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Eagles overcome Hugo, beat MTSU- see page 8 George-Anne » 912/681-5246 Vol. 62, No. 4 • Tuesday, September 26,1989 Since 1927, Georgia Southern's Official Student Newspaper Georgia Southern College • Statesboro, GA 30460 Record enrollment causes many changes advertising, and word of mouth. Also, as with many organiza- dents and faculty may go for a vari- Carol Kleinginna Whatever the cause, GSC is enjoy- tions, recognition often determines ety of activities, such as movies, Staff Writer ing a new prosperity. the amount of public support. concerts, organizational meetings The greater number of students Some changes have already and other functions. The Union is will cause various changes, both in taken place to deal with the record costing about $10 million to build, The Admissions Office reports the institution and the surrounding number of students, work on the and should be completed around record enrollment at GSC for Fall community. Statesboro stands to new college store was completed January, 1990. quarter 1989. As of September 19 benefit economically from the in- this summer, giving the college a The two major complaints that enrollment totals stood at 10,561 creased commerce gained from the facility able to contend with the students themselves seem to have students. This figure is likely to students and faculty of the college. growing population of the college. with their greater numbers are the continue climbing as late applica- The college itself benefits from Also under construction to cope lack of available parking and hous- tions and transfers arrive. Com- the higher enrollment, as enroll- with the larger number of students, ing. Although the college may have paratively, at this time last year en- ment is the basis for state funding. a college union building is nearing had adequate facilities for both ten rollment stood at 9,295 students. Higher enrollment means that completion. The union is the first of years ago, the increase in enroll- The increase in student popula- there will be more money available its kind at Southern, and is de- ment leaves many students without tion at GSC can be attributed to a for the construction of new facili- scribed by Dr. Jack Nolen, Vice a space for their car. variety of reasons. Perhaps fore- ties. The college will also have the President of Student Affairs, as a At this point, however, GSC's most of these explanations is the advantage of a larger cross-section place that will be the "hub of stu- housing department has been able fact that word of the institution has of the population, as more out-of- dent activity." to find a dorm for everyone who spread, by the sports programs, state students come to Southern. It will be a place that both stu- See Enroll, page 9 Students turned out in record numbers for Drop/Add Day in and outside Williams Center Monday (Photo: Frank Fortune) Hugo Foot patrol scans wreaks campus at night By Carolyn Samoden One interesting fact that Officer havoc Staff Writer Butler told me was, instead of rid- ing in his car all night he leaves it Due to the ever increasing parked and walks. There are four amount of students GSC now has zones on the campus and each offi^ employed police officers to patrol cer is assigned a particular zone. Hurricane Hugo may have the campus at night. Billy Butler, a Butler said he sometimes prefers passed leaving Savannah and 21 year old officer, was working walking because if he sees someone Statesboro relatively unscathed, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. the day breaking into a car or vandalizing a but at least 3 GSC students are not I spoke with him. Officer Butler has building, he can get off of the road breathing a sigh of relief. no major complaints about his job; and get to the scene of the crime These three come from the is- he even said that he enjoyed work- faster. Butler said that a person is land of St. Croix, which was struck ing at night because, "there is a lot less likely to run if they see blue on Sunday September 17,1989 by more action going on." lights flashing, but then again the full force of Hurricane Hugo. For the past year GSC has had sometimes a foot chase is exciting. None of them have received any campus police instead of campus Thankfully for the officers escaping news from their families. security. Now speeding tickets can has yet to become a problem. Approximately 80 percent of the be given and theft and vandalism Statesboro has not passed an houses on the island were de- can be taken care of more effi- open container law but Butler told stroyed. There little telephone and ciently. me that one could be passed fairly no electric service on the island. One problem that Officer Butler soon. Now that we have night pa- Nearly 50,000 of the islands 65,000 encountered was a report of " Oh, trol, walking from your dorm or population is lodged in shelters set my car has been stolen!" When in apartment to a party or home from up by the Red Cross and other or- reality this person, being in a Bash's with an alcoholic beverage ganizations. drunken stupor, forgot where they in your hand could present a prob- Desmond Duval, a sophomore at parked their car the previous night. lem in the future. GSC, was talking on the telephone Have you ever been plagued by a Alcohol is prohibited on the with his mother when high winds peeping Tom? Call the campus campus but the beer consumed preceding the storm's landfall police next time. Butler said that, makes up for that. At any rate, if the knocked out phone service on the working at night, there have been open container law is passed and island. Before the phone went dead utMS^^ reports of some snooping perverts the GSC police catch you one night his mother told him that both of peering in windows of girls dorms. you could spend the night in jail. their storage sheds had been blown Hurricane Hugo made a wreck of FollvR^ach in Charleston, SC early Friday morning (Photo: There are many couples at GSC Along with the beer drinking down and that the roof of their was andin any relationship problems do also come the chance of receiving a beginning to crack. Libba Phillips) arise. Going to the lake across from DUI. Officer Butler stays busy at See Hugo, page 9 the library is a popular spot for a night watching out for drunk driv- romantic night. Unfortunately, the ers. The GSC police station doesn't GSC police have been called to go have the equipment for testing the out there many a night. Minor dis- amount of alcohol in ones blood Effects putes, according to Officer Butler, system so the ones caught go to the can cause a fair amount of danger. Bulloch County jail. When fighting gets out of control Another fact that Butler told me felt at people can get hurt; students have that if he were to catch someone even been sent to the hospital be- breaking the law, if they sped off fore. Of course, members of the campus trying to escape, he could opposite sex aren't the only ones to follow them. Our campus police are receive attention from the GSC deputized for Bulloch County and police. Butler told me that when the can go into the city on a chase, if By Yolanda Wallace moon comes out fights tend to break needed. Features Editor loose. On any given night the GSC The night life is exciting here at police can break up as many as five GSC and we, students, certainly do fights. Since Officer Butler is only keep our police officers busy. DUI's Hurricane Hugo swept through 21 years old he said that he some- do get written, vandals do get spot- the area Thursday, causing more times feels intimidated and a bit ted, but the most frequent ticket apprehension than destruction lo- scared but is in no real danger for at Officer Butler writes are parking cally. any point in the night he coul d have tickets; Ishouldknow, Igotoneyes- For one GSC student, Hugo backup help in a matter of seconds. terday. caused a great deal more damage. Desmond Duval has been unable to contact his parents since Hugo struck his native St. Croix, the is- Revised athletic land which absorbed the initial thrust of the storm. The US National Guard arrived budget accepted on St. Croix earlier this week to Sandy Hanberry budget increased by more than 1/3. provide emergency assistance after G-A News Editor They gained $7,500. Likewise the help was delayed by the stricken On June 9, 1989 the GSC ath- soccer program saw its budget in- island's isolated location. letic committee approved a revised crease from $23,150 to $28,245.