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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 2-19-1979 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (1979). The George-Anne. 877. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/877 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GEORGE-ANNE Volume 59, No. 15 Statesboro, Georgia 30458 February 19, 1979 Outside funds 'unlikely'for Foy By KEN BUCHANAN president of the college, the major renovation funds should be made and what GSC is unlikely to receive vice president, the physical priorities list. According to repairs can wait. "Schools funds from the Board of plant director, and others to Cook, Foy problems have simply send their priority Regents to pay for construc- decide upon a list of priorities been included in this list. lists to us and we decide tion work on the improved which is sent to the board, "As I recall," Cook said, "Foy where the money goes. The ventilation system for the usually in April. is pretty high on our list of schools are not required to Foy building, William Cook, He said that there are priorities." spend the money they receive director of fiscal affairs, said actually three priority lists. Frank Dunham, vice on the priorities they send last week. One contains needed major chancellor of facilities with us." "As things look now, we'y construction projects such as the Board of Regents, said, On Jan. 10, Dunham sent probably have to pay fc* new buildings; another "Mr. Cook has not told us yet Richard Yancey, a mech- renovations out of our details needed renovations whether allocated money will anical engineer, to "make budget." such as is being done at go to Foy ventilation. He himself familiar with any Cook explained that each Sanford Hall now. does list food services as his mechanical problems which year he consults with the The third list is called the highest priority. It's been at may be encountered in the the top of the list for the last repair work at Foy." few years." Yancey said during his The state representatives visit to GSC that he was here Cook receives promotion must first allocate money to "to become acquainted with the Board of Regents before problems, make sure By CINDY STROZZO be in charge of all non- the board can allocate fundf; conditions are safe, and offer academic affairs, finance, The promotion of Bill to the various schools, See FOY, p. 5 Cook to the position of Vice accounting, employees that Dunham explained. Repre- President for Business and are non-faculty, including sentatives were scheduled to Finance at GSC was plant operations and meeet last week, he said. approved this week by the computer services. Then the request must be Lecture DR. THOMAS EISNER University System Board of "Other colleges have vice brought before the board, Regents on the recommend- presidents that serve in this Dunham said. "Once it ation of GSC President Dale capacity," Dr. Austin stated. reaches this stage, it will take cancelled Lick. He also said that Cook is only five minutes for the Insect studies increase ur. Charles Austin, vice already functioning as a vice board to decide whether The lecture featur- president of the college, said president. money can be allocated or ing State Senator that a request for the title The decision was made at not. However, I think we can Julian Bond has been man's nature knowledge change has been sent to the the University System Board expect the request to get to cancelled, according to Chancellor's office in meeting in Atlanta on Feb. 13 the board no sooner than a By BEATE ARNESTAD concerned with chemical Willie Collins, Afro- Atlanta. and 14. month or two from now." "Studies of insects have communication of insects. American Club presi- "He deserves it because he Cook thinks this new title Dunham said that it was universal interest because The defenses of two beetles dent. has been doing a fine job," will make his job easier and not the Regents' responsi- they increase our knowledge served as examples of this Bond will be addres- more definable. Cook said he bility to direct the various of nature and help us communication. said Austin. sing the NAACP in Cook's responsibilities will continue to do his job schools of the university achieve balance with living "Insects are among the Washington. will not change. He will still regardless of the title. system as to what repairs things around us," Dr. best adapted of all species," Thomas Eisner, a biology he said and explained how professor at Cornell Univer- the palmetto beetle can sity, said in the second withstand a pressure 40 annual Joseph LeConte times his own bodyweight lecture recently. when attacked. In his The LeConte series research he had discovered honors the LeConte family of Liberty County. Joseph that the beetle produces a LeConte founded the hydrocarbon oil which he University of California at secretes onto the bristles of Berkley. An anonymous his feet and by pressing donor contributed $15,000 to against a surface, the beetle serve as principal and the could "glue" himself to it. interest will fund the His second example program indefinitely. showed how the bombadier Dr. James Oliver, GSC beetle could withstand attack Callaway Professor of from predators, because the biology and chairman of the abdomen of the beetle can LeConte series committee, spray out a 100 degree C. said the series is designed to liquid. The beetle is capable bring outstanding scholars of orientating the spray from anywhere in the U.S. directly towards the attacker, and western Europe as and it seems like the beetle sources of information and himself is not affected by the stimulation for students and burning liquid. The football season may be over, but rugby faculty members here. which puts the rugby ball in action. The term gave games continue through the winter and spring. Bringing these people to The lecture was enriched rise to the American word "scrimmage." Kugoy The Southern Rugby Club, organized in campus, said Oliver, will by an outstanding slides- rules are quite different, from those of football, Statesboro last spring, was formed by two GSC serve to provide a better and-film presentation which and the English sport confuses many of its students, Pat Thornton and Skip Hansen, who image of GSC in the both illustrated his examples beginning participants, said Jim Atkinson, a played rugby in Brunswick prior to attending academic community nation- and showed the complex Southern rugby player. "Our team plays good and technological equipment Georgia Southern. hits hard, but we need more experience," he said. wide. The team is shown above in a scrummage play, Dr. Eisner is particularly used in his researchers. Page 2, February 19, 1979 Trisha Keadle I GEORGE-ANNE Procrastination: read this EDDIE DONATO TRISHA KEADLE Editor Managing Editor column at some later date Guess what I'm not going research on her term paper, is to remember the terror or to write about! HOMECOM- which is due tomorrow. hassle you let yourself in for the last time you decided to WAYNE ESTES NANCY ROBERTS ING! So...for an article that's Coffee and speed have kept her awake the past two nights put off something until the News Editor Business Manager totally different, read on... last minute. However, it is He rises from a full eight- while she crammed for her mid-term. Her landlord is easy to forget those memories hour sleep at 7 a.m. for his until it is too late, but by this 9:00 class so he will have about to evict her for not; Editorial views expressed in the George-Anne are not necessarily those ot the GSC administration or time, you discover that you plenty of time to prepare for paying last quarter's rent, faculty Signed columns are solely the viewpoint of the writer. are several days behind once it. He enjoys a hot shower and all iier utility bills are and long breakfast before stamped "final notice." She'd again. putting on his clean clothes, better borrow some more Why is it so hard to make ourselves do essential things which he laid out last night. cash from her roommate to His term paper was ready a cover her rubber checks and ahead of time? Many On Activities week before deadline, and he service charges. students procrastinate not studied for two weeks for his It's so easy to fall into the only studying, but paying that the spray was not a single blast mid-term test. His rent and habits of the second student, bills, doing projects, washing A recent Thursday night here was isn't it? Procrastination, that clothes and even setting their w« filled with activities, though many still but a pulsating action. Through some utility bills are paid on the alarm clocks. A few hardcore of the most unbelievable slow-motion first day of every month, and old familiar college disease, insist there's nothing to do here. seems to hit all of us, in put-it-offers have been photography ever displayed on this he is always on time for every known to leave dishes in their The campus crusade people meeting.