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Mast Georgia Southern University's Official Student Newspaper Statesboro, Georgia 30460 Founded 1927 GOLD EDITION Thursday GPA requirement limits students eligible for HOPE By Robert Martin he or she will have to wait another year February 27,1997 Staff Writer dropped 80 percent compared to sopho- However, Bill Flook, director of the Vol. 69, No. 52 before becoming eligible to regain schol- mores who receive it. HOPE Scholarship in Atlanta said he There are far fewer sophomores re- arship. This trend, which she says is higher at does not foresee a lowering in the GPA The oldest continuously ceiving HOPE than freshmen, and the Kelly Lewis, HOPE coordinator at GSU than other state schools, may be requirements. published newspaper in number of GSU seniors receiving HOPE GSU, says that there is no leniency for due to the tough academic standards "We are planning on raising the stan- Bulloch County is fewer than any other class. The reason students who do not maintain the HOPE that HOPE requires. dards so that students who graduate from for the dropoff is that students fail to Sports requirements. "We are losing a lot of good students high school in the year 2000 will have to meet the 3.0 GPA requirement needed to "Students know that if they make a 2.8 who don't reach that 3.0 GPA," Lewis have a 3.0 GPA in their core curriculum," receive HOPE, university officials say. Flook said. The HOPE Scholarship Program that Currently, students can have a 3.0 Gov. Zell Miller implemented in 1992 IN ORDER FOR A STUDENT TO KEEP THE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP, GPA overall in all classes that they take. has recently been touted by the Clinton THE STUDENT MUST MAINTAIN A 3.0 OR ABOVE CUMULATIVE "This is not a grant; this is a scholar- administration as the way to go in allow- ship," Flook said. "I think the worse thing ing every student the opportunity to go to GRADE POINT AVERAGE FOR AN ENTIRE ACADEMIC YEAR. would be to lower the standards, because college. we would be compounding the problem." Women's But what happens when that student Flook went on to say that of the 45,660 basketball enters college in the fall and doesn't make GPA or a 2.9 they will lose their scholar- said. "They are still considered good stu- students on the HOPE at public schools, the grades required to keep the scholar- ship. If they are solely dependent on dents by university standards because Marysue James, former probably half will lose-more-their HOPE ship? HOPE to attend college, the trend is to they may have a 2.5 or 2.6 GPA, when eligibility. GSU basketball star, was In order for a student to keep the drop the classes that might inhibit their GSU only requires a 2.0 GPA to gradu- "That has always been the case for named runner-up to HOPE Scholarship, the student must chances of keeping the scholarship," she ate." first-year students," Flook said. Olympic Lady Dream- maintain a 3.0 or above cumulative grade said. Lewis said that perhaps the standards "It has nothing to do with the HOPE point average for an entire academic year. In fact, Lewis said this year the num- should be lowered to reflect those of the Scholarship. It's the transition from high teamer, Teresa Edwards If the student fails to accomplish this, ber of freshmen at GSU receiving HOPE university being attended. for the Georgia Intersport Please see HOPE, page 12 Network Woman-of-the- Prof awarded cash Year Award. Please see story, prize after delay Day of fitness and fun page 6 concerning eligibility By Stephanie Strobel Entertainment Staff Writer After making the hoop to win a $10,000 cash prize at a GSU basketball halftime promotional contest, a GSU professor had to jump through more hoops before Theater and his prize became official be- cause there were questions Performance about his eligibility for the con- GSU's Theater and test. "Show me the money," Kevin Performance presents Burke, professor of Health and "The Wind and The Kinesiology, said after learning Willows." that his employment with GSU Please see story, may have disqualified him from collecting the prize for making page 8 the winning shot. Prior to the contest, Burke Weather told the graduate student who was coordinating the event that he was a professor at GSU and asked if he was still eligible to participate in the contest. Suzana Branem gets yanked back along with Rita The GSU football team should be proud that their fellow teammate, Burke said the graduate stu- Myers at the Bungee Run Competition. Voncellies Allen, knocked out Rusty Beasley in the Bouncy Boxing Ring. dent reviewed the sponsorship Today:W Scattered contract and said that Burke could participate in the contest. showers and possible After he made the shot from thunderstorms with a the free throw line on the oppo- high in the upper 60s. site side of the court, the gradu- ate student told him that he Friday: Scattered may be ineligible due to stipula- showers with a high in tions in the sponsorship con- the low 70s. tract, Burke said. "When she told me that she Today's Word may have been wrong, I thought, k a I o p s i a you've got to be kidding," he (kaLOPseu) n. said. condition where things Tim Bernal, associate ath- appear more beautiful letic director for external affairs and president of the Southern than they really are. Boosters, said the contract Source: Weird Words Shawn White tested the law of stipulates that employees of the Matt Burkhalter and Kurtis Miller test their combat skills in the Gladiator Joust competition. physics as he lunged himself on Index sponsors are ineligible to par- the sticky Velcro Fly Wall. ticipate in the contest, and GSU Announcements 2 is listed on the contract as a Many GSU students took part in Monday's Collegiate Health and Fitness A&E 8 sponsor. GSU Athletics bought the in- Tour which was sponsored by the Health Education Office and CRI. Classifieds 11 surance premium to cover the The tour was intially planned to be two-day event but was rained out Crossword 11 promotion from the promotion Tuesday. company. The tour reaches a massive college audience that spans across the G-A Spotlight 3 Chris Hill tries his skills on the 30- Metal Industries sponsored United States, with a message that fitness and a healthy lifestyle are Opinions foot Artificial Rock Climbing wall. 4 the contest and reimbursed GSU essential parts of a student's well-being. Police Beat 2 for the premium. Photos by Mike Spilker Sports 6 But GSU is still listed as a sponsor on the contract with the It is a desire of The George- promotion company, Bernal said. Anne to print the news of Geor- gia Southern University as ac- "We're not really the sponsor," Liquor referendum heats up with billboard debate curately as possible. If you be- he said. "Metal Industries, the By Kevin Bonsor of 1997. lieve that something covered is sponsor, reimburses us, but we News Editor "It's funny we tried to get in error, contact the editor at pay the check." 681-5246 as soon as possible. Chad Elkins, president of Stu- some billboards located near cam- Thank you. After a review of the tapes of dents for a Better Statesboro, pus and he [Neil Sapp] had none the winning shot and the spon- says his political group, which is available." sorship contract, the insurance campaigning for the passage of Elkins said that about a week FOR ADVERTISING INFO.: 681-5418 company awarded Burke the the liquor by the drink referen- after he requested billboard STORY OR PHOTO IDEA: 681-5246 prize money. dum, has not received fair treat- space, he noticed that several of FAX NUMBERS: 871-1357,681-0863 The graduate student had in- ment from a local advertising the same billboards he requested LANDRUM BOX: 8001 terpreted the contract to mean company. displayed messages that read E-MAIL TO: that only GSU Athletics is listed SBS tried to get some adver- "Vote No," sponsored by The [email protected] as a sponsor and Burke is no tising space on billboards inside Bulloch County Council on Moral Check out our On-Line Newspaper at Mawhrtth way affiliated with the athletic the city limits mid to late Janu- Moral &Chrfc and Civic Concerns. http://www.stp.gasou.edu department, Bernal said. ary from Sapp Outdoor Adver- Hans Knoepfel Neil Sapp, of Sapp Outdoor "We don't normally have our tising, but the group was only Bulloch County Council on Moral and Civic Concerns purchased Advertising, said that he doesn't George-Anne interns interpret contracts," offered space outside the city, space on several billboards in the city, while Students for a Better give preferential treatment to Bernal said.