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Reagan settles in The GEORGE-ANNE Volume 61, No. 9 Georgia Southern College Statesboro, Georgia January 22, 1981 University status formula approved By SALLY SCHERER "It would take us five years future," said Charles because 18 and 19 year olds and I'm sure enrollment is to develop high quality The state Board of to reach 7,500 full-time Austin, vice president for aren't available and we're not the absolute criteria." programs, good students Regents approved a students and I'm probably academic affairs, "there are riding out the baby boom." Austin feels that the will be attracted." formula in their December being optimistic." too many things working The new regulation funding of GSC is the most Cook, who was on the meeting that will allow Throughout the entire against it." Austin cited takes nothing into con- critical factor in terms of task force that approved the senior colleges to reach university system, the total population decrease and sideration except en- the future and reaching requirement, said, "I didn't university status only if growth records for fall inflation as. two opposing rollment. "I certainly hope university status. want to see that figure, I'd their enrollment reached ■quarter show an increase factors. they have other things in "Formula funding for prefer that they leave them 7,500 full-time students. of 0.5 percent for senior Bill Cook, vice president mind—there must be other Georgia has always been out or make them more Current enrollment at colleges. for business and finance, criteria," said Coleman. based on enrollment. Now realistic." GSC is 6,139 and, according "I don't see our supported Austin's fears, According to Cook, "We we're in a whole different "To maintain where we to Don Coleman, registrar enrollment growing any "We expect our enrollment meet all the other quali- era and this needs to be are would be an achieve- and director of admissions, faster than that in the to decrease in the 80's fications except enrollment re-examined. If we continue ment," said Coleman. Marshall Tucker slated for concert Commission The Marshall Tucker Band: lowers boom their complete story —See page 5 on local bars By BY E. MARIE ROBERTSON E. MARIE ROBERTSON A long, concentrated effort to get a The popular 'Drink and Drown' "name act" in concert at GSC will come to promotion used by several Statesboro night its hopefully successful end with the spots was outlawed by the Bulloch County appearance of the Marshall Tucker Band Commission in a recent special meeting, and the Dixie Dregs here on January 27. and bar owners were threatened with the "We have been working on booking a revocation of their beer and wine licenses if date since November, and we've been the practice was not stopped. working on this specific concert since Commission Chairman Don McDougald that time," said SUB Chairperson was quoted by The Statesboro Herald as Martha Griner. "People don't realize all saying: the time and trouble that goes into a "Your license is subject to revocation concert like this." with or without cause or hearing. My advice GSC is a difficult spot to book a "big- to any of you who know of practices in your name"concert because it simply is not businesses which violate the letter or the equipped to handle a major concert, intent of the license, you had better shape up Griner said. For the Tucker concert, the or ship out." SUB is having to fly in a rented generator The Marshall Tucker Band is the Dixie Dregs i n Hanner Commissioner Wilson Groover pointed See CONCERT, p. 2 scheduled to appear in concert with Fieldhouse January 27. out the responsibility of the licensees not to sell alcohol to anyone "who has obviously had too much." State law also make a 'Get you a can of beer and pat your foot!' stipulation on the unlawfulness of selling Editor's Note: The following is an interview with George A. I'll tell you, it's nice to play a college audience or something alcohol to someone under the influence. McCorkle, a founding member of the Marshall Tucker Band, like that because I feel like the people come because they like the Added Groover: "Moderation is what we are conducted by Robbie Fowler on Tuesday, January 13. band first of all, and then I think they come for that release. You after." Following are excerpts from the interview. know, because students study much harder than most people According to Groover, the commission think they do. You know, studying all the time and trying to was not aware of the practice of 'Drink and keep up the pace between the studying and the partying. That Drown' until it was brought to their Q. Beyond doubt, the Marshall Tucker Band has. become a big gets hard, I know. But, I think its good to play to an audience attention by a letter printed in The name act. How do you feel about coming to a college with an like that, small or large. They come for that release and they Statesboro Herald, written by GSC English enrollment of 7,000 students? See INTERVIEW, p. 11 See COMMISSION, p. 3 Work-study students Inside Bookstore annex opens receive pay increase John Lennon: A two, in Windsor Village By DAVID THOMPSON part series-on the The pay rate for GSC students in the work- By KATHY BEINKE study and institutional financial aid programs man, his music i The Deck Shoppe, an annex of the GSC Bookstore, has been upped to the $3.35 per hour minimum has been opened adjacent to the pool in Windsor wage, according to Shelton' Evans, director of and his legend Village according to Ben Dixon, head of Auxiliary financial aid. Services. Federal legislation signed into law last year that lives on ~ A combination of the bookstore and Sarah's Place, requires that all colleges and universities pay the annex will carry a full line of textbook supplies and minimum wage to work-study students, said sundry products, as well as a menu similar to that in Evans. —See page 9 Sarah's Place, Dixon said. Milk, bread, mayonnaise Students receiving financial aid through the and other unprepared foods may also be available, he institutional program also had their wages Editorials 6 added. raised to the minimum, though it wasn't Features 8 The central purpose of The Deck Shoppe will be to specified by law. Evans explained that he didn't serve the upper-classmen living in Warwick, Stratford, Classified 12 and Hampton halls, as well as off-campus students feel it was fair to institutional students not to get Sports 16 See INCREASE, p. 4 See ANNEX, p. 2 Page 2, January 22, 1981, The GEORGE-ANNE- Mescon speaks on organization By DEBORAH EASON failure to recognize people of us have the potential to must listen to "what the "If you don't like what equally as individual be successful," he said, "but person wants to say but NEWS you see at the bottom of an human beings." He what is lacking is the doesn't know how to say." organization, you'd better explained that an essential willingness to do what has Mescon advised that a take a careful look at what's part of the "Great American to be done." realistic understanding of going on at the top," Dream" is the doctrine that Mescon stated that to self should be used as a business professor Mike an individual's position in "do what has to be done" "point of departure toward Mescon explained to life must be tied to behavior and to be successful in increasing effectiveness." students and faculty in Foy rather than birth. today's business world, Mescon is a professor of Radio station erects Auditorium January 7. Mescon attributed the simply "show up." He human relations and the Mescon, who teaches at lack of initiative and added, "If you want to chairman of the Depart- Georgia State University, productivity in this country increase the possibility of ment of Management at the said that "we don't get to the toleration of unsatis- success, show up on time. College of Business at broadcasting tower goodness (from employees) factory performance and And if you want to destroy Georgia State University in because we don't reward the "acceptance of the all competition, show up on Atlanta. He is an author goodness. In a system of individual who just gets by." time and dressed to kill." By ground, Patterson said. and a co-author of over 80 free enterprise, there must "The Achilles' heel of Among his ideas for E. MARIE ROBERTSON Approximate cost of the articles and books, in- be a straight-line rela- this nation," he pointed out, increased effectiveness in The long-awaited WVGS tower was $4,500. tionship between invest- "is that in all too many human relations, Mescon cluding Business Today, broadcasting tower is up ment and reward, com- instances, we have been suggested that the two now one of the most and should be operating "A little more than half of that figure came out of pensation and contribution, preoccupied not with how words, "why me?" be successful introductory shortly, according to Alan pay and productivity, that does it work, but how does it eliminated from all business texts in the United Patterson, manager.