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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 10-11-1977 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" (1977). The George-Anne. 836. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/836 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]. v.v. GEORGE-ANNE Vol. 58-! No. 2 Statesboro, Georgia 30458 October 11, 1977 AAUP Pushing For C ollective Bargaining because of the cooperation By BETH BLOUGH "the right of people to say said. something about their jobs We would like to see a between the two groups." The chances for passing has become the American system set up in Georgia Pay raises and money legislation to legalize way; why should teachers be which would bind both distribution is stressed collective bargaining for any different?" administrators and faculty to because those areas interest the decisions of neutral the most people and are che public employees, excluding In the past most faculty arbitrators when no agree- most tangible, said Hardy. public school teachers, is slim members would have been ment can be reached initially, "Buying power has reduced at this point, said Beth opposed to this kind of Hardy said. drastically over the past few Hardy, president of the local bargaining because they In addition to its work on years and raises have not chapter of the American looked upon themselves as collective bargaining the even approached the cost of Association of University professionals, said Weather- AAUP attempts to improve living." Professors (AAUP). ford. "How can someone be the quality of education and Frequently teachers move Recently defeated by professional when he earns Congress was a bill which standards of instructors and to states in which the benefits the kind of salary the average and pay are better, she said. would legalize this bar- professor makes which is to represent the faculty interests, said Hardy. "With better pay you attract gaining on a national level so hardly more than a janitor?" the present is not so bright The AAUP also promotes better teachers." either nationally or state- Under a collective better relationships between The situation with state wide, she said. bargaining system contracts faculty and administration employees has improved This "enabling legis- and agreements would be and students, she said. "The slightly said Hardy, but lation" would grant most drawn up and the adminis- relationship between the according to Weatherford it is state employees the power to trators would be obligated to AAUP and the adminis- still too early to tell. "This discuss with their employers bargain on issues with the tration is better on this will be the key year for the matters of interest relating to faculty. campus than in many places AAUP," he said. their jobs such as pay raises, Many states already have retirement benefits and this, said Hardy. In some tenure, said Hardy. states this system allows Quick Plans A According to Jerry Beth Hardy, local chapter president of the American striking but in others it is Weatherford, former local Association of University professor. strictly forbidden and leaves chapter president of AAUP, no action for recourse, she Return To Teaching Dr. Nicholos W. Quick a vice-presidential search said he is going to stay on at committee sometime this Windsor Village Renovation Update Georgia Southern College month. "I will try to appoint when he returns to the the committee so that it will tie in with the work of the weeks before renovation is type of residents that were classroom full time in the By SANDRA AARON prior existence said Larry presidential search commit- completed. occupying the halls and the Fall of 1978. "I believe that Davis, director of housing. tee," said Quick. "In this way The general feedback regulations the college has GSC has a need for me to Windsor Village opened There are no longer holes in the new president will have a received from residents is of a imposed upon them. teach in the area of law," said as an extension of Georgia the walls of Stratford left hand in the selection of a new behind by an angered fist or pleased attitude toward the The residents in each Quick. Southern College with the Quick announced his where a telehone had once facilities as compared to their-- building appear to be advent of fall quarter 1977. plans to return to teaching at been. Now there is carpet in condition last year. dominated by a certain kind All buildings consisting of the regular Fall meeting of the halls of all the buildings As to the change in of student. Oxford is housed Oxford, Hampton, York, the GSC faculty and staff. and furniture in the lobbies. atmosphere, past residents of with freshmen, York and Warwick and Stratford halls "When I went into the field of As one resident of Stratford Windsor Village that were are operating under the same continued on page 2 school administration I knew put it, "We have furniture in questioned attributed this to rules and regulations as that I would spend my 1st the TV room now, but nor previous campus resident years before retirement in halls. With respect to TV!" I teaching," said Quick. Occupancy in Warwick! intervisitation, unlike their During the past three provides individual phones, INSIDE :past policy of 24 hour open years Quick has taught. cable and refrigerators, visitation, these buildings , business, criminal, and must undergo the same Stratford offers individual GSC. -I refrigerators and cable, whiel Activity fee allocations .. Page 2 ?ubHC school law at procedures as the campus have tried to stay in the field DR. QUICK proper dorms. Oxford Hall is refrigerators and cable, while of teaching while being an vice-president." Quick also allowed a maximum of York at this time is equipped administrator," said Quick. added that there is no intervisitation hours from 2- with only individual cables. University status for GSC?.. Page 4 Quick had practiced law problem with the timing of 11:45 p.m. on Fridays, There are minor adjust- on a limited basis until last his decision to return to Saturdays, and Sundays, ments and repairs such as Spring when Dr. Pope teaching. "A new president while the other buildings are lights and leaky faucets that Letter to the editor Page 7 Duncan announced his will be selected well before I allowed the maximum from have not been completed. The resignation of the presi- return to teaching." said 8-11:45 p.m. Mondays most pressing problems, dency. "I believe that this Quick. through Thursdays and .2- according to Davis are (Lynyrd Skynyrd concert Page 9 first hand experience in law Quick has been with GSC 11:45 p.m. on weekends. entrance systems into the has helped me greatly in the for nine years. In that time he Southern's acquisition of buildings, lobby and hall classroom," said Quick. "I has served as dean of Arts the village dorms has director furniture, desk Basketball schedule Page 14 have always been an and Sciences and became provided these buildings chairs, and the installation of advocate of teachers doing vice-president in 1972. with a definite facelift in both fire doors between individual practical work in their Quick has been the acting physical facilities and fraternity areas in Hampton This Week Page 16 fields." president of GSC since July, atmosphere that is quite Hall. Davis projects that it Quick is going to appoint 1977. unlike the character of their will be another six or eight Page Two, October 11,19771— Reflector Budget Increased Activities Fee Committee Allocates Funds By SHERYL WALKER Also on the AFC are said Bennett. "The staff has [concert. According to represents a two dollar split fee. The issue was tabled The Activities Fee student members Lewis been reduced, but inflation JAlbraith,"The concert is increase over last year's fee of at the June meeting. In July Committee met for the,first Stewart and Brenda Pettus t, has caused cost of produc- ibeing held by the foundation $20.00. the committee voted in favor time during the school year Dr. William Speith, Dr. Jack tion, supplies, postage and to raise money for scholar- According to Dr. Quick, of the split fee." on Friday, September 29* The Nolan, Dr. John Budock and contracts to go up so that ships and loans." The AFC "Dr. Duncan (former Bennett added, "Creating purpose of the committee is to Lovett Bennett, Jr., business extra funds are needed if we voted to give the StfB $3,000 president of Georgie a separate athletic fund has allocate monies from the manager of the Reflector. are to produce a successful .for the concert. Southern College) had ended politics on how money Student Activity Fee to On behalf of the Reflector, Reflector." Quick spent the last few noticed that over past years should be split between different organizations. Bennett submitted a request The request was granted minutes of the meeting the athletic fund had athletic programs and Members of the AFC are to the AFC for additional At the present time the explaining the history of how decreased. He felt the only general activities. The AFC Dr. Nicholos Quick; acting funds of $2,609.50 to be added AFC has $6,000 in it and why the Activities Fee solution was to create a is expecting about $17,000 president of Georgia to the current budget of contingency fund.