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Jodie Mudd turns professional Ex-hostage to speak tonight in Conference —See p. 20 Center See p. 2 Volume 62, Number 19 Georgia Southern College Statesboro, Georgia 30460 April 22, 1982 ■A'.tV.tlV.'-WV.TV.^'.V.W.'.V.V.'.V.'.lg After second try Tuition increase passed by Regents SGA election accurate By SCOTT SHERWIN By DEBBIE WELLS ballots balanced out this Landrum and how students majority to win the election. Assistant News Editor News Writer time," said Johnson. "The feel about its present For vice-president of A 15 percent increase in tuition for University Results of the April 15 election as a whole was run condition." finance, Smiley collected System students was approved Wednesday April 14, SGA elections are as much smoother and more Usry, newly elected 233 votes for 35 percent, by the Board of Regents. follows: Jody Usry, efficiently. Thus far, there President, said, "I'd like to while Radovic received 181 The approval will raise the matriculation for in- president; run-off between have been no protests or thank the students for the votes for 27 percent. state students from $187 a quarter to $215 and the Jackie Hodges and Jody complaints." support I received during According to Johnson, additional non-resident fee from $318 a quarter to Melchers for the office of Johnson added that out the election, and would like "The run-off elections $365. The increases will take effect summer quarter. executive vice president; of the 7,000 or more to ask that I receive the between Hodges/Melchers A tight state appropriation and efforts to raise run-off between Alan students here at GSC, only same student support and Radovic/Smiley will be students share of the educational costs led to the Radovic and Terry Smiley 684 decided to vote in the during the upcoming year. I held on Thursday, April 22, increase. for vice president of April 15 election. look forward to working between the hours of 9 a.m. The legislature allocated funds for "the 6.25 percent finance; Diane Teel, vice Teel, newly elected vice with the other members of and 7 p.m." pay raise, but had recommended 4.75 percent as an president of auxiliary president of auxiliary the SGA for the benefit of Each of the newly across-the-board increase and 1.5 percent as an affairs; and Lisa Thomas, affairs, attributes this to the student body." elected officials will take automatic increase for employees with experience in vice president of academic the fact that no one's been For executive vice- their offices on May 1. the system. affairs. polled in this area before. president Melchers received According to John Nolen, dean of students, the According to Don "We really don't know main reason for the tuition increase is because the Johnson, current SGA why some students choose legislature made a decision about two years ago to president, there were no to vote and others don't," Run-off raise the students fees to pay for 25 percent of their problems associated with said Teel. "There were education and the state to pay for 75 percent. this second election. posters everywhere for the ^t.f.f.tt^«^wt^t^i««^mrrrri1 "All the signatures and first election held on March election 11, but hardly any of the candidates publicized for held today this second election." New minor offered in fall Teel, enthusiastic about 319 votes to Hodges 272. winning, plans to monitor Melchers received 49 By TRACY REDMOND shown that college students tional Studies Program on the rebuilding of the percent of the vote but did News Writer in the United States are this campus." dormitories by working not receive the required JODY USRY An interdisciplinary ignorant of the emerging "Our program entails with Larry Davis, Director minor in International global issues which have a five interrelated and of Auxiliary Affairs. She Studies will be offered here direct impact on their lives. mutually reinforcing also plans to work closely next fall. According to Zia "This ignorance leaves aspects," stated Hashmi. with Food Services Director H. Hashmi, director of the them totally unprepared to These include: 1) The minor Bill May. program, "The basic object face realistically new global being offered in the fall, 2) of the program is to create challenges. I personally three new courses being "First of all, I want to an international dimension think that it is the developed in the field of find out what the adminis- throughout our academic responsibility of GSC to International Studies— tration wants," said Teel. activities, both curricular prepare its students to cope Global Issues, Contempo- "Then I want to find out and extracurricular." with the changing world. rary World Cultures, and a what the students want. I'm Hashmi explained that This can only be done seminar in International already working on a several recent studies have through a strong Interna- See MINOR, p. 3 questionnaire concerning Sophomore requirement may be deleted LISA THOMAS DIANE TEEL By JEFF ROMAINE eat there." sophomores will be required Dean Jack Nolan. "And Media positions News Writer Even though it is not to live on cmapus during the most all of them will be Starting fall quarter of definite yet, May feels very '82-'83 school year. Burkett relocated within two or '82, sophomores may not be sure that the proposal will feels that in many cases three weeks." open to students required to buy meal plans, be passed. sophomores need the extra The majority of in- The Media Committee is presently accepting and as of fall quarter '83, There is some concern year of living in a residence coming students are male, applications for the positions of Editor, Managing they may not be required to about a decrease in money hall situation, "We do more which Pat Burkett feels is Editor, News Editor, and Business Editor of The live on campus, according received since all the funds than just provide beds for due predominantly to the George-Anne; Editor of the Miscellany; Editor, to Larry Davis, head of for Food Services come students." birth of football here at Associate Editor of The Reflector, and Station Auxiliary Services. directly from the students There exists the pro- GSC. Manager, Program Director, Music Director and News Bill May, director of That could possibly lead to blem of space for students Director of WVGS. Food Services, has been a decrease in the variety of however. This year GSC There is no telling what Students wishing to be considered for staff proposing this plan for food offered or a reduction has already received will happen if the number of positions should submit a letter listing their meal tickets for the past five in staff. approximately 375 more, enrollment applications qualifications to the chairman of the Media years. According to Davis, "We applications for enrollment continues to increase. Committee, Paul Kleiginna at L.B. 8041 by May 7. May commented, "I can reduce the staff if than last year. That means "Any decisions made The chairman will then send copies of the letters think the students are necessary as far as Food students in dormitories will about the fall will be up to to the other members of the committee. Applicants adults and should be able to Services is concerned, but have to triple occupancy. President Lick," claims will then present themselves to the committee on handle their own budgets. If we can't do that with Burkett. Tuesday, May 18 at 5 p.m. in MPP 166. we can't provide the type of Housing." "We will only triple "We'll just have to wait The new staff will be elected at this meeting and service the students want, Housing Director Pat freshmen and late ap- and see what happens," she will begin their duties summer quarter or fall quarter. they shouldn't be forced to Burkett claims that plicants if possible," claims added. Page 2, April 22, 1982, The GEORGE-ANNE ■ \ Beginning fall quarter Mandatory evaluation upcoming *4 GSC will undergo the on full released time from the faculty committee strengths and weaknesses, educational equivalent of a teaching duties during the examining such indicators make recommendations to complete physical over the next academic year to as credentials, load, remedy weaknesses and next 18 months, with a oversee the process. The demands and productivity. project the college into the thorough examination timetable calls for a year- future in terms of short- and probing every aspect of the long self-study with site "The essential purpose long-range goals. institution's operations, a visits by the evaluation of the institutional self- Ex-hostage speaks prognosis for its long-and committee in the fall or study program is the A self-study office will be short-term goals and winter of the following improvement of educa- set up in the near future, prescribed remedies for academic year. tional programs committee Rogers added. about his captivity problem areas.