The Tuesday | December 15, 1998

The award winning, student-run newspaper of GSU

Volume 66, Issue 16 The Voice of Atlanta's Urban University

GSU Drofessor Friends roast Lefty in style CELEBRATION | GSU "tospitalized Coach Lefty Driesell takes stage. FACULTY | Condition upgraded, Moore Jason Hanes transferred to Piedmont Associate Sports Editor

On a night filled with tall Mary Ann Skipper people in high places, persons News Editor from the world of college Georgia State University basketball converged on the professor, Dr. Richard Moore, was Georgia State University Student upgraded from critical to serious Center last Friday to pay homage condition as of last Friday. and poke fun at GSU Head "I'm trying to put myself Basketball Coach Charles "Lefty" back together," said Moore, after Driesell. surviving a tragic Dec. 4 car The roast was held in honor accident in which one person was of Driesell earning his 7OCT career killed. victory earlier this season. "Everybody was shocked," The evening began with a said Graphic Design major Molly silent auction and champagne Gross, a student in Moore's art reception on the first floor of the history class. Student Center. All proceeds from "I am being optimistic," said the auction, which featured sports John D Han | SIGNAL Moore, about coming back to memorabilia from college and pro UVA Athletic Director presents a chair Lefty stomped during a game. Holland is a former player of teach next fall. levels, went to benefit the GSU Driesell's when he coached at Davidson. Moore said he was on his way Athletic Association. Florida for a weekend excursion The program began in the that tore off, the Invocation was $100 a plate three-course meal two days after he was drafted to when the accident happened. State Ballroom with a crowd of given by James Adams. Adams was served. After dinner, a 10- play in the NBA. Coach Driesell over 300 people filling the room. was one of the first scholarship minute video tribute was played, was visibly shaken at the mention WHAT'S INSIDE... 1 Following opening remarks by players at GSU. Of the four featuring among others, Dick of his former player. of course there's more! GSU President Dr. Carl V. Patton, basketball players from that first Vitale, Joyce Driesell, and Tom The roast began with CBS in which he mocked Coach scholarship class in 1966, Adams McMillan. The video also analyst and Master of Ceremonies PANTHERS Driesell's infamous attire from the is the only one still known to be included a segment on the death for the evening Billy Packer step up to the season opening basketball game alive. of , a player under making the opening comments. •r I £L • 4LW line against by wearing a jacket with sleeves After the Invocation, the Driesell at Maryland who died See CHAIR | Page 4 : y*| Southern University. GSU considers waiving fees for part-timers ill J a The mostly faculty Keppler stated that while part-time J YOUR MONEY | Full I Fall Semester *98 committee responsible for students (those taking only three time students may be recommending financial policy to semester hours) aigue that they are hit with a triple financial SPORTS | PAGE 9 Georgia State University here for one class and leave Tuition: traditional 3% increase come fall. President Dr. Carl Patton, FAC- campus, not using most of the increase P, received the recommendation facilities, full-time students may FESTIVAL •xAjfi'/v. JENNIFER J. SMITH Nov. 6. It had already been passed not use the facilities either due to Editor-in-Chief OF Fees: $86 per by the Senate Student Life and a full schedule. • \v v;r Development Committee, the The FAC-P committee is LIGHTS semester credit hour, at Lake Full time students could be Student Fee Committee, and an currently scheduled to meet this as follows: Friday, but the meeting will Lanier. paying more tuition, more student ad hoc staff group. fees, and be asked to take on the' SGA President Timeka probably be postponed until Activity: budget deficit created this fall if Lamback, the only student January, according to Henry, who Athletic: $72 a new proposal to waive student committee member, disagreed. serves as committee chair. FEATURES | PAGE 17 fees for part-time student passes. "The student perspective did Exact amounts of the increase Health: ,Jj $16 have not been calculated yet. rTTTTO "The fees for full-time feel that there should be a straight Transportation: $ 11 students would go up under the across the board fee for all Other committee members News 1 Recreation: $53 proposal. The tuition is already students, not prorated like the include, among others, V.P. for Opinions 7 going up as well," said Provost proposal. Basically, there's no Finance and Administration William Sports 9 and Vice President for Academic way to be fair to everyone, but Decatur, V.P. Cleon Arlington, Dean Features 13 Total: $228 Affairs Ronald Henry. "The full-time students shouldn't have Sidney Harris, Dean Sam Deitz, and Comics 18 Current figures. proposal is still being discussed, to pay more," said Lamback. Senate Budget Committee Chair Classifieds 19 but it's the most fair to everyone." Dean of Students Dr. Kurt John de Castro.