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NON-PROFIT GEORGIA Eagles claim two tough victories ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE SOJ1HERN PAID On road ... — See Sports STATESBORO, GA PERMIT NO. 286 The George-A fine Georgia Southern College's Official Student Newspape, VOLUME 66, NUMBER 2 Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, Georgia 30460 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1985 GSC's Student Appreciation Day successful By BO JOYNER Commission, spoke about the positive News Editor effects GSC students have on A large and appreciative crowd Statesboro and Bulloch County. They turned out for GSC's first annual also thanked the parents of students Student Appreciation Day at Paulson for supporting their children while at Stadium last Thursday. GSC. The west side of the stands was Erk Russell and seven GSC filled to about three quarter capacity football seniors also made an as several of GSC's and Statesboro's appearance, as did Miss GSC Tammy most distinguished persons Russell, SGA President Robert addressed the crowd. Jenkins, and the GSC Marching Eagle Band. Dr. John Nolen, Dean of Students, Before the presentation, students Dr. Harry Carter, Vice President of were served a dinner consisting of Academic Affairs, Dr. Richard barbequed chicken, hamburgers, hot Armstrong, Vice President of dogs, corn on the cob, cole slaw, baked Business and Finance, and GSC beans, cake, and fruit while Mike President Dale Lick all had messages Miller, a disc jockey from WAEV-97 thanking students for their hard in Savannah, provided music. work and contributions to the college. Lick received favorable response Throughout the program, prizes ranging from food to $100 in cash from the audience as he described were given away to students in GSC as having one of the best little attena<>nce. campuses in the country and the The day was capped off by the first "prettiest little stadium in America." of SUB's "Sunset Sessions" concerts, In addition, Mayor Thurman at which musician Carl Rosen played Lanier of Statesboro and Robert Cox, before an informal -rowd of students Chairman of the Bulloch County Erk Russell addressed the crowd at GSC's first annual Student in front of the Landrum Center. Appreciation Day, which also featured prizes, dinner, and a live DJ. Student public relations firm is a first for GSC By SUSAN WITTE Kicklighter. These include Alan American, and Ron David of the "To begin with, we will handle on- Assistant News Editor Ulman of Hill & Knowlton, the Atlanta Gaslight Co. GSC's first student-run public second-ranked PR agency in the campus organizations, and PRestig > was founded last year eventually we hope to have clients in relations agency is beginning nation, and J. Stanford Fisher of after Kid lighter and Amanda Statesboro and the surrounding operations this quarter with several Manning, Selvage, & Lee, also Degenhardt, who has since on-campus clients. areas," said Kicklighter. ranked among the top ten agencies. graduated, attended a student agency PRestige Public Relations A reception in honor of PRestige is The advisory board also includes conference at Northern Illinois Consultants, a firm of nine students, scheduled for Nov. 1 in the Al Balaban of Gulf stream Aerospace, University. O /er 20 students applied Presidential Dining Hall. Guests will is handling accounts with Theater Pratt Farmer of Johnstown for positions last spring. South, GSC ROTC, and the include the advisory board, as well as Placement Center. Dr. Lick. The agency's officers are Tina Kicklighter, Executive Director; Cindy Foster, Assistant Director;" Kelly Kilpatrick, Media Relations INSIDE and account supervisor for Theater South; and Julie Ray, Secretary. GERMANY Other members include Pam Suttle, account supervisor for ROTC; WILL NEVER Kathy Cottrell, account supervisor for the Placement Center; Ken BE THE Rumsey; Lisa Dudley; and Gay Thompson. Dr. Chip Cox serves as SAME... 4 the firm's faculty advisor. P PRestige also has an advisory board of five PR professionals who Editorials 4 analyze and critique their work. Features g "We have some of the very top Classifieds 9 names in corporate PR," said PRestige members (L-R): Thompson, Suttle, Dudley, Ray, Rumsey, Sports 10 Kicklighter, Foster and Cottrell. Page 2, Thursday, October 3, 1985, The GEORGE-ANNE Students treated for food poisoning By BO JOYNER the illness included cramps, reportedly ate only ham were among ^ News Editor headaches, vomiting, and diarrhea. the victims of the poinsoning. Several GSC students became ill Bray added that both the local with ptomaine food poisoning after Glenn Bray, Bulloch County restaurant that catered the event and attending a student dinner at Senior Sanitarian for the Health the church were inspected for traces Pittman Park Methodist Church, Department, said that between 200 of the poison, and both passed the Sunday, Sept. 22." and 300 students and local church inspection. According to a spokesman from members were served at the dinner. Bray went on to say that "even the Bulloch Memorial Hospital, a after the results come back, we will total of 39 students affected by the Bray added that samples of all the not be able to determine where the poison were treated. Thirty-four of the foods served at the dinner, consisting food became contaminated." This is students were i-.Jeasec lol!"wuig of ham, potato salad, and green due to the fact that ptomaine poison treatment Sunday while fiv > Jipr- beans, were taken and sent to a lab for has a very short incubation period of were admitie ■' for .overnight analysis. only three to six hours. observation. All live were released on Pittman Park holds the event GSC Health Center the following Monday. Although results of the tests were every year to welcome students to According to one of the students not in at the time of this writing, school and help them get acquainted reduces operating several of the students who with the church. treated at the hospital, symptoms of hours fall quarter Van Tassell receives Ruffin Cup By LISA CORNWELL Staff Writer Special to the George-Anne served in numerous on-and off- International Studies Program, and The start of the academic year has GSC political science professor Dr. campus activities including the national and international research brought with it changes in GSC's G. Lane Van Tassell was recognized college's annual Model United on political and human rights issues Health Center. at the first faculty meeting of the new Nations for middle and high school in conjunction with the National One major change is the Center's academic year for distinguished students, the Georgia Southern Endowment for the Humanities. new operating hours. The Health service to the college's School of Arts Center is now open from 8:00 a.m. to and Sciences as 1985 recipient of the 11:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Ruffin Cup. Nurses are on duty all day, and Endowed by retired English professionals are on call after 5:00 »-\ Professor David A. Ruffin, the cup p.m. The Center will be closed all day recognizes liberal arts teachers/ on Saturday and Sunday. Also, due to scholars with longstanding service to a reduction in staff, the center will students and their profession close daily from 12:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern. The Ruffin Cup for lunch. is engraved with the name of each The changes in hours as well as recipient, who retains the large silver several other changes made by the bowl for one year and receives a Center are a result of a two year miniature engraved cup to keep, plus survey conducted by the Health a $1,000 award for enhancement of Center. The survey showed that his or her teaching and scholarship. students were not using the Center at Nominated for the honor by his night or on weekends frequently colleagues, Van Tassell was cited for enough to warrant the Center staying his "commitment to his profession" open at those hours. The Health and his "contributions to the spirit of Center feels that with the new liberal arts." As head of the GSC Arts and Sciences Dean Warren Jones (L)congratulates Van Tassell (C) operating hours, the money saved Political Science Department, he has as Ruffin presents the cup. may be used in other ways to benefit the students. Another change made by the Health Center was the removal of the HOMECOMING FALL WORKSHOPS Inpatient Services. This change was also based on the survey which 1985 The GSC Counseling Center is sponsoring 13 workshops designed to showed that students did not make help students handle some of the problems they may face at college. use of this particular service. The "Flying High With students do have an option though. To make reservations for the workshops of your choice call 681-5541 or Observation beds are available for Southern Pride" L.B. 8011 or stop by the Counseling Center. All workshops will meet in patients from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If October 25-26 the Counseling Center, second floor, Rosenwald Building and are free to a student remains ill throughout the all GSC students.