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A&M alumnus Tisinger
dies in December at 82
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By Pratt Austin-Trucks
Editor
Robert “Bob” David Tisinger, a
Carrollton lawyer with TisiiTger,
Tisinger, Greer and Vance, and past
solicitor and judge for the Carroll
County State Court, died of heart
failure Sunday, December 22,1991
at age 82.
Tisinger, simply known as the
“Judge” to many people, received
the Outstanding Alumnus Award
from the Fourth District A&M
Alumni Association in 1991. The
A&M school was the predecessor of
West Georgia College.
The West Georgia College Debate
Tournament was renamed the Rob
ert Tisinger Debates in 1985 in
Tisinger’s honor. Tisinger’s sons,
Dick and David, as well as Tommy
Magic Johnson may change
students' attitudes about AIDS
The nation’s 13 million college
students, mostly young adults savor
ing a newfound independence, are
more likely to engage in sexual ex
perimentation, yet feel they’re in
vincible to AIDS.
Magic Johnson’s disclosure that
he is infected with the HIV virus has
jolted campuses throughout the
country, leaving students sobered and
telephones at university health cen
ters ringing off the hooks.
One in every 500 students is in
fected with the HIV virus, according
to a study by the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) and the American
College Health Association, and
Greer and Tommy Vance, continue
to give a personal financial contribu
tion to the tournament in his memory.
According to Dr. Chester Gibson,
chairman of the Department of Mass
Communication and Theatre, “The
judge would always slip a newly
minted $2 bill to each of the winners
as they came forward to get their
award... There was a gentle and giv
ing side to this man, and that is what
I will remember.”
Tisinger was very active in the
Carrollton community. He served as
district supervisor for the West
Georgia Soil and Water Conservation
District. He also was a co-founder of
WLBB.
He served on the Carroll County
Hospital Authority for 25 years, and
he helped to begin the Carroll Elec
tric Membership Corporation and
served as its legal counsel.
Tisinger received many awafbs
including the Distinguished Service
Award from the National Rural
Electric Cooperative Association and
the Man of the Year Award from the
Carroll County Chamber of Com
merce.
Tisinger is survived by his wife,
Naomi E. Tisinger; two sons, David
H. and Richard G. Tisinger; four
grandsons, John David Tisinger, Joel
W. Tisinger, Richard G. Tisinger,
Jr., and Russell M. Tisinger; and a
sister, Pansy T. Brown.
"We think of monogamy
as one person for a long
time, but a student thinks
in terms of one person for
two weeks."
-Dave Rompa
there is worry among AIDS officials
that risky sexual behavior will soon
drive that figure upward. An esti
mated one million to 1.5 million
Please see "Attitudes", page 2.
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Students endure the quarterly ritual of Arena Fee Payment, which was held for the final time in the Education
Center last Thursday . Soon theprocess will be eliminated because of changes in fee payment policy taking effect
at the end of this quarter. Photo by Naomi Grunwald.
Student weight gain due to poor eating habits
By Mallard Holliday
Managing Editor
With both Thanksgiving and
Christmas meals behind you, you’ve
probably noticed that those holiday
foods are not only behind you but on
your front, sides and under your chin.
By January, students have eaten
an entire quarters worth of fast food
as well as the high calorie holiday
Health Center is local
information source
West Georgia College's
Health Center provides free
condoms and pamphlets on
AIDS, as well as participat
ing in yearly informative pro
grams such as last year’s
“Sex in the ’9os” program.
The Health Center also
provides AIDS testing on a
confidential basis. For more
information, contact the
Health Center at 836-6452.
Wednesday, January 8,1992
INSIDE
WGC Happenings 2
Perspectives.. 4
Arts and Entertainment 6
Sports 7
meals. This combination can add
five, 10 and 20 pounds or more in
this short span of four months.
“Between the fall of my freshman
year and the beginning of winter
quarter that next year, I gained 28
pounds and went from a 28 inch
waist to a 34,” said Adam Greer,
Junior from Hampton, Georgia.
To avoid hearing comments on
the beach this spring break such as
Sexuality committee
sponsors writing contest
The Responsible Sexuality
Committee, in conjunction with
the West Georgia College Theatre
Company, is accepting submis
sions for the first annual “Epi
sodes in Sexuality Writing Con
test.”
Selected submissions will be
developed for theatrical presen
tation on Wednesday, May 6, in
the Black Box of the Performing
Arts Center. The evening of
winning scenes, monologues,
speeches, songs and music will
be directed by WGC junior
Wayne Gregory and produced by
WGC Theatre Company mem
bers. Auditions are open to all
“Hurry, push it back in before it
dies!” now is the time to start a
weight management program.
The Weight Off Wisely plan
sponsored by the University of
Georgia says in order to lose one
pound of fat a person must bum
3,500 calories. To lose one pound a
week an individual must trim a mini-
Please see "Calories", page 2.
students and will be held at the end
of the winter quarter.
Submissions should be typed
and submitted in duplicate to
Adrian Haugabrook, Office of
Student Activities, by February
14. Winners will be selected
through a blind review process.
Students may submit work
dealing with one or more of the
following topics: date rape, dealing
with AIDS, lesbianism, homo
sexuality and bisexuality, rela
tionships, pregnancy, abuse in re
lationships, and the role of alcohol
in sexual relationships.
Please see "Contest", page 2.