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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 11-2-1976 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" (1976). The George-Anne. 812. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/812 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]. GSC Status Dependent On State Regents Decision By DEBBY DURRENCE Medical College in Augusta. Some private schools, For years Georgia South- though, are called universities ern students have been talking but do not give doctorates. about university status - the Mercer University in Macon possibility of becoming Geor- has only honorary degrees of gia Southern University or the that kind. University of Southern Gero- Other states have chosen to gia. call any school that is not a "If we get a few thousand junior college, a university. more volumes in the library, West Carolina University does we'll get university status." not offer doctorates and they "When we get the new are the same size as GSC. health cottage, we'll be a Alabama, Florida, North Caro- university." lina and Tennessee are nearby And so go the misconcep- states who have this policy. tions held by GSC students. As it is now, all the "It's just not that simple," universities are concentrated in said Dr. Pope Duncan, GSC's the northern region of Gerogia. president. "A lot is involved. "If GSC were allowed to offer It all revolves around a the doctorate, that would help decision made by the Board of the population in the southern Regents. We (GSC) have put a Photographic Services part of the state," said proposal before the Board Duncan. requesting permission to offer DUNCAN "But no one knows when, if a Doctor of Education (Ed.D). ever, we'll be allowed to offer a Once granted that, it would be doctorate. However, a set doctorate in Education. The usual procedure to designate policy for deciding what would Board could agree to that and us as a university." constitute a school's eligibility Rehearsal Marty Evans still decide not to recognize us Masquer's Fall production of "We realize that any desig- for university status just as a university," he said. nation would follow, not prec- doesn't exist, Duncan said. 'A Hat Full Of Rain.' In the "It all revolves around what scene above, Jim Caden ob- cede, permission to grant a They have limited schools with the Board decides. Our request doctorate," he said. that status to those already serves as Freddie Keen and has not been denied nor has it Robert Ellis apply pressure to The Regents have not made existing: the University of been granted. We'll just have Georgia, Georgia Tech, Geor- Chris Case « Performances any institution a university to wait* and see what will be given Nov. 17-20 at without their first offering a gia State University, and the happens." McCroan Auditorium. Appeal Due Soon On Board Ruling By SUSAN CLARY on the board because he did not know which board members had Kappa Sigma fraternity will appeal an Oct. 27 Judicial read it. "I don't think it was Board decision placing them on written to do anybody in," he restricted disciplinary proba- said. tion in regards to a Landrum According to the Eagle Eye, Center cafeteria food fight, said Georgia Southern's student Bert Roughton, fraternity handbook, appeals must be member. made within 48 hours after the "The evidence presented did decision has been communicat- not show sufficient guilt, and ed to the accused. The dean is the burden of proof rests on the the final court of appeal in all school," he said. "Some other disciplinary decisions not in- groups were involved in the volving suspension or expul- fight that are not as easily sion. Local entertainment took an unexpected twist in Statesboro Marty Evans defined as a fraternity." The Eagle Eye states that an this summer. As for this marquis, whether it is not James Orr, Judicial Board organization under restricted entertainment, and good food...or vice versa...or any combination chairman, said he could not disciplinary probation may thereof, remains an unanswered question. confirm the charges or comment have no social events or fund on any aspect of the trial, raising projects, may accept no according to the board's new members and the organiza- $540 Million constitution. tion's president must report weekly to an individual to be The alledged food fight designated by the dean of occured Oct. 9 and an hour and students. Projected Revenue Falls Short a half of overtime labor was Organizations placed on required to clean up afterwards, probation which fail to meet the Georgia's projected reve- Student Advisory Council to tion. said Ben Dixon, director of food extablished standards or com- nue for fiscal year 1977-78 will the Board of Regents at their Patten said he advocated service. mit other violations of college fall approximately $540 million October meeting at Valdosta pro rating the allocation over An article in the Oct. 26 issue policies are in danger of being short of meeting state depart- State College. the budget requests, allowing of the George^Anne quoted dropped as officially registered ment budget increase requests Gov. George Busbee wants each department 22 to 25 per eye-witnesses who linked the organizations, the handbook for the new year, according to to place $60 million of the cent of what they requested. fraternity with the disturbance. states. figures presented by Georgia projected revenue in a reserve The Board of Regents asked "I don't think the article C - Representative Robert L. Pat- fund, leaving $200 million to for a total of $170 million, with ten. influenced the board's decision, I Do Your Part... ig $220 million for allocation, $31 million of that designated but it caused considerable The state expects a $260 Patten said. The $43 million for resident instruction. Ac- million to $280 million revenue damage to the fraternity's requested by the Board of cording to Kerry Loudermilk, reputation on campus," Rough- increase for the next fiscal Regents for a faculty pay SAC research committee chair- year, and state departments ton said. "It was poor J Vote increase will receive top prior- man, the board would receive journalism; it didn't cover all have requested a total budget ity and should be granted, he $14 million to $16 million for sides of the story." increase of $750 million, he said, which will then leave Orr said he could not told members of the University about $170 million for alloca- continued page four | Today! 1 comment on the article's effect OH HBWHMfffiW PAGE TWO - NEWS. IntegndJEarLDf-GSL Vandalism Unavoidable By SANDRA AARON influence of alcohol and a lot of Evans, director of judicial it is done by people not affairs. Most of the cases that Property damage is an thinking. As in many public do end up as accidents. The integral part of any institu- places, it happens due to a tion; be it caused by normal lack of feeling of propriety or real vandalism is very, very wear and tear, vandalism, or ownership, the result of an difficult, not many are caught, Southern's By-taws malicious destruction, there is urge to destroy something. It Evans said. I no escape from it. This is the manner in which Larry Davis, 4 director of housing categorized Recently Amended We are spending in the area the type of damage that occurs By a recent amendment to it is incumbent upon me to the by-laws of Georgia South- from year to year in Georgia make decisions in light of all." Southern resident halls. ern College, the chairman of To make good decisions, the the Student Activity Budget help of committees is required, Davis explained, "We are of $150,000 a year for Committee (SAFBC) will be said Duncan. "It is very the vice president of the spending in the area of unlikely that I would overrule $150,000 a year for small school. a suggestion of a committee According to Pope Duncan, repairs-things that don't work, unless it couldn't be funded or natural disasters, and things this has always been the there were overlapping con- small repairs.' Larry Davis assumption in the past because that we don't know the cause flicts." for." the committee was initially set "I represent the people-an up this way. The amendment educational institution is not Davis said that actual mali- is only a technicality." happens with the intention of Dealing with the aspect of set up like a representative cious damages occurs very residents trying to hurt others cause and prevention, Evans The amendment action came democracy. I don't mean we often in men's dorms; between in reaction to an effort to make or trying to get attention." remarked, "I think most of the don't try to get input but $3,000 and $4,000 a year is vandalism over the years Dr. Arthur Woodrum chairman there is an ultimate responsible spent for repairs in this area. On the positive side, Ralph of the SAFBC. But with the person to the Board of "A significant amount of this Andrews, director of auxiliary coincides with the amount of president's decree on the Regents." destruction is caused by the services, remarked that in his alcohol a person has consumed.