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MERCER CLUSTER
VOLUME LXVII, NUMBER 16
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON. GA
FEBRUARY 21, 1»S6
Warden resigns as dean at Mercer Law School
Mercer University President
R. Kirby Godsey has announced
the resignation of Karl P.
Wcrden, dean of Mercer’s
Walter F. George School of
Law. The resignation is effec
tive June 30,1986.
Warden became dean of the
Law School on September 1,
1982. Prior to the appointment
at Mercer, he had been dean
and professor of law at the
University of North Dakota Law
School. Earlier in his career he
served on the faculties of
number of law schools, includ
ing the Vanderbilt University
Law School, the University of
Denver College of Law. and
others.
Regarding the resignation of
the dean. President Godsey
said. "Although we regret Dean
Warden's decision to leave the
position of dean, we are grateful
for the leadership which he has
provided for the School of Law
during the past four years. He
has been a superb dean and we
look forward to his continuing
work on the faculty of the Law
School."
A search committee will be
appointed soon to fill the
position. President Godsey
said.
Dean Warden received a
Fulbright-Hays Fellowship in
1978 for teaching and research
in Papua. New Guinea, and
while there served as consultant
to the government of Papua on
magisterial and judicial train
ing.
Lecture
N
Dr. Stephen Stow speaks
on nuclear waste disposal
On Thursday. February 20,
Dr. Stephen Stow of Oak Ridge
National Laboratory in Oak
Ridge, Tennessee spoke to a
gathering of students and
faculty members on the topic of
"Disposal of High-Level Nu
clear Waste: What is Being
Done?" Dr. Stow's lecture was
directed towards the current
disposal technologies being
explored by a variety of federal
agencies.
Dr. Stow first gave a brief
description of the types of
nuclear waste being produced
by commercial operations. The
key thing to remember, he said,
is that everyone is exposed to a
certain amount of radiation,
approximately 200,000,000
remS per year. A renr is a
measure ot comparison between
ionizing radiation and one
roentgen of high-penetration
t X-rays. Some types of waste
contain on minimal levels of
radioactivity. These are usually
items or clothing contami
nated during production pro
cesses. These wastes are
designated as low level nuclear
wastes. The usual storage
procedure for this type of waste
involves storage in barrels
which are then buried in
earthen trenches. This type of
waste can be safely stored in
SGA reports...
In one of the shorter meetings
of the quarter (but not as short
as last week's record of 16 min
utes under Vice-President Eric
Littles 1, Senators discussed
activities to take place in the
future.
President John Peyton an
nounced that he is working with
a committee which is in charge
of redecorating the Student
Center. He also announced that
on Monday, February 24, SGA
will select three delegates to the
Publications Board. This
Board will be in charge of
evaluating candidates for the
positions of editor for the three
student publications. The Com
mittee will then select the
editors for next year.
Ron Meadows announced
that there will be another forum
concerning the cafeteria in the
cafeteria on Monday. SGA will
also tour the cafeteria on that
day.
The Campus Beautification
Committee announced that in
the future that all of the tennis
courts will be lit at night. It was
also reported that the fountain
in Bear Garden will be refur
bished in March.
The Calendar Committee re
ported that a survey had been
prepared for distribution. This
was done on Tuesday
Senators were reminded of
the Freshman-Sophomore
Round Tables Discussion and
the Blood Drive.
Senator and Inter-Fuatemity
Council President Ron Light
spoke about the new directions
that IFC is taking. Plans are
being made to strengthen the
fraternity image and to improve
relations between Greek organi
zations and other groups.
He participated in the
Department of State’s Speakers
Program for lecturers in Aus
tralia and Thailand, and is a
member of the Order of Coif
and Order of St. Ives. In
addition, he served as attorney
for the Zuni Indian Tribe in New
Mexico, and he has worked with
the Cakchaguel and Quiche
Indians (Mayan Tribes) in
Guatemala.
Opera workshop
schedules program
this manner.
Another type of nuclear waste
is the rock from which uranium
is mined. It is believed that a
majority of uranium stays in the
rock after processing. Up until
this time, the rock has been
stored in heaps with no type of
protection. Cleanup procedures
are now being initiated.
The most important waste
products are those that are
classified as 'high-level"
nuclear wastes. These sub
stances are spent fuel cells and
Defense Department wastes.
Although, there are a variety of
storage methods under con
sideration. the government is
leaning towards a Mined
Geological Repository. This is a
site which has been mined for
the specific purpose of nuclear
waste storage. It is located in an
area with few tetonic move
ments and a deep water table,
so as to minimize the change of
any contamination to the
surrounding areas. The wastes
are piaced in tightly sealed steel
or titanium barrels. These
barrels are sealed with a special
clay overpack and then placed
into the rock cavern. Under
these conditions! the waste can
be handled. Dr. Stow said that
in about fifteen thousand years,
this material will return to the
level of toxicity found in natural
uranium.
At the present time, there are
eighty-four commercial reactors
in operation in the United
Stales. Each year, approximate
ly one-fourth to one-third of the
fuel that these reactors use
must be replaced. In addition* 1
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The Opera Workshop Pro
gram of Mercer University's
Department of Music will pre
sent program entitled.
Opera Scenes. A Production of
the Opera Workshop." at 8
p.m. m Monday. March 3. in
Ware Recital Hall on Mercer’s
College of Liberal Arts campus
The production will include
short scenes from: Dido and
Aeneas, by Purcell; The Barber
of Seville, by Rossini; Carmen,
by Bizet; Hansel and Gretel, by
Humperdinck; Gianni Schicchi.
by Puccini; and The Old Maid
and the Thief, by Menotti.
Darlene Bergman and Nancy
Rehberg, instructors of voice at
Mercer, co-direct the opera
workshop
The Workshop is open to
singers at Mercer for credit. For
further information on the
Opera Workshop Program, con
tact Mercer's department of
music, at 744-2748.
Dr. Paul Mariani in
residence at Mercer
Dr. Paul Mariani. highly
esteemed poet, author and
scholar, will present a reading,
a lecture and two writing work
shops for the public while in
residence at Mercer University
from Sunday. Feb. 23. through
Sunday, March 2.
Mariani serves as professor
of English at the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst. He
is the author of A New World
Naked, a highly praised bio
graphy of physician and poet
William Carlos Williams. He is
an acclaimed poet, having pub
lished two collections, Crossing
Cocytus in 1983. and Prime
Mover in 1985. In addition, he
has published other scholarly
works on Gerard Manley Hop
kins and Williams, and a variety
of other critical works.
Mariani received the M. A.
degree in English from Colgate
University, and the Ph D. de
gree in English from the Grad
uate Center of the City Uni
versity of New York. He has
served on the faculties of Col
gate University. Hunter College
and John Jay College, as well as
the University of Massachu
setts.
His areas of specialization
include Twentieth Century Bri
tish and American poetry and
poetics; biography; Gerard
Manley Hopkins; William Car
los Williams: and John Berry
man.
Mariani was a Robert Frost
Fellow at the Bread Loaf
Writers' Conference in 1980,
and served as Robert Frost
Professor of English at the
Bread Loaf School of English in
1983. He has been awarded the
highly prestigious Guggenheim
Fellowship for the current aca
demic year.
While at Mercer, he will
conduct several events which
are open to the public These
include:
A reading of his works at 8
p.m. on Tuesday. Feb. 25. in
Mercer's Ware Music Hall on
the College of Liberal Arts
campus.
A poetry writing workshop at
3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Feb.
26. in Mercer's Interdiscipli
nary House. Mercer Terrace.
A lecture entitled "William
Carlos Williams: Physician and
Poet." sponsored by the Bibb
County Medical Society at 8
p.m. on Thursday. Feb. 27. in
Mercer's Ware Music Hall.
A poetry writing workshop at
10:30 a.m. on Saturday. March
1. in Mercer's Interdisciplinary
House. Mercer Terrace.
Mariani's visit is sponsored
by Mercer University, the PBP
Foundation and the Bibb
County Medical Society.
