Mary Miles
director of health services
Miles referred to the illness as a
super outbreak because of the
number of students in her office
treated for the sickness last week.
From Monday Jan. 12 through Fri
day the 16th, a total of 1,255 pa
tients were treated for various il
lnesses. According to officials,
Construction of the proposed center was
delayed because of low bids exceeding the
amount proposed by the Board of Regents to
spend on construction of the building. (Photo
by Lorelle McAvoy)
“The Southeast Exotic Animal Association
vigorously protests this ruling and finds it totally
inappropriate and unacceptable.’’
Mike Mallory
Learning Resources
from state to state. And in the past,
ticks brought into this country by
an African rhinoceros threatened
the lives of domestic cattle, and
diseases from exotic birds infected
chickens.
Mr. Mallory said the 30-member
SEAA was formed by exotic
animal owners in North Georgia
and Tennessee to combat the
regulations. He said the instances
of exotic animals threatening the
lives of domestic cattle could be
blamed on the USD A.
“The USDA did not quarantine
the animals properly. Now the
USDA is saying we can’t do our job
so we’re going to punish (the ex
otic animal owners),” he said.
The Mallory’s only recently
learned about the proposed
regulatons, which they said had
been kept quiet for three years and
were soon to take effect. But since
then, they’ve become high-profile
members of the group leading the
fight against them.
Kitty Mallory, because of her
free time at home, has assumed
secretarial responsibilities for the
SEAA, and Mike recently coor
dinated the press release which
the group is sending to newspapers
West Georgia College, Carrollton, Georgia 30118
well over half of those were
treated for the parvovirus disease.
Of the 1,255 patients last week,
209 were treated Mon., 245 Tues.,
265 Wed., 286 Thurs., and 250 Fri.
That averages out to 251 patients
per day.
all over the state.
The proposed regulations were
drafted by a team headed by Vic
tor Nettles Jr. of the Southeastern
Cooperative Wildlife Disease
Study at the University of
Georgia’s veterinary medicine
school. Since the regulations were
released, he has been beseiged
with letters and calls, and recently
told Mrs. Mallory over the phone
that “he is very disturbed about
the whole thing.” Nettles could not
be reached for comment.
The proposed regulations divide
the animals into three classes. The
first which includes bears, ba
boons, and disease-prone animals
includes dangerous animals and
bans them from ownership except
by public zoos, research organiza
tions, or with special permission of
the state.
The second class includes any
exotic animals not included in the
first and requires private owners
to be granted permits by the state.
The third class includes dogs,
cats, cows and pigs and does not
require owners to receive a
permit.
The Mallory’s and the SEAA
Please see ANIMALS, pg. 10
Douglas Almon, the school phar
macist, reported that an average
of 246 prescription drugs were
distributed during the week. On
Thursday, the busiest day with 286
patients and 293 prescription
drugs, Almon slaid over two-thirds
were treated for the virus.
These prescription totals do not
include the number of over the
counter (OTC) drugs distributed.
Almon said many OTC drugs were
given for coughs, sore throats, and
runny noses.
“This has really hit us hard,”
said Miles, who on Monday was
still overrun with patients. “We us
ed a year’s supply of diarrhea pills
Please see VIRUS, pg. 4
Walker, Bonner indicted;
may be tried next week
The two men accused of multiple
offenses in connection with the
stabbings of Adam Frentheway
and Mike Paulk were indicted by a
Carroll County Grand Jury last
Tuesday.
George “Mack” Chip Walker,
23, of Carrollton, was accused of
murder and aggravated assault.
Walker allegedly stabbed Fren
theway and Paulk, both members
of the Chi Phi fraternity, on
separate locations near Front
Campus Drive during a closed
fraternity rush party.
Frentheway, 21, was killed and
Paulk, 22, was hospitalized for five
days with abdominal and internal
injuries.
Also indicted by the jury was
Terry Lavonne Bonner, 22, of
Bowdon Junction. He is accused of
aggravated assault in connection
with the stabbing of Paulk.
Theatre Cos. prepares comedy
“The Wager” termed an “editorial on college life”
By Chris Hays
Editor
The WGC Theatre Company is
moving in a different direction this
quarter, busily preparing a
student-directed mainstage com
edy described as an “editorial on
college life” which is more crowd
pleaser than crowd-teacher.
“The Wager,” written by Martin
Medoff, author of the acclaimed
“Children of a Lesser God,” deals
with seemingly stereotypical col
lege students and their fascination
with the opposite sex, which
sometimes leads them into
hilarious situations.
The comedy is somewhat of a
departure from recent Theatre
Company productions like
“Godspell” and “Crimes of the
Heart” which carried underlying
messages. “We’re not dealing with
heavy subject matter with this
play, it’s more fun than anything,”
said John Rogers, who portrays
Ron Stevens in the production.
The cast members agreed that
college students should especially
appreciate this play, which
features a lot of “college humor”.
In fact, the four characters in the
play initially appear to be
stereotypes of people students
easily can relate to —a jock, a
wise guy, a geek, and a neurotic
woman.
Assuming the directorial duties
for the production is Sam
Peabody, a Theatre Company
veteran actor who has manned the
director’s chair for numerous one
acts and last year’s mainstage
presentation of “1959 Pink
Thunderbird.” He was chosen to
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Dr. Mary Miles, director of health services at West Georgia. (Photo
by Lorelle McAvoy)
Bonner recently had his proba
tion revoked by a Carrollton jury
because of his involvement in the
stabbings. During the course of
testimony in the probation revoca
tion hearing, it was discovered
that Bonner had marijuana in his
urine sample the night of the
stabbing.
The indictment listed 59
witnesses for the prosecution.
Sequence of events
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•Sept. 24, 1996—Adam Frentheway and Michael Paulk are stabbed, allegedly
by George Walker, who is accompanied by Terry Bonner. Frentheway dies
and Paulk is hospitalized.
•Dec. 16,1986—Bonner's probation is revoked at a hearing where the prosecu
tion presents six witnesses, many of them Chi Phi members. Included in
testimony are revelations that Bonner had marijuana in his urine the night of
the stabbing.
•Jan. 13, 1987—Walker and Bonner are indicted by a Carroll County Grand
Jury. Walker is accused of stabbing and aggravated assault and Bonner is ac
cused of aggravated assault.
direct in place of Dr. J. Oliver
Link, who is under contractual
obligation to direct only two
mainstage productions a year.
Peabody said he chose “The
Jay Stewart (1), and John Rogers star in the WGC Theatre Com
pany’s winter production of “The Wager”, a comedy about college
students and their pursuits of the opposite sex. (Photo by Lorelle
McAvoy)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1987
Coweta District Attorney Art
Mallory has been assigned to the
prosecution.
Jerry Word, Walker’s attorny,
earlier said his client would plead
self-defense if indicted by the
Grand Jury. As of press time, no
word was available on the arraign
ment. Pending the arraignment,
the trial would start Monday,
January 26.
Wager” because he realized the
script would go over well with col
lege students. He also wanted to
make a statement about his col-
Please see THEATRE, pg. 7
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