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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 1-23-1978 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" (1978). The George-Anne. 846. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/846 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 Vol. 58-No. 11 Statesboro, Georgia 30458 January 23, 1978 Friday At 8 p.m. Concert Kicks Off Homecoming Festivities By SUANN COLSTON Atlanta Rhythm Section parade; are marching bands, categories. Saturday night at 8:00 dedicated at 2 p.m., Friday, Georgia Southern's 1978 with special guest Brick will floats, animated characters, Georgia Southern's ther will be a dance at the Jan. 27, as part of the Homecoming Festivities will appear in concert at the clowns, crazy cars, and a Women's Basketball Team Williams Center featuring homecoming events. be held January 27 and 28. Hanner Fieldhouse Color Guard from Paris will play the Mercer Teddy the Chevelles, a group from Speakers will include Dr. The festivities will include a Student tickets are $4 in Island. Bears at 12:45 Saturday in the Milledgeville area. There Mario J. Goglia, vice concert, bicycle races, advance and $5 at the door. There will be ten floats the Hanner Fieldhouse will be no admission charge. chancellor, University movies, a dance, parade, and The general admission sponsored by different At 3:00 the Eagles will play System of Georgia; Dr. N. W. the crowning of a Home- tickets are $6 in advance and campus organizations, along the Mercer men's team. Quick, acting president of coming queen. $7 at the door. with ten crazy cards, and During half-time of the men's The Homecoming movie GSC; and Ben G. Waller, Saturday morning at 9:30, nine clowns. Some of the game the winner of the is The Enforcer, starring dean of students. The bike races will begin the Homecoming parade will- animated characters will Homecoming queen will be Clint Eastwood, and will be Students are invited to at 4 p.m. Friday and the begin to line up. They will include Bugs Bunny, Big announced. There are 22 shown Friday at midnight attend the dedication and to contestants will race around leave the Hanner gym Bird from Sesame Street, contestants competing for and Saturday at 7 p.m. The take tours of the new facility. Sweetheart Circle. Anyone parking lot at 10:30 and Tweetie Bird, Mickey Mouse, the title of Homecoming cost will be 75 cents. Tours will be limited in may enter, and there is no proceed up Highway 67 to 301 Raggedy Ann, and Batman queen. The GSC infirmary will be consideration of patients. entry fee. Trophies will be North and then travel to the riding in the Batmobile. awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Courthouse on East Main, Trophies will be awarded for place winners. and disband two blocks from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Black Poetess Friday night at 8 p.m. the there. Included in this year's winners in each of the Nikki Giovanni To Appear Model UN Plans Announced Twelve Georgia Southern to the United Nations. In the sponsors a mini-model of the College students will travel to past, Georgia Southern has United Nations for partici- New York, March 12th, to represented such countries as pating high schools. This participate in the 7th Annual Uganda and Malaysia. This year's high school assembly National Model United year's country has not been will be held the first weekend Nations. assigned yet. in March and 100 to 150 high school students are expected These 12 delegates and 11 Most of the money for the to visit the GSC campus to alternates were chosen trip is raised by the students take part in it. recently from over 50 themselves through such applications. activities as car washes and "This is the fourth year donut sales. we've sponsored the mini- "This year we had more model for high schools and I formal applications sent in "However this year the think it's actually a good recruiting tool for Georgia than ever," said Dr. G. Lane Stude'nt Budget Activities Van Tassell, associate Fee has set aside $2000 along Southern." professor of political science. with some help from private "We tried to choose contributions for us," The 12 participating representatives from a explained Van Tassell. delegates are Gerald Drose, variety of majors, even "This 7Hr we are trying to Charleston, S.C.; Daniel though most of the delegates send least part of the Clarke, Decatur; Gary Bacon, have some form of interest in alterna^ i also." Ludowici; Elfie Early, political science." The participation in the Decatur; Brenda McElreath, Under the U.N. program, National program is also Clarkston; Leroy Riley, each college represents a brought back to the local Harleyville, S.C.; Angela country which has delegates level when Georgia Southern Evans, Macon; David Darden, Marietta; Virenda Shahi, Bihar, India; Martha Griner, Claxton; Ryn INSIDE Robbins, Statesboro; Janet Smith, Winder. The alternates are Will Early registration pg. 2 Brown, Statesboro; Alan Editorials pg. 6 Crowder, Millen; Denise Letters pg. 7 Drose, Statesboro; Karyn Bates, Savannah; Ly Hong, Eastern Brass Quintet pg. 8 Taipei, Taiwan; Greg The Afro-American Club, in cooperation with the SUB, CCC, and Studies Abroad — pg. 10 Arnsdorff, Guyton; Ray AFBC, will present ton Feb. 1 Nikki Giovanni, the highly acclaimed Matt Simpkins profile pg. 13 Martz, College Park; Tom "Princess of Black Poetry." She will speak at 8 p.m. in McCroan Whatley, Vidalia; Valerie Classifieds pg. 16 Auditorium. This will be one of the many activities in GSC's third annual Pace, Jacksonville, Fla.; WVGS schedule pg. 16 observance of Black History Week. George White, Metter; Cathy Sapp, Eastman. Page Two, January 23, 1978 Early Registration Is Planned SECOND FRONT By KAREN PAUL touch with his advisor during students and entering* A new "early registra- the registration period, freshmen," said Wells. tion" procedure which would which could extend to about a Dosier and Wells both 'eliminate waiting in long week." stressed that the whole,: lines, provide better "With the new system," success of the system would advisement and accommo- depend on cooperation from date more students may be in said Dosier, "if a student encounters a problem, he the students and advisors. effect at GSC as early as this They said there would still be *2 doesn't have to make an summer, said Lloyd Dosier, a drop/add day, and that it immediate decision, he can Missing Textbooks Create of the Management Depart- would determine the success get in touch with his advisor ment. of the program. and come back to registration Dosier, chairman of the Students who do not take • Ad Hoc Committee for Early later." their schedules seriously and Registration, said the Dr. Robert Wells, Associ- flock to drop/add to change Problem For Some Students Faculty Senate had directed ate Registrar, said the new courses will defeat the whole an Admissions committee to procedure will "try to purpose of early registration, * By KENNY HUDSON will be levied by the college Georgia Southern College for look into a new registration completely do away with said Dosier. "This is one judicial board or an at least two full academic procedure to replace the If a student finds a book, course cards." He said reason several colleges have quarters and then only upon he/she should turn it in to administrative hearing current one. students will still receive time turned away from this type of officer. Discipline will be the written recommendation, "The new registration lost and found, (Dean of cards on a seniority basis, but system." ■* levied in all instances except of the psychiatrist, as quoted Student sOffice) said Gary system will take place in the will have to go to only one Wells said the new system those situations in which a from the Eagles Eye Student Morgan, director of judicial middle of a quarter," said person and present their would eliminate a lot of qualified, licensed psychia- Handbood 1977-78. affairs. A student should Dosier," "and will enable a schedule. "We hope in the manual work "and is being trist has indicated to the never buy books from a The taking of textbooks is student to register for the future to employ the use of designed so that use can be* college (in writing) that the next quarter in advance." stranger. If one does buy listed under the regulation computer terminals which made of the current actions of the individual were books, make the seller show describing theft. No student Doiser said the system could scan the requested computer center equipment, caused by severe psycholo- some proof that the book shall take, attempt to take, or heavily depended on student course and register the and will be compatible with_ gical problems sufficient to belongs to him, said Morgan. keep in his possession items advisement. "Before registra- student. If a course is closed the 'On-line' registration, or warrant the immediate The student should put not legally possessed by him. tion, a student will have a out, the computer will keep the use of computer withdrawal from college by his/her name in the book oh It also states that no student specified length of time to count of how many students terminals, when they become the individual involved.

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