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News: WVGS request for higher Sports: Lady Eagles announce tower 'indefinitely postponed' 1980-81 basketball schedule — page 2 — page 12 The GEORGE-ANNE Volume 61, No. 5 Georgia Southern College Statesboro, Georgia November 6, 1980 Advisory Council defeats ROTC credit proposal By CARL BERGERON A survey conducted by hours are allowed by Mercer policies stand until the and DON FAIN Major Charles Hyder, and 15 by the Georgia program gets established A proposal to allow Military Science professor, Institute of Technology. and proves itself." ROTC credit hours to apply revealed that every college in The minimum amount of He added, "It is an towards graduation was Georgia that offers ROTC ROTC credit allowed by any important program in that defeated by a six to four vote allows credit hours to apply school in the University it provides scholarships for in the October meeting of to graduation. System is Augusta College, students and an option of the Academic Advisory According to the survey, granting five hours to apply courses." Council (AAC), according the University of Georgia toward graduation. However, GSC President to Charles Austin, vice allows 20 ROTC credit Austin stated that he Dale Lick said ROTC is an president of Academic hours, Georgia State personally feels that "we' established and worthy Affairs and chairman of the University allows 17 and 16 should let the present See ROTC, p. 2 AAC. Austin said the commit- Upon Senate approval tee defeated the proposal presented by Donald BO GINN Hackett, acting dean of the School of Technology, Standards may be raised because the "number of electives would be limited if By CARL BERGERON The proposal calledf or a 1.6 to 2.0 for regular Ginn speaks on students took ROTC for A proposal to increase total increase of 50 points in admissions and from 1.0 to credit." admission standards for the minimum SAT score for 1.3 for special admissions. "We're asking for six GSC was passed by a "vast regular admissions, from "The long range benefits hours ROTC credit to be majority" of the Academic 750 to 800 points. The are very positive," Coleman applied to degree electives," Advisory Council (AAC) at minimum score for both the said. "Anytime you raise defense posture Hackett said, explaining their October meeting, said math and verbal sections standards you are reaching national budget is the the content of the proposal. Don Coleman, acting would increase from 350 to for students with higher qualifications." E. MARIE ROBERTSON highest ever. He favored the proposal registrar and director of 360 points. The minimum SAT score Coleman added that if "U.S. military posture is Ginn said an estimated because the "military, is as admissions. for special admissions, GSC has higher quality one of the most important $1 trillion will be spent on much a career as any The proposal must now requiring the applicant to students, it is likely that segments of society and defense over the next five other." Hackett added that go to the Faculty Senate for take the Basic Skills higher quality programs particularly important foi years, but defense will still he felt ROTC is a worthy approval; however, GSC examination, would rise •will follow. "They go like you, for if a crisis arises, not be "what it should be." program and deserves President Dale Lick expects from 580 to 600 points. hand in glove," Coleman some of you will be called See GINN, p. 3 college credit. the proposal to pass. Verbal and math score commented. on," Congressman Bo Ginn minimums would rise from Lick explained, "We told students and faculty in 250 to 270 points. need to move our standards a speech in Foy Recital Hall The projected average a little closer to those of a on October 31. Joyner submits resignation; freshman grade, computed university. We are accept- Ginn marked the next from the high school grade ing students who are failing two years as a time of point average and SAT out of Georgia Southern." critical decision making." effective in March or earlier scores, would be raised from "We must stop dodging By DON FAIN never release any official reason for the See ADMISSIONS, p. 3 the toughest question of all; Lloyd Joyner, former registrar and reassignment, explaining that some what kind of defense do we director of admissions who was administrative personnel matters warrant want? We must also decide reassigned to "special assignments" no explanation. how large our military with the office for Academic Affairs, Lick said Joyner was now working committment will be," he announced that he would retire in March, with the office of Academic Affairs on said. 1981, according to GSC President Dale "special assignments" and will be Lick. concluding his committee work in '... someday, the Lick accepted his letter of resignation expectation of his retirement. last week, stating that Joyner has left Joyner explained at the time of his open the possibility of retiring at an reassignment that he and Lack had US. and Iran will earlier date. "mutually agreed" on his reassignment. Lick went on to add that Don He added that it was to allow him more be allies again.' Coleman, acting registrar and director of time to work on his committee work, admisssions, has completed the citing his chairmanship of the Georgia —Ginn transition to the office and has assumed Educators Articulation Committee. the responsibilities of registrar and director After his administrative reassignment He also stressed the need of admissions. by Lick, however, Joyner sent his 'for defense spending to be The president maintained that Joyner letter of resignation, which was accepted kept up, pointing out that was reassigned "in the best interest of by the president, for March 1981, or, the $157 billion allocated to GSC" and as a "personnel thing." according to Lick, an unspecified earlier defense in this year's He noted that he would "probably" date. Page 2, November 6, 1980, The GEORGE-ANNE- For WVGS Tower 'postponed indefinitely' By Board, according to WVGS had not been "ruled out frequency change. The E. MARIE ROBERTSON station manager Alan completely" by the board. NEWS change from 91.3 to 107 on A proposal presented by Patterson. The general argument the FM dial should be in GSC radio station WVGS to against the purchase of a effect by the end of the purchase and erect a higher "As it stands now, we get higher tower was the cost, r quarter, Patterson said. transmitting tower has no new tower," Patterson he said. Larry Price, head of the been "postponed indefin- said, but- added that the "It was felt that the Dept. of Finance and Law Yearbook to come* itely" by the college's Radio option was still there and potential benefit to students and a member of the Radio would not justify the money Board, said that he was not expended," said Patterson. totally against the new An estimate from GSC tower proposal, but had near end of 1980 • Plant Operations including argued against it because By JUNE BRYANT charged. $754 of the budget materials and labor on a what benefits the new The 1979-80 Reflector, will be paid in sales tax. , new tower was set at $8000- height of 110 feet would the GSC yearbook, should $9000, he pointed out, while provide were sketchy. come out in December or Roscom Broadcast Equip- "Let'sgo ahead with the January, according to According to Hickman, ment, a commercial firm out new frequency crystal and Keith Hickman, yearbook one suggested solution to * of Atlanta, quoted WVGS a antenna and try them out adviser. the monetary problem, was figure of $6323 for similar before getting a new tower," Hickman said the to include advertising, but services. Price said. "The money (for reason for the late arrival of this suggestion was rejected "Mr. Cook (vice pres- a higher tower) could be the yearbooks is that later as being too expensive, as it» ident for business and spent on other new delivery saves money. This would force the Reflector finance) did say that he had equipment... let's see what year's budget of $33,900, a to pay first class postage already discussed possible improvements are made 4.7% increase over last when mailing the year- funding with the budgetary with the equipment we will year's budget, has not kept books. committee in case we be getting." pace with inflation on the decided to go ahead with thei Price also said he recent, drastic rise in the Another solution to the new tower," Patterson said. favored a study to find out cost of film, photographic problem, utilized this year, » As it stands now, WVGS what areas of Statesboro processing and postage, he was a cut in staff and office will go ahead with the are not receiving WVGS, added. hours, he said. planned frequency change and added "I can pick up The total cost of this and will receive a new WVGS as far as 12 miles year's Reflector per annual antenna of approximately from campus." He noted is $8.48, plus sales tax.