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For more information, please contact [email protected]. assess New GSC Marching Band Rugby off to quick start -See p. 9 -See p. 24 GE-AN VOLUME 63, NUMBER 3 Georgia Southern College Statesboro, Georgia 30460 THURSDAY, OCT. 21,1982 Human rights to be addressed here Saving money Human rights issues at the center syndicated columnist for the New everywhere want 'human rights,' it is of controversy and conflict at home York Times. not at all clear just what these rights and abroad will be confronted by key The Georgia Endowment for the are," Hansen said. "This conference officials in the United Nations and Humanities has awarded the college a is important, not only because the reason behind the U.S. State Department and grant of $18,500 to sponsor the discussions will help us understand debated by humanities scholars in a conference. The grant will fund five what our rights are but also what public conference at GSC Friday and seminars led by panels of humanities those rights will cost us in terms of Saturday. scholars from GSC and other colleges sacrifice and struggle." AC turn-off The conference on "Human Rights: and universities. They will address The sessions will open with an Should We Care" will bring three such issues as the conflict between address by Herndl on "What is By JAY JONES keynote speakers with credentials in human rights and national interest Human Rights" Friday morning, News Writer human rights and the humanities in foreign policymaking, what rights followed by panels throughout the Air conditioning in the dorms and more than 20 panelists from are "human rights," and how they day and an evening keynote speech has been shut off from 11 p.m. to college and university faculties to the are enforced internationally. by Steven on "Why Human Rights?" 11 a.m. in order to save money, campus for a two-day forum. The conference is also funded in Steven was the U.S. political officer according to Pat Burkett, director part by the GSC Campus Life in Chile during the overthrow of of housing. The special assistant to the director Enrichment Committee. President Salvadore Allende and GSC history professor Dr. Stephen of the United Nations Center for later was assigned to the State "I costs $850 a day to pay for Hansen, who is directing the grant Human Rights, B. G. Ramcharan, Department's Operations Center in electricity in all the dorms." will open the conference Oct 22 at cited the "timeliness of the Washington where he received the Burkett continued, "By cutting 10:15 a.m. with an address defining conference, while the attention and first phone call from Tehran off the air conditioners in the the issue of human rights. conscience of the world is fixed daily informing the Department of the dorms, we were planning to save takeover of the American Embassy by American career diplomat Robert on human rights issues which are $300 a day." Steven, director of the Office for central to the conflicts in Lebanon, the Iranian students. Policy and Programs of the U.S. State Poland and Ireland—and even at According to Burkett, on Department's Bureau for Human home in the controversies over Giovanni will keynote the closing September 24, the air condition- Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, abortion rights and prayer in session of the conference Saturday ing in Brannen Hall was shut off and black poetess Nikki Giovanni, schools. morning with an address on "Human because of complaints from the widely published author and "Despite the fact that people Rights and the Humanities." residents that it was too cold with the cool change in the weather. It was decided the following Monday that the air conditioning in all of Vice-presidential search continuing the dorms be turned off to conserve energy. By MARTHA RAGAN According to Carter, July 1983 is advertising the position nation-wide, News Writer probably the earliest possible date accepting applications, screening "After many complaints, I The target date, July 1, 1983, has GSC could expect to have a and "doing all the normal things a called Plant Operations after been set for the filling of the position, permanent VPAA. search committee does," said Carter October 1, and told them to turn Vice President of Academic Affairs "Dr. Lick is very close to naming a According to Carter, 200 to 250 the air conditioning back on." (VPAA) of GSC, according to Harry search committee," said Carter. A candidates are expected to make Burkett continued, "Since it was Carter, Acting Vice President. "The search committee and chairman application. only hot during the aftenoon and agreement that Dr. Lick and I have is must be named before further steps During Spring 1982, a search early eveining, it was decided to that the search will be targeted can be taken, Carter said. Once committee brought in several turn the air conditioning on at 11 toward the beginning of the next named, the committee will take candidates. The one man which had a.m. When the temperature fiscal year," said Carter. charge of the process which includes "campus wide acceptance and outside went to a certain point, a enthusiasm" had several other thermostat switch would turn the opportunities and chose a position system off." elsewhere, said Carter. "It was the According to Burkett, the feeling of the President and search thermostats were not working committee that the other candidates and Plant Operations was just didn't fit the GSC situation, so shutting all the air conditioners rather than pick someone further off at 7 p.m. "I then gave down the list, they decided to redo the instruction to start keeping the search," Carter said. air conditioning on from 11 a.m. The new search committee of to 11 p.m. probably about 15 members will be a combination of new members and Burkett added that she previous members "simply to give it regretted the whole affair and continuity," said Carter. After asking stated, "We didn't save as much , for campus wide recommendations money as we thought we would, Dr. Lick appoints the committee and all it did was get the students members, Carter said. "Dr. Lick takes mad." the recommendations seriously and Burkett said that because of tries to balance the committee fairly," the large number of vacancies in said Carter. the dorms, money has been tight. Carter filled the position of Acting "Our housing budget for the year VPAA in February 1982 when is $1.2 million, and out of that, Charles Austin resigned to become $400,000 is alloted to energy costs the President of East Texas State alone." m \ Acting Vice President Harry Carter See CArt TER, p. 9 H8HI Page 2, Oct. 21,1982, The GEORGE-ANNE Noted author to speak A native Nigerian who is now a Northwestern University and his widely-published American univer- Ph.D. from the University of sity professor of African and Afro- California at Los Angeles. He has American history will speak on twice been awarded National "Revolution in Southern Africa" at Endowment for the Humanities GSC October 21 at 8 p.m. in the fellowships for college teachers, holds Conference Center. fellowships and memberships in a F. Nwabueze Okoye, chairman of number of professional associations the African and Afro-American in his field, and has been called on by Forensic's tournament Studies Department at the State more than a dozen universities as a University of New York at Brockport, consultant in African and Afro- By MONTIE CROSBY member voted for Illinois because she is a recognized expert and author on American matters. News Writer is from Illinois State." Bury added, the legacy of colonialism and the GSC's forensic team is inviting "No statement in the constitution future of self-determination in Africa. Okoye will be on the GSC campus over 200 colleges and universities said a member could not vote for his His book £>n The American Image of as a panelist for the symposium on east of the Mississippi to attend the own preference." Africa: Myth and Reality, was "Human Rights: Should we Care?" first "Southern Fried Invitational Some members of the National nominated for the Melville J. October 22-23, sponsored by the Tournament" held at GSC. Forensic Association realized this bid Herskovits Award in 1972. college, the Georgia Endowment for "This will be the first of its kind in would help GSC with university Okoye has earned degrees from the Humanities, and the GSC seven years," said Janet Bury, status and many were disappointed the University of London and Campus Life Enrichment Committee. director of forensics for GSC. The because GSC lost the bid. tournament is to be held December 3, "In order to help GSC, the 4, and 5 with 15 to 20 schools association changed procedures for competing. the upcoming year," said Bury. Ticket sales decline GSC's team will be attending the "Normally bids have to be received by By MARK HALL were offered season tickets for 1983 National Tournament to be held December 1 and the site for the News Writer half price.