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VOLUME 72, NUMBER <
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1989
stage three
Mercer students begin their march to the IDS building during the 3 day protest.
Fourteen Mercer students spend
Fall studying in Europe
By DREW WORD
Several Mercer students are in
volved in the study abroad pro
gram. Eddie Sanford, Claire
Curies, Kelly Finley, and Paul
O'Shea are enrolled in courses at
the University of Reading in
England. They are living in
residence halls and sharing meals
with the rest of the student popula
non. Amy Pndgen and Roland Hall
art taking tutorials with teachers
from Oxford University in England
but arc not actually ‘enrolled” in
Oxford. Ashley Amos. Heather
Cornell, Connie Dean. Susan
Linares. Melissa Littleton. Richard
Poland. Andrea Pollard, and
Michael Alan Wood are studying
at the Center for Cross-Cultural
Studies in Seville. Spain. They are
taking courses mainly in culture,
language, and history. In all these
cases students are completing ap^
proximatcly the same number of
hours as students at Mercer
The study abroad program is an
option for many students today
Aided by the Council on Interna
tional Educational Exchange
(CIEE). students find many oj^or-
tunities are available in the area of
foreign academic exchange. There
are five ways for U.S. students to
study abroad on the postsecondary
level. These include enrollment in
programs sponsored by a U.S. col
lege or university, enrollment in a
special program for international
students at a foreign university as
a degree candidate or as an occa
sional or special student, enroll
ment in a program sponsored by an
organization other than a college or
university, and enrollment in an in
ternational or U.S. college abroad.
Although some undergraduates
may enroll independently in foreign
universities as degree candidates.
most participate inCugam'/ed pro
grams sponsored by their own in
stitutions or by other U.S. colleges
These U.S. college-sponsored pro
grams usually provide or help to
secure living accommodations,
round-tnp transportation, and other
essentials.
On the financial side of study
abroad, the cost of living depends
on the country. Tuition fees abroad
arc usually much lower than in the
U.S. because rrost foreign univer
sities arc state supported. However,
some countries have initiated
separate overseas student fees,
which are considerably higher than
those charged to their own citizens
There are a number of ways to help
minimize costs including scholar
ships, work abroad and internships
Information and applications for
the study abroad program are
available at Dean Plan s office.
day protest
jJfe Committee
approved by Board of Trustees
In a Board of Trustee's meeting
held in Atlanta on October 24,
1989, an important proposal con
cerning Mercer students was pass
ed This proposal called for the for
mation of a Student Life Commit
tee. In December the Board will
meet again to vole on changing
■heir by-law* in order to allow the
committee to be formed. The Stu
dent Life Committee will coosrst of
no less than three members of the
Board of Trustee's, the chairman of
the Board, and the SGA presidents
from Mercer's undergraduate
school. Law School, Medical
School, and the Atlanta Campus
Lynn Creech, SGA president for
Mercer's undergraduate school,
has worked a great deal with past
president. Shawn Lanier, to get this
proposal passed. "I am so excited
that everything is coming to life
now after working on it for over a
year,” said Creech.
Continued on pnge 3
BRYANT CHITWOOD
Oct. 31. SGA voted to spon-
ampus-wide, three day pro
test against the proposed calendar
change and what Senator Sarah
Cambridge referred to as “the lack
of recognized student voice on
campus.” The activities began at 4
p m. on Nov. 8 and ended at 5 p.m.
on Nov. 10.
The Mercer University In
tramural Field was the site for the
beginning of a ”Wc_ar&~Mercer”
protest mBTCh. Wednesday. Nov.
8. studenn marched from the In
tramural field to the Mercer
University^ Administration
Building. The purpose of the march
was to express grievances regar
ding the lack of student input in the
decision making process of chang
ing the 1990 Academic Calendar.
Under the proposed plan, the cur
rent six week break would be
shortened to a two week break. The
proposed change was approved by
the University Calendar Commit
tee in a previous vote by a seven
to six margin.
“Unfortunately.” said Sarah
Cambridge, coordinator of the
three day protest, “the rain and bad
weather has kept many willing par
ticipants away from the march.”
As the students marched, chants of
“We are Mercer, not Generic U.”
"We have a voice, give us a
choice!” and “We are Mercer,
wr’re not Emory!” bellowed from
The chants were
repeated as students, umbrellas in
hand, stood outside Mercer
University president R. Kirby
Godsey’s window.
The rain did not stop any other
activities of the Mercer student pro
test. Thursday, Nov. 9, a protest
picnic was held on the lawn in front
of the Administration building from
11 am until 5 pm. Although no
large groups congregated on the
lawn, several students stayed in the
quad throughout the entire day. “I
don’t think that it was our numbers
that mattered— 1 think that it was
our spirit for the cause that we were
supporting...and we had plenty of
that,” said protester Jason Poole.
Friday. Nov. 10, protesters
gathered at the Administration
Building at 3:30 pm and proceed
ed to the IDS building where the
University Calendar Committee
met at 4 pm. Dunng this meeting,
the committee was to propose dates
for when the new calendar will go
into effect if Dr. Godsey approves
the calendar proposal. Students lin
ed the boardwalk in front of the
building and chanted slogans as
each committee member entered
the meeting. The students waited
outside the IDS building until the
meeting ended at 5 pm. The com
mittee members told students that
no decisions had been reached, but
recommendations had been taken
and would be discussed with the
constituents of each committee
member.
