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VOLUME LXVIII, NUMBER 13
MERCER UNIVERSITY. MACON. GEORGIA
FRIDAY, JAN. 29, 1988
as an affirmation of their
World’s first Kaolin
Industry chain established
” University President Kirby Godsey presents award to Dean C. B.
Gambrell at the Engineering School Convocation Wednesday.
By SUSANNAH VASS vested Wednesday night with the
Dr. Carroll B. Gambrel I. dean of Kaolin Industry Chair of
the School of Engineering, was in* Engincci ing.
The Chair was endowed by nine
kaolin industries in Middle Georgia
support
for the school
President Godsey gave the
welcome and recognized special
guests. Mercer Trustee Carroll
Walker greeted the audience on
behalf of the Board of Trustees,
and Johannes Svensson spoke for
student body of the Engineer
ing School.
The keynote speaker was Russel
Cameron Jones. President of the
University of Delaware.
A reception followed the
convocation.
Interview with Jesse Jackson
Young Jesse is
bright and
By KAREN JACOBS
Editor-in-chief
Jesse Jackson Jr., son of
Democratic presidential hopeful
Jesse Jackson, made a brief stop at
the student center Thursday and ex
changed greetings and handshakes
with students in the cafeteria
“I think he's gonne win!’ the
young Jackson said of his fatlcr's
chances of becoming the next U.S.
president. “Our campaign and our
program is based on what's light.
emphatic
We want to give shelter to the
homeless, and jobs to those who
arc unemployed."
Jackson. 22. said that the
primary focus of his father’s cam
paign is voter registration, and add
ed that college students arc a ma
jor target. *
In talking about his father. Jesse
Jr. was quite emphatic. "My father
has given my life direction.” He
elaborated, however, that the real
purpose in his life comes from
Jesus.
Cluster exclusive: Shorter Hall to become a freshman residence
By SUSANNAH VASS
Housing shortages fall quarter,
especially in the women’s halls,
have generated a change in Shot ter
Hall. Next year. Shorter wil.
become a "co-ed” freshman hall,
with the third and fourth floors
reserved for women.
According to Dr. C. D. Mcr-
ricks. Director of Residence Life,
the decision was made from a
business standpoint, but ended in
concern for student development.
Dividing Shorter Hall into both a
men and women’s residence will
givtrRcsidencc Life more flexibili
ty in housing students. At the same
time, it opens up an opportunity to
place a third of the freshman class
in an* intensified orientation
program.
Fifty-five percent of students
choosing to live on campus are
women: however, only 51 percent
of housing spaces arc allotted to
them. At the beginning of fall
quarter. 1987. there were 42 more
women than there were vacancies
in the women’s halls, while there
were five spaces in the men’s halls.
Because of students who never
claimed their rooms (“no-shows”),
two weeks after opening there were
still 22 women in temporary hous
ing while there were 17 spaces
available in the men's halls. The
women were temporarily housed in
the infirmary and in hall lounges.
many through the end of fall
quarter. *i
Merricks projects that at the
beginning of next year, class size
should remain about the same with
a possible slight increase in
females. Opening 69 female spaces
on Shorter third and fourth will put
a crunch on male housing, and
Residence Life will still have to
temporarily house men and
women. However. Residence Life
will be able to house everyone
within two to three weeks from the
start of the quarter because of the
spaces opened due t<^“no-show s. *’
“Our first goal i* to keep the
residence halls full.” said Mer
ricks. “In the long run. it keeps
rales down. Housing fee in reaves
would be less per year it full
capacity.”
Residence Life has ccr Knitted
itself to a two-year pilot program
using Shorter as a freshrian hall.
One of the goals of this program
will result in a different breed of
R.A.s. By placing two R.A.s on
each floor, except the ground floor.
Reside 1 tee Life will lower the ratio
of students to each R.A. Merricks
hopes that this will enable R.A.s to
meet special needs and to see the
effect that they have on students —
in short, to become more of a
friend.
“The more attention you give a
group of people, the more they get
Presidential hopeful Pat Robertson pledges moral strength
Pat Robertson
By KAREN JACOBS
Editor-in-chief
Republican Presidential hopeful
Pat Robertson pledged to “restore
the greatness of America through
moral strength” as he spoke in a
packed Monument Room at the
Macon Coliseum Tuesday.
Robertson clearly articulated that
he is a staunch conservative, “lam
a conservative and I have no inten
tion as President to reach up to
liberals with whom 1 disagree.” He
vowed to ask for the resignations
of liberals in any administrative
positions, adding that “by 1990 I’ll
make sure we have men and
women in Congress who'll serve
the conservative interest.”
In terms of foreign policy.
Robertson said he favors keeping
U.S. agencies and banks from pro-*
viding money to the communist
cause. He characterized the U.S. as
a nation of “poker players.” and
said the Soviets were chess players.
“The Russians take time to move
toward a strategy which ultimate
ly checkmates the King.” He de
fined the major Soviet goals as the
neutralization of Europe, the secur
ing of oil in the Mideast and
mineral riches of South Africa, the
cutting off of naval strong points,
and placing a communist bridge in
North America.
He further commented that be
supports the rapid buildup of a
deployment force in order to fight
terrorism: “I want to send a
message to terrorists which says if
you lay one finger on an American
any place in the world there’ll be
no place for you to hide.”
On the domestic front. Robertson^
said that the way to balance the
budget is to stop mismanagement
in government, and not to increase
taxes. He advocates giving Con
gress a bill that has $100 million in
spetiffing cuts, and supports a con
stitutional amendment to balance,
the budget.
Commenting that the nation rests
on strong families and that legisla
tion should help and encourage
families rather than hinder them.
Robertson said that he would veto
any federal appropriations bill
which included money for Plann
ed Parenthood and other agencies
that recommend abortion. He also
said that women who perform the
same work should receive the same
pay.
Rtibertson explained that he ad
vocates a law providing that second
./drug offenders receive a life
sentence with no chance of parole.
involved, and the more likely they
will be happy and remain in their
environment.” said Merricks.
“This is based on research. To be
happy in a college environment,
you must be more than just a
students.”
Merricks realizes that many
parents will not feel comfortable
placing their students in a co-ed en
vironment. He emphasized that,
with only 168 freshmen able to live
in Shorter, the opportunity will be
considered a privilege.
“We’re really not considering it
co-ed.” he explained. “The only
facilities men and women will be
using together are the stairwells.
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