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Mttttt Cluster VOLUME 72, NUMBER 11 MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1970 Say Goodbye Friday, Feb. 23 President R. Kirby Godsey sent a memorandum to Jim Coomcr, Vice President for Academic Affairs that announced his decision concerning the propos ed fall quarter calendar change. “Based upon the recommendation of the Calendar Committee and (Dr. Jim Cromers] office, as well as the strong encouragement of the Academic Council." Godsey ap proved the new Quarter Calendar. According to the Calendar Com mittee members, no single recom mendation was submitted by them. Since this committee was an ad visory committee, instead of ap proving one recommendation, the members submitted nine different options to Coomcr. $125 Returning Fee No Longer Affects Classes At Monday nighfi SGA In otltel word*, paying the *123 meeting. Bill Miller. Vice Ptesi- docs not reserve classes. Likewise, dent of Academic Affairs, an- failing ii pay the *125 will not nounced that class registration was result in losing classes confirmed no longer contingent upon payment during preregistration. This deci- of the *125 returning student fee. Continued on page 8 To Six In the memorandum from Godsey to Coomcr, he wen( on to say that "my approval of this change permits, but does not re quire, that it become effective in September, 1990." In other words, the Tinal decision to implement this calendar change was left up to Coomcr. On behalf of Coomcr, Bill Miller, Vice President of the Enrollment Management, announc ed that the new Quarter Calendar will be effective Sept.. 1990. In this same memorandum, Godsey also approved the "move to Semester Calendar, effective September. 1995, or any earlier date which the Academic Council recommends." No decision on when the Semester System will be im plemented has been announced. Mercer Debaters Achieve Victory On the weekend of February 16-18, the Mercer Debate Society travelled to Athens'. GA to compete in the annual University of Georgia Debate Tournament. Competitors from Mercer included Jonathan Hickman (Sophomore. Newnan. GA), Kevin Beckham (Freshman. Perry, GA), Chandra Carter (Senior. Palm Beach. FL). and Mylo Carbia (Freshman, Port St Lucie, FL). The team of Jonathan Hickman and Randy Griffith earned a plaque for placing Second in the Varsity Division. They pul together a 5-1 receod in their preliminary rounds, defeating North Carolina (twice). Valdosta State, and the University of Georgia (twice). They won their semifinal debate over the Univer sity of North Carolina on a unanimous decision.* but they lost to Emory University in the Final Round. Hickman earned a gavel for placing 5th In individual speaker honors in the Varsity Division Kevin Hillman earned a gave! for being Top Speaker in the Junior Varsity Division. Kevin BeckJiam was awarded, for 2nd Place Speaker honors in the Junior Divi sion. Mylo Carbia was awarded for 2nd Place Speaker honors in the Novice Division, and Chandra Carter was awarded for 5th Place Speaker honors in the Novice Division. In all, the Mercer debaters won si* separate honors at the Tournament, and It was the most successful outing for the program in the last several years. By TOBIE GASS The "Mercer First” all school community service project will be held on Saturday. March 3, from two until five p.m. The March pro ject will be held at the North Macon Health Care Center Sign-ups will be held in the student center lobby On March 3. over 100 Mercer students will be hosting a party for ttw residents of the center The OBS Choir and the Mercer Dance Troop will be performing and Mercer favors will be given out Other students participating in the project will visit with the residents of the center "1 just want to en courage people to turn out for this event," said Lynn Creech, SGA Overall, the program has won over a dozen awards (for past two seasons) at the University of Alabama—Birmingham, the University of West Florida, James Madison University. West Georgia College, and the University of Georgia. President "From what 1 unders tand. the residents are really ex cited about working with us." "Mercer First," chose the Macon Health Care Center because of a desire to work with the elder ly of the Macon community. SGA and the Peer Advocates, who spon sor the program, intentionally chose a project of lesser size than the Children s Home project of last quarter. They hope toaltcmatc.the size of the projects to help main tain enthusiasm and to keep costs down "Mercer First" is respon sible for three service projects* a year that arc designed "to show the city of Macon that Mercer Univer sity cares." “Mercer First’’ takes place Saturday Week Break 1990-91 Academic Calendar Fall And Winter Quarters Fag Quarter Opening Day Registration First Class Day Thanksgiving Last Day Class Day Firat Class Day Martin Luther King Holiday i Day [Day Final Exams Number Class Days 22 September 25 September 25 November 21-23 December 7 Weekend December 10T2 50 O f 21 113 March 14 March 13-18 49 Richard Jackson demonstrates one way of eating crawdads at last Saturday's Mardi Gnut festival.