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NVIIJLE MERCURY GLENVILLE STATE COLLEGE w........" October 111, 19119 Serve. On Edue. Board. Secondly, Simmons has been SREB median then look at die issue appoiDted 10 serve on a committee of additional faculty." Both goals Ibat will look at faculty saa.ies I'CIIIIR sufficient monies. Simmons and raoun:e allocations. The ~ the fisure or IS miUion dollars appoioleeS come from bigher 10 bring tbc faculty up 10 SREB cducalion and abe private sector. median. Add new faculty 10 that ~havebeen two meetings and there is a substantial figure. of tbc c:ommiUte so far for die The commiuee, the Governor purpose of discussing cWTCnt and die Legislature agree on raoun:e allocations and ways 10 improving salaries and that resoun::es improve those allocations. Also are needed. They are looking at a discussed were tbc levels offaculty variety of issues for revenue SOlI'Ce5 salaries. The !aSk of determining from inside mel outside IaXes. Such lhatsalariesarelow is notditTlCulL sources are student fee increases Tbec:ommiUte is looking 10 SREB ..CUIRIIl taOUItIeS. To use tuition (SouIhcm ~ fAIIntion BoanI) and registration fees aflel' bonding • a model for improving levels. will require legislative changes. 'l1Ie difficull.y illO deIenninc wIae Outside IOUn:eS include raluction __ Will i:IIiiIi8tan ID~ of_~ die IIIaries. Of this committee, Dr. Dr. Simmons indicated two Simmons said, "I am pleased 10 be Forum to Pi....... • ... problems exisL "Salaries are JIII1l of making decisions and On Wednesday, OcIOlJer 25, The cast is pictured above. exllaDely low, but secondly, recommendations. We need 10 be will be the premi~re of "A Funny From left 10 right on fntrow: Kris auaadance is increasing which as fair and equitable as possible. " Thing Happened on the Way 10 the Rogers, Tracey Timko,Jim Shock, c:aua iIadIicient faculty numbers. Forum." It will be presented by die Kim Creel, Heather Vineyard. (Tnt we must bring salaries up 10 GSC theatre, directed by Dennis Men:edes Richmond. 2nd row: Wemm. Anneac Minner, Anneae Caldwell, Against Campus Crimes This isa musical comedy. It is 1iey Simonson, Do McMiIIiaa, Tim a classic Roman comedy that has MuUens, Drew Taylor and Free raped and strangled in her dorm inlO die security office, lighting up been modernized. It is designed 10 man WianL NOl pictured are Greg room. HerparadS have pushed for a chart which tells where the phone make die audience laugh. MinneI'. PlIJI Biser ... Mila M)'CI'S. andgOlleD a new Pennsylvania law is located. The play will run on OcIOber So, everyone come out, sup 4. Use escort services. which mandaleS all colleges in the 25-28 at 8:00 p.m. GsC students porldle theatre and enjoy die eve Volunteers or small fee earners can Stale 10 disclose crime statistics. will be admitted free. All others ning. They advocate a federal law escort students around campus at must pay $2.00. requiring such disclosures in every night. On large campuses a van stale. service can be installed. Briefly heft are eight ideas cO 5. Curbakoholabuse. AIcahoI Alcohol Awarenes. Planned help insaR safer college campuses: abuse is involved in 80% of rape, Help prevent alcohol misuse and important lessons about peer assault and acts of violence on I. Lock and monitor doors; abuse, support Alcohol Awareness presue and the need 10 &BIt one's Jeanne may have left her doors campuses. Week. own sense of what is righL (24 open for her roommate. The hall 6. Fight rape with education. Monday,OcL 16: minuleS) door, usually kept locked, had "Some 25% of the female pqlUIalion . Video - "Father Martin's Chalk Video - "NARC" This pognm have been victims of rape or been propped open 10 permit pizza Talk - Alcohol, What is it?" presents the dilemma that arises deliveries. aDempced rape," says Claire Walsh, Presented by Mr. Don Voytish, when a popular high school student DireclOr of the Sexual Assault 2. Start a campus-watch Certified Counselor and DireclOr tries 10 prevent her football player Recovery Services at the University program. Fraternity members can of the Summit Cenrer for Human boyfriend from driving while drunk patrol the campus in pairs, of Florida. Walsh's advice 10 Development, Gilmer County This movie presents important communicating with security via women: A. Dare in groups until Office, film and discussion. lessons about die lemptations of you get to know your dare. B. walkie-talkies. Dorm dwellers Location: Pickens Hall Main followiDg the crowd and the value Avoid being in an isolated area. C. should respond 10 calls for help Lounge of remaining true 10 yourself. (26 from others. Don't driaIt with people you don't Time: 7:00 p.m. minutes) 3. Improve Jightingand install know well. D. Beware of men who Tuesday, OcL 17: Location: WesleyPoundalion emergency phones. Don't give a talk about women as conquests or Video- "The Last Prom" This Time: 7:00 p.m. Free adversaries. shadowy place 10 hide. Install drama tells die story of an evening refreshments included. 7. Keep students and parents phones around campus that which [dIed with laughter and ends in Wednesday,OcL 18: when lifted will auIOmatically ring Safeau.d eon't on p. 8 ttagedy. This movie leaches Aleohol eon't on p. 8 Page 2 Wednesda-;, 18 October, 1989 The Glenville Men-ur/ As the EJitur ~~- In Return to the Pioneer Sees it I would like to express a big thanks to you and the cheerleaders hy Paul Bisel for doing such a fine job. You are After writing last week's editorial, I thought about student panicipation the ones we can truely count on to in campus elections. Participation is very low. Since students do not uplift us less than perfect no-shows. participate, it is safe to assume that they have no inter~t in ~pus But you alone have taken on that activities. To take it one step further, there seems to be no mterest ID any responsibility to be the spirit and event whether it be campus, state, national, or worldwide. When a support leaders, an obligation I have problem does arise, the complaints (usually about bellies or a little w?rk) not committed myself to. are made constantly. That's all that ever happens though- complamts. You obviously have your pri There is not enough ambition to take action to solve the problem. orities and I have mine. Because I People are content to let others make all of the decisions and run have grown up is an exact reason everything; the "let George do it" type seems to dominate the biggest why I need no-one else to tell me part of our campus. what I should be doing with my Students don't even have enough interest or energy to stand up for weekends. It is a free country so themselves; every time they take the way of least resistance. A few come Friday I am gone! My par examples of this complacency deal with over-priced books, bad study ents are paying my tuition so that's conditions in the donn, and teachers who won't return work on time. who is going to see me on the They put me in mind of a large rag doll collection. weekends. When you or anyone Last week I mentioned how complacency could deprive students of else starts supporting me, then you their rights. A bit more of elaboration is in order. Students should can tell me what to and not to realize that in a few short years they will assume responsibilities and support. Until then keep up the leadership. Do students think that knowing how to take up their good work. responsibilities will be an instinctive knowledge? Do they care about Craig Williams being equipped to assume leadership? The best time to learn how to Literary Society Student assume responsibility is while a student is attending college. In college, students are under less pressure in a place where information about all VeCta Zeta Atlast! (alas?) Literary Soci Daybreakers. issues is readily available. Complacency at GSC has become so ety will meet. The society meets COMMUTER GROUP: The Theta Xi Chapter of the commonplace, that students seem to take pride in their ignorance of once a month. This year we will DATE: Friday, October 20, Delta Zeta Sorority held a fonnal social events, locally and world-wide. They are frequently beyond again have two groups: our regular 1989 meeting on Monday the ninth. being embarrassed by their lack of knowledge about facts that all high crew which will meet on Thursday TIME: 12:00 noon (high noon). This is Big Sis Week, keep school students shouJd know. afternoons and the commuter group PLACE: The Alumni House guessing pledges and maybe you In our country, unlike Communist East Gennany. East Gennany which will meet on Friday's. The WORK: Louis L'Amour, Ihl< will find out who your big Sis is. students are risking their lives to have access to infonnation which we schedule for this month is listed Daybreakers. Don't forget Panhellenic at Those who Wish to sign up for are too lazy or too uninterested in to learn. below. 12:30 on Thursday. credit may do so at the first meet- We would like to remind Our first book is Louis ing. everyone about our Brown Bean L'Amour's The Daybreakers and Dinner this weekend. The dinner may be purchased in the GSC PCP13 THE GLENVILLE MERCURY STAFF will be held on Friday 20 and Bookstore. So buy, read, and come The Pioneer Center Program Saturday 21 from 4:00-7:00 at the to ollr first meeting.