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George-Anne » 912/681-5246 Volume 60, Number 5 • October 8, 1987 Since 1927, Georgia Southern's Official Student Newspaper Georgia Southern College • Statesboro, GA 30460 The Outfield is coming to GSC By Cathy McNamara By Cathy McNamara News Editor News Editor The Outfield will be performing in concert at GSC on October 29 at 8 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse. "We have two contracts sitting IT'S ABOUT TIME! After on Dean Armstrong's desk, 32 years as secretary to seven waiting to be signed," states the GSC presidents, Ms. Kirby- College Activities Board. The lene Stephens has been contracts must then be approved promoted to Special Projects by Jane Thompson, advisor for Coordinator to head a new CAB. special projects office. "We got an excellent price; this According to GSC President concert will be one of the last dates Nicholas Henry, "She has The Outfield will play before going evolved into the college's on their European tour," according historian, protocol chief, to CAB. alumni facilitator, special The Outfield consists of three projects director, and quality musicians: Tony Lewis, lead singer control officer. He continued, and base guitarist, John Spinks, "In my viev:, this promotion is lead guitarist, and Alan Jackman, overdue. For many years she drummer. Their debut album, has been a manager, not a "Play Deep," sold 1.8 million secretary." copies. The 1987-88 Tour is promoting their new album, ROMANCE IS .IN THE "Bangin'." AIR. GSC students and Tickets for the concert will go on faculty will have a chance to sale on October 12 and are $8 for put a little Romanticism back. students and $12 for non-students. into their lives as GSC opens a Opening for The Outfield are fall cultural series with an all- Jimmy Davis and the Junctions. Romantic piano concert and The Outfield concert is one of the lecture on the legacy of many activities for students Romanticism, happening on sponsored by CAB. This year's October 8. The evening of concert is expected to sell more Romantic music by interna- w. tickets than last year's REM tional pianist John Salmon is concert because the Outfield's free and open to the public, music appeals to a wider and more beginning at 8 p.m. in Foy From left: Alan Jackman, John Spinks. and Tony Lewis are the three members in Outfield. diverse spectrum of listeners. Auditorium. Stephen Parrish of Cornell University will define themes that colored the way 18th century Roman- GSC Nursing program lands grant ticists saw their world in art, A Day for Southern on-campus literature, music and By Jim Christian according to Brent Robinson, a philosophy, and how they Staff Writer senior in the nursing program, the fund drive sets goal of $30,000 A $581,000 federal grant will influenced America's history need for the family nurse give Georgia Southern's brand and culture at 4 p.m. in Foy. practitioner has proven to be By Cathy McNamara the program helps underwrite the new master's degree in nursing equally as great in rural areas. News Editor Honors Program," states Grant. program a healthy shot in the arm, "There are a lot of health-care pro- The GSC Foundation has set a The fund drive provides WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T funding the first three years of the fessionals needed in the rural goal of $30,000 for its annual "A financial assistance for academic EVER FIND A CAB WHEN program to upgrade medical care southeast, not just nurses Day for Southern On-Campus" enrichment through special in rural areas. YOU NEED ONE! The with a master's degree," explains fund drive October 5-8. '"A Day for projects such as Faculty/Staff College Activities Board The U.S. Department of Health Robinson. Southern On-Campus' is an Development Grants, National presents two movies for the and Human Services is awarding opportunity for faculty and staff to Merit Scholarships, and the Bell Students in the program may upcoming week. Spend some the GSC nursing program $172,000 participate in the growth of the Honors Program. According to choose from specialties in the time exploring new worlds of the federal grant this fall. The BRENT ROBINSON institution," claims Wil Grant, Grant, "People who contribute family nurse practitioner or and going where no man has master's degree "will better associate professor of physics and money can specify in which community health fields, both with rural areas, but it is unrealistic to ever gone before with the crew prepare nurses to take care of their chairman of this year's on-campus program it will be spent." the emphasis on taking care of even think that half of the class of the Starship Enterprise in patients' needs—inlcuding the need drive. The drive is geared, however, patients in the rural community. will stay to work in the rural "Star Trek IV," showing for a more effective health care system "A Day for Southern On- towards collecting money for the Students selected by the Nursing south," states Robinson, who Saturday at 9 p.m. and in rural areas," said Joyce Murray, Campus" entails several faculty advancement of the college as a Department to receive money from attributes this to the low pay and Sunday at 8 and 10 p.m. On Nursing Department Head. and staff members, who serve as whole. Faculty and staff members the grant will generally be out-dated facilities found in typical Wednesday at 8 and 10 p.m., The increasing demand for volunteers, encouraging their are urged to contribute money with students who plan to work in the rural hospitals. "To Live and Die in LA." is more nurses with a master's level colleagues to participate in the that, idea in mind. According to rural southeast, according to The program will add research, showing. All CAB movies will education, especially in rural program by making a contribu- Grant, faculty should have the Murray. administrative and "political" be shown in the Biology areas, has paved the way for the tion. The significance of this fund flexibility to fund enrichment skills to the advanced coursework Lecture Hall. Admission is new master's degree program in "They want students in the drive, however, is where the money programs or visits from prominent just one dollar per person. nursing at GSC. However, nursing program to serve in the Continued on p. 6 goes. "The money received from Continued on p. 6 ATTENTION ALL MEM- BERS OF GAMMA BETA PHI: Meetings this quarter GSC Foreign Language Department will be held from 7-9 p.m. in the Biology Lecture Hall on sponsors workshops for teachers Thursday, October 15 and 29 participate more. We want to and Thursday, November 12. By Stuart Patray Staff Writer particularly emphasize the For more information, call The Foreign Language reading and writing of the foreign Kathy Doyle at 764-7075. Department at GSC has been language." awarded a $50,901 grant. The Krug also said that this grant grant money will be used to fund was one of the 20 awarded the project "Focus on Proficiency," nationally by the U.S. Department a series of five two-day workshops of Education. "The main reason we Instate fhte week... for high school and college were awarded one of the grants language teachers. was because the state of Georgia is The workshops are designed to requiring all high school students The GEORGE-ANNE has reorient educators in their methods to have two years of a foreign added "B.C." to its comics of teaching a foreign language, language before they graduate," section. specifically to emphasize See Page 4 commented Krug. proficiency in a language for The school system is now in dire practical applications and for use Name that Goose! need of foreign language teachers See Page 3 in the study of literature, at the high school level. civilization, and society. "Hopefully, this grant will help persons who perceive the Clara Krug, Associate alleviate this growing problem," By Cathy McNamara Professor at GSC, will be the News editor imperative need for improved concluded Krug. GSC will host the Fifth Meeting understanding of the Third administrator of the project. Krug The five workshops are estimates that approximately 200 of the Association of Third World World," said Zia Hashmi, scheduled to be held in Athens, Conference on Studies (ATWS) where interna- professor of political science at French, Spanish, and German Macon, Marietta, Statesboro, and tional experts on Third World GSC. He further stated that the Contents..; teachers from across the state will Valdosta. The Foreign Language Third World Countries will gather today at the Third world comprises about 75% Comics 4 participate in the program. Consultant of the Georgia "The purpose of these Conference Center to discuss "The of the earth's population. Editorials 2 Department of Education, the Countries Roles of the Militaries in the Third Entertainment 4 workshops is to help facilitate the The first session of the program Vice-Chancellor of Academic World." begins at 9 a.m.