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MERCER CLUSTER
\PK1I. 18. 1986
MERCER UNIVERSITY. MACON. GA
\OLLME LXVIl. NUMBER 21
Monday Night
New SGA holds
first meeting
■ip.s
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by SEAN BLACK
President Ron Meadowcalled to order the first meeting
of the newlv elected SGA
senators on Monday night
Following this, committee sign­
ups were held The Senators
voted to r«-aclivate the Campus
Safely Committee, as well as
the observance of prayer at each
meeting SJenators were remin­
ded lha' S(;A allows nnlv three
absences Senator Th«>mas
('ipolla brought forth a list ol
amendments U» he considered
for the Election ('mle
Ihe Senate also approved a
motion to hold a Leadership
Retreat on April :Ui This retreat
will be for the leadiTS of student
organi/otions
Orientation ’86: plans
begun for selecting OA’s
by FLETCHER McELREATH
Student Coordinator of
OrienlalioD
Plana for freshman orienu*
tion 1966 have begun and the
moat important part of planning
is about to start; choosing next
yea*'s orientation assistants
What is an onentation assis­
tant? Well, if you can remember
back to your first quarter at
Mercer. you U recollect that
there were quite a few people
running around m the same
shirU. telling you what to do.
where to go. and helping you
move in. Those were onentation
assistants. The OA s are in
charge of helping freshmen
Alumni student picnic is a highlight of Alumni Weekend
April 11,1986
Mercer Alumni
Mercer awarded $2.4
million in asbestos suit
On April 11. 1986. A I'ederal
Court jury awarded Mercer
Univeraity $2.4 million in
damagea against two manufacturen of aabestos-conlaining
materials discovered and
removed from Mercer's build­
ings.
The jury’a award includes
compenaatory damagea for the
costa Mercer incurred in re­
moving the products from three
buildings on the Mercer Atlanta
campus, and $1 million in
punitive damages against each
of the two defendants: National
Gypsum Company and W R
Grace and Company.
Mercer biou^t suit in April
1986 to recover the costs of
removing and replacing the
asbestos materials in buildings
on both lUs Macon and AtlanU
campuses The materials of
concern have the potential to
release respirable asbeatoa fi­
bers which have been associaled with cancer aiifl other
diseases The Macon buildings
were excluded frorr. the case
last month because of the
statute of limitations.
Corinne Houpt. Mercer’s
General Counsel, said. "We are
very pleased that the jury
agreed with Mercer that the
costa of remqying and replacing
these haiardous materials
should rest on the companies
that knew ol the danger and
continued to sell the products as
adjust to .Mercer life They each
have a group of 10 to 15
freshmen who they assi.si in
learning about the campus,
learning about the university's
services, planning a schedule,
and just being a friend
(jualificalion-s for OA s are
quite extensive You must be a
student, have intense enthusi­
asm. a desire U» wear the same
shirt M) other people are
wearing- and be able to come
buck a week early fall quarter
So. if vou are •»'teresled come to
Ih * uif“'--.iaiiona) meeting on
April 2\ m 3U CSC imovie
room I at 4 00 pm S«»e vou
there'
1986
Saturday, April 26
7:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
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* The Second Annual Great Bear Chase Road
Race 5K Run. Beginning at Med. School.
Dedicaton of Frances Sewell Plunkett
Residence Hall
Picnic on lavim; entertainment and awards
Dedication W Fielding Ogburn Hall; the
sociology wing of Sherwood Hall.
Applications avatUdile on 3rd floor of Administration Building.
PACE 2
ItoyOTMi
APRa 18. I98«
THE MERCER CLUSTER
Organizations
Volunteer Mercer back in action
rAIX Ql-AKnX SICN-t/T SCREOtLE
••U20DESCE RAIX BOOM
U • (&|Mfier « RijMs) 9^00a.m a*l
p.m. • 4:00 fk-mtM Roan 936. CSC. Afi carrcn naidatt» td ike reudeacv MBc «t6» wil be
renrao^ n leMon am ycarmiy ^ far *e SAME ROOM IN »10CII
THEY ARE CVBREKTtY UVWC
T«ndB^, AfriS*9.i)0A.Hi.' ILDOi-m. jni2:C0p.m.
ieRoon
536. CSC. AR fTtanmf niotem «4p wab k» Ufa up for ecapty roan ON
THE SAME HAU. IN ^IliCH THEY CURRENTLY UVE «« be aOmnd
lOMfR Op on a 1
Wi*iriiiy, April n ■ 1M» a.n. - 11:00 «.». wl 20> p.n. -ArOOpjR.
» Roan 336. CSC A» nMk« tfMdn Mn ««b lo ep far c»vt> moM
WTTHtN THE RESIDENCE HAIX IN WHICH THEY OWIENTLY LIVE
•« be aOowcd ■» ufs ap far a fir»<Qne Gra>«erwed bnia fPbner. Boeae.
aad Oowcfl are Wfmlm as Kparate mirtrarr faU.)
llMndi;. April 24-^00 a.aa. • lliX}a.m. i iliXIp art • 4.530 p at. «
boargbioaf epfaf cnp
ifa RcMdc6ce Ufa OOkc^Att fCMMK
ty rtnm m leMSOKs fa« OTHER THAN nm ONB m WHICH THEY
CURRENTLY UVEaaBbe »Riiaiedio6ttaocai>fa ii riain. fin»-tenw4bwfa.
FrMajr.AprR 25 •'9:00 a-n. - l!:00a.aa. aad 2iX)p.m.-4.00 p.m ntbe
ReUlenv lifa Office. Al pcncm tate ane abaen darfaf fae weefa-ka« i%»«p
or «bo Bittst aiiLe cbaapa ia tbor boatuaf may 6p so ai die facwe line^.
DfSK WORKER PO^ONS AVAILABLE
FOR 1986/87 ACADEMIC YEAR
■.i:,
.
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UwMng <or a wpriawdy >qb for sea ycu? Wan ID wotfc
(7 Mkl - II PM) so (hai yoor days are free/?? If so. Residaice
Life will be accepting appUcaions for Desk Worter poaitiaas
froai April 21st-April
AU applications must be letufned
lo the Office of Residence Life by April 2Sth.
Requirerneitts: Applicant must be responsible, enjoy work­
ing with people, and wiling to return to Mercer before school
begins in September for training sessions. Students on wort
study will receive first coitsideruioa.
If this applies to you. applications can be pwried up in the Offire of Residence Life. 3id floor Conncil StudeM Center. .
BACCHUS 19».1987 Officers Elected A >
Newly elected OfTiccn for BACCHUS (Boost Alcohol Con­
sciousness Concerning the Health of University Students) for
the 1986-1987 academic school year are as follows: ,
President - Counney PitB
Vice President - Paul Ossi
Secrctaiy/Tieasurer - Jan Dent
All Mercer .students are encouraged to attend BACCHUS
meetings! If you are intereoed in getting involved with BAC­
CHUS. you are invited to attend our meetii^ which are held
every Wednesday at 4:30 PM mihe Office of Residence Lvfe.
GreekNiWs
LF.C. report
by F. REESE PlEySSin
This pnM Mondny. Aprfl 14.
1986 the IFC had Ra weakly
meeting. Kappe Sigma had
thetr province here on Merear’e
Campus las', week. The 850
assessment Creek Wesk was
doe thii past Motulay. lha
Georgu Houhot Baskatball
Game is going to be tonight at
the Coliseum. Ticketa are
avaBabie horn Daria Pahtnor.
Dick Burn from the llecen
Jaycaes spoke to the tPC about
the Guineas Book Mnsical
Cbaire far Maacnlar Dyatraphy.
TickeU are being sold by each
chapter. The ticketa are 8& ai^
is a dnnstkm lo the Muaedar
DysUupby Aeenriatino. A t-ehiit
is mrlndsd m the dooatian.
There was a Greek Week
meeting laat Wadneaday and
alao a Suah meeting today.
Eveiy chaptar should have had
representatives preaent.
Get involved Mercer! Student
Development Services wants
you to know that Volunteer
Hener U beck in action! We're
all very excited about this
program and hope that many
atudenU will become volun­
teers.
There are a wide variety of
agencies that cover many areas
of interest. These agencies need
vohmteere and would love to
have Mercer aCodenU paiticipele. The Peer Aaaiatants win
be assisting atodenta with
applying for the program. They
will alao be making monthly
check-ups with volunteering
students to see how they are
progressing, if they enjoy the
work. etc. However, students
may come in any time during
the quarter if they’re having
difficulties.
There will be 24 t-shirta
available for the first students
who come in to apply for
volunteer positions. In aid^tion.
there will be some special
events, such as small parties or
banquets, for voiunteers during
the quarter.
The benefits of volunteering
are excellent. There's a great
deal of experience that can
come as a result'of volunteer
work. It can alao help with
gaming expetieneb in working
with certain mqora. AU in all.
volunteering can be a growing
as well as an inteUectual
experience.
So. if you're interested m
becoming a volunteer, please
call 744-2863 or come by
Student Developmeot between
the hours of 10-12. 2-4 on
Mondays and »-ll. 1-3 on
Ttiesdays.
Housing information for the
1986/87 academic year given
Sign up to live in Stadium
Drive Complexaa "A" and
"B."’aorarity bouses and the
reaidance haBs far the 1966-87
searLkMie year wiB lake place
over tbe next two weeks ‘There
are changes in policy and
enforcement of policy chat
- resident atodenta need to be
aware of prior to signing a
bousiii^ contract for tha opcMik*
if^
jm|-
The preaent nina-inanth eonIna for atodenta ondel the
. aoperviaiaa of the Office of
Residence Life wiB be enforced.
This meena atodenta wiB not,)M
able to cenceO their contiM
ontB the end of tbe nine-month
period. Stndenu will be notified
prior to signing cootracta that
tbe nine-mouth poUcy wiB be in
effort lor next year. Students
moat nati:^r4n writing the.Otfice
of Residence Life prior to July 1
if they, wish to pancel their
housing contract. Alter July 1
the contract is in effect for the
upPEMwmg Kadeouc JT6Rr
tbe atndent does not return to
Mercer: Ahbougfa this policy
has remained in hffect. it has
not bean enferced for the peat
five yeen ae ,a result of
overctowding in the reaidence
hafia. This policy now needs to
be enforced in order to assist
the Office of Beakfeoce Life in
meeting student bousing needs.
Freshmen and sophomores
who are required to live in the
dormiloriea (see next pangreph) are aim required to have
a meal plan. Any agdi studenU
who do not honor thair
reaidatice contnet shaB ba
responaibla far both room and
board fees for the balance of the
oontrect' year. Thoaa atudanu
who are not required to live in
the dormiloriaa. but who dwoea
to do so and sign a contract.
ahaB be rewponrible far room
fees even if they do not honor
the contract, bpt shall not be
responsible for board fees
beyond the quarter for which
they have already paid.
AU freshmen and sophomores
who do net meet one of the
following criteria will be re­
quired to live in the residence
balls:
a. over 21 years of age
b. married or divorced
c. a resident of Bibb or the
aoiTounding seven (7) counties
(Houston, Peach, Crawford,
Monroe, Jones, Twiggs, and
WiUdnaon)
d. veteran
There will be three meal
plana offered:
a. 20 meals per week (the fuU
meal plant
b. any IS meals per week i7
dayi
c. 5 lunches per week (5 dayi
Preahmen and sophomores
living in the reaidence halls will
be required lo purchase Plan
"A." Juniora and seniors living
in the residenee halla will he
required to purchase Plan "A
or "B.” Residents of complexes
"A" and "B.” Stadium Drive
and the sorority bouses will not
be required ^to be on a mea,
plan. Plan "C" is an option
available to students not cos
ered under plans "A ' and
"B." Under the above students
will not be refunded for miss<-d
meals.
Please contact the Office ol
Residence Life if you have
queatioiu on any of the above
WANTED:
Sober On Wednesday
Sttiwi Ter^l
Rena B«kv
knajf MUoo
Jan Hnrtun
Wendy Wctth
Amy Bypd
MUhe Wmvm
JaMDcm
RiHilaad Guidry
Kami Spnf^
Becky Tomer
IVimaA Craft
Brym Hatcher
Courtney Pitii
Wade Iwconanj
t>wv;ySbik
Mindy Sleytm
Debb^Wk^
Kaihy Shogreo
SicvcaOr
Shea Woodv
lUI Panentm
SwTHi Martin
Toro Camp
Foroaine Aaffand
PaulOoi
V
KdlyB^-w
ChmOiirio
.
iamn Payne
Chrmina DaukA«b
Hunror Hall
Buck tench
Lorn Stager
Mary Chandler
flmfae Graham
tAGfeen
LmfaWanfett
If you see any of these
individuals sneakfng around
campus, between 4:30 and 5:30
on Wednesdays, bring them by
Residence Life and claim your
reward.
BACCHUS WANTS VOTT!
I
APRIL 18, 1986
PAGE 3
THK MERCKR CMJSTCR
Aprilll-13
Men’s
Circle K attends convention
&
Women’s
Billiard Tournament
b7 BILLY LACEFIELD
their efforU definitely do not go
unnoticed. Not only do club
This put weekend, April
members enjoy bugs, smiles,
11-13, six Circle K members
sUended the Georgia District and laughs from the needy
Circle K Convention at the persons they help, but they also
rcaturing
AtlanU Maniott Northwest.
receive coveted awards. At the
While there, they had much convention last weekend, Mer*
Jack White
opportunity to meet srith other cer's Circle K scrapbook of
Week of April 28th
Circle K members from around
activities placed second in the
the state, to discnn ideu for
state. Also, Circle K's '86-'86
Student Center Rec Room
future club activitira, and to secretary, Susan Moss, was
Watch for Announcements
named the Most Outstanding
learn methods of recruiting new
members.
Club Secretary in the State of
Circle K is an international
Georgia.
collegiate club which hu the
RecenUy Circle K's 'SS-’B?
worthwhile goals of serving the
school, the community, and the officers were elected. They are
world. This school year. Mer­ as follows: Brenda Williams.
cer's Circle K members have
President; Susan Moss. Viceserved in many ways. They President; Billy Lacefield.
helped organize and implement Secretary; and ^eve Reagan.
a Halloween patty for children
of Mercer's faculty and auff.
They helped at Mveral Special
Olympics events. They offered
their services at the Georgia
Industrial Home, the March of
Dimu, and the Cherry Blossom
More than 360 of you joined
Festival. They gave a Vaten- ^eacb other in Bear Gardens
tine's Day party at St. Paul Sunday night for a free meal.
Apartments, and they volun­ While the majority of you
teered on Handicap Awarenen seemed to enjoy the opportunity
Day. They also participated in to join each otl^r in eating and
many other beneScial activities.
socializing, there were a few
Circle K members serve with complaints in reference to the
a strong passion and love, and long line and the fact that we
ran out of food. Overall,
however, the program was a
ATTENTION: Mercer Graduates
success.
If you have graduated, or will graduate, between October 1. 1985 and September 30.
The dinner was the idea of
1986 with a bachelor's degree, an advanced degree, or receive a state RN license bet­
Paul Ossi, Resident Advisor
ween these dates...you may qualify for the Ford College Graduate Purchase Program’.
third floor New Men's, and was
This is a limited time offer which began on April 1, 1986 and expires August 31, 1986.
sponsored by the residence staff
and ^ Inter-Reaidence Hall
It consists df two separate offers;
Progi^. The cookout was
1. A $400 allowance toward the purchase or lea.se of selected new 1986 naxlel Lincolnfunded by the Office of
Metcury cars. You may apply this $400 allowance toward your down payment, if necessary,
Residence Life, $100, MEP's
or receive reimbursement directly from Ford Motor Company after the purchase or lease,
Hail Council $75, New Men’s
and...
HaU Council, $75. and Shorter's
2. A special finance plan through Ford Motor Credit Company on purcha.se only Eligi­
Hall Council, $50. Residence
ble vehicles under the program are 1986 Lynx. Topaz, Capri and Cougar.
HaU staff members and ball
To receive the Foid College Graduate Purchase Program details, fill out and return the
councU representatives from aU
application form below, together with proof of graduation .or RN certification.
the residence halls worked
If you have further questions, plca.se cogtact Steve Stokes or Karen Mullis at Barney
together in preparing and
A. Smith UM. Inc . 950 Gray Highway, Macon. Ga. 31211. phone 1912)746-5621.
Write For
More on Sunday’s
cookout in the garden
IlNCluster
Box A
NAME
ADDRESS
CITY/STATE
GRADUATED FROM:
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ZIP
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couege/universuy
SIGNATURE
were
!
Barney A* Smith
LINCOLN-MERCURY-MEItkUR
950 GRAY HWY • MACON • 746-56J1
TWO ENTRANCES:
/
presenting the cookout.
Planning the cookout, we had
no idea how many students
would attend. We purchased
320 hamburgers. 250 hotdogs,
12 lbs. of potato chips. 5 lbs. of
com chips. 15 liter sodas. 12
gals, of lemonade, 2'A gals, of
punch, 20 bags of cookies along
with ail kinds of condiments. In
other words, the cookout was
much more successful than we
expected. We learned how to
better prepare for this type of
event and hope we wiU be able
to do a
event in the
future.
To all of you who helped plan,
prepare, present and clean up
after the event. THANK YOU.
To aU of you that attended the
cookout. THANK YOU for your
participatioD. For you that
expressed dissatisfaction with
the event, we APOLOGIZE for
your inconvenience.
The Office of Residence Life
Apply For
Credit TheCards!
TO:
Ravmund Smith or Wald Korwin
Ford College (iraduale Purchase Program
■Barney A. Smith L/M. Inc.
9M Gray Highway
Macon. GA 31211
DATE
Treasurer. Officers were in­
stalled and new members were
inducted at a year-end banquet
which was held at BeaU's 1860
on Tuesday, April 1.
The six members who recent­
ly attended the District Conven­
tion are Brenda WilUaxns. Steve
Reagan, Luisa Sgambati. Susan
Moss, Cindy Hallford, and Billy
Lacefield. These club members
hope to use the skills they
(earned at the Convention to
make next year the best ever for
Circle K.
^
Linda Conrads is Circle K's
faculty advisor. Dr. Lindsay
Holliday, a member of the local
Kiwaria Club which sponsors
Mercer's Circle K, is the club's
Kiwanian advisor.
Commuter Student
Organization
in coniunctio.*! with
■a
The College Credit
'■3
Card Corporation
will allow Juniors and Seniors
to apply for credit cards
including
\Amoco, Citibank. Sears & Macy’s.
April 21 - 25
Lobby, CSC
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FoIvhEMw
DMatLItzM
THE MERCER CT.LSTER
)
APRIL 18. 1986
Features
Sexual harrassment series: date rape
In viewing that tUa week ia neighbor, or even a boyfriend or
fiaxftce.
Bmpa Awareneaa Week, the
Peer Asaiatanta have pat
There ace a variety of reoaona
together thia article that deeb why data rape occuia. Tbeae ace
with a pawing aapect of aezual joat a few of the maiar reoaona.
aaaanh ia todar’a aarjat}r-date Flratof an. poorcomiminicatkai
i*pa. Thia article ia not oolj for ia a prime ceeaon. Thia ia dne to
women, hot for men alao.
a laefc of dear oadecatandmg of
Rape ia a aeririoa crime and each other’a ammal mteaninna
BiaaT rapeo ate cranmitted bgr a and erpertafinna. Uiiad meeaeemingtj “rioe gny" whom aageacanaboplnyarale. They
the woman ntaj know quite well can be nancniinireled vecbaQy
rather than a poTchotic atreagar or nooTorhety (thtoogh body
lacking in an alley. Rapa ia an lapgaage). There era abo aet
act of vioience and a vioiatiaa of coleataceotypeaaachaa^gieea woman’a penoaal righta. B aivenam in man ami peaaM^ in
can caaae great etnotiaoal and women. Another canae b that
phyakala^.
eome men feel that it b okay to
Dale rape - idao knoam aa -iiaa force to get vrhat they warn
"arqnaintence rape." "aodal
cape.” and "occh^ rtpa" • ia
Dale rape can effect a wooaan
aeanal aaaault agaiaat a woman in many waya, anch aa baa of
that ia onmmtted I? anmeone Iniat. gnat, fear, depreealnn,
the victim knowa. The capiat can ami aexnal paoblema. However,
he anyooe the victim knowa - a data cape can be avoided.. Pint
dau. an acqoainlanca. rlaaa
of an. arpvvim deacfy yonr
mate, eo^wockar. boea. ea- tboha before gatthw mto a
haaband. family member. aexnal aibintion, Avoid aadn-
ded placea by aaggeating
meeting at public pbcea when
yon’ce getting to know aomeone. Beware of alcohol or other
drugs which mey cause lack of
control oror a ailnatba and abo
be aware of how much your date
diinka, too. Don’t rely on your
dnie for benaportetaon, aapaciaRy if yen don't know him
weD. Drive your oven car or uae
pobHc treneportation. if poeeibb. Or go out with a group or
dnnhbdete. Above aU, com­
municate your wbhea and
aaaart yonraeiL iaabtonbaiag
traatadwithreepect.
Man cecnember tfant yon do
not have tha right to praaania or
force a woman to have aex, even
if you paid for bar dinner or a
nigfat ant; ydn’ve had aex with
her before; ahe egreaa to here
aex. hot then changea her mind;
yon met her at a bar or picked
bar np hhchhikii^; ebe dieeaee
provocatively, ffikta. or "oomee
on” to von; or you tfamk women
7k$B$$f6p$s0ii
Tttf BkttJuHi Stmuh
The Bangles, a class act
The CO
me are inevitable. Some say they are the
femab Beatbe. othen aay they
are a done of another aD bmab
L.A. group, the Go-Goa. Unfair.
The Bangbs. Soeanne HoCb.
Michael Slade. DebU and Vicki
Petenon, are fun, exciting,
and oh yeah, ee very good. So
when the Bangles ^ipeaied at
Emory Univenity in AtbnU far
a Pridey nigfat performance, the
email but anthneiavtic craved
wee prepared for a good time.
The Baindee did not dbappoint.
Their act b a breath of bnah an
b a stab moaic market, end tfab
gnnp bee talent.
The Baagbe offend a varied
Bebctbn of tones from their
btsm lop^wenty albam, aa well
as numben from tbair firm
album, A1 Over The Pbee, and
theb debut miai-eBmm. Some
of tbeh«blighteofthe show ere
their varebn of lop Ian hit
"Manbc Monday.'- vrfaich jam
heppeimd to be written by
Prince, and then bteat smgle.
"U She Knmr Whi She
Waala." Some of the eartier
numben (if yon .warn to caB
songe bom 1968 and 1984 early)
were "Hero Takes A Fan."
"I'm In line." "Going Down to
Uverpoot," among othecs. The
show ended with an impranpta eoems to have become a bm art.
jam eaevion on "Pua^‘ Too far many of their songs, the
Herd" with the opening act backup vocals are actually
group, the HooDoo Gurna. Tha ringing a vena which may or
80-minate show wee well ) roay not be the aame words of
pbyed. and hrereeaed m hateo- as the song. The Baagbt abo
sity thraughout. And one thn« ntflfre aU four of the memben
very important mum be men- at bad voeeb. Thus, eai^i
tbued about the show. The albam b fuB of varbty, aa aB
Bahglee were very friemlly to aievery cempstent lingers. But
their fens. Througbout the show the mice that atande out the
they ebook hande, with the mom if that of .SiBienneh Hoffs
crowd, and openly acknow­ Ishe rings bml on "Maniac
ledged their geetnree of aSeo- Monday"). In fact, aha b tnfly
lioo. When one fu jumped on one of the bom femab vocalist
the mage, be was not beaten by brock today.
some 300-pound raokb. but was
escorted off the mage and
It’s nice to see tins group gab
eibwed to view the rem of the nmbmteam eccepUnce. They
■how. The Bengbe seemed to an very popular on the coUege
raeOy care about their teas, campus acene. and wen fanwhich b really dice to see for e tured b a story b Time
change. The Bengbe ere dees °*s6«rine. Same peopb' mey
individnab.
belisve they an a n«.h jg
The Bengbe are a throwback pen. but I believe not. Tha
to the sound of the enriy sixtiee. group boa blent, and has shown
Tbeir firm brU elbura, AR Over thpy line gram range b their
tke Flare, b one of the hem of aongs. For bstance, tha group
(Me dscadex Unfertanataiy. it can perform rock soogs or
hee bean overlooked by many efaenge the pace with a alow
mnab fans, which b a ifaaitw. beBad. with a whimsical aong or
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Light b having much more Like An Egyptbn ”) thrown b.
commercb] auccem. The Baa- Take a chance on the Ban^aa,
giee ere very good at uaag they wiB prove to be worth your
beckgroood voeeb, which
enjoy being forced.
happening to someane else.
If the sitaatioa does aiba and Mom importantly, seek Counselyou’re etlerked by an unanaed bg whether or not you report
men, act rigU away. Fight the rape and press charges.
back. yeB ("HelpI". "rolicer.
If e bbod of youn has been
or "Pirel” rather than "Get raped, you can help lier by
awayl"), or nee passim nab- providing emotbnel comfort
w TomitiiifV uriiuiiiBf•
and support. Let .her express
UlUng the atucker you’re her feefinga. Don’t pry bto
ilieeeaed or menmrnatbg may detaBs. Be ntagudgmental atop him and gim you a chance liaten and give her your
to escape.
undaratandbg. Eneontage her
If you ere raped, gat to to rspoct the rape, see a doctor,
friends or any pbee peopb can . and contact n eounselor. Be
ghre you amotbnal support; caB reassaring and don’t bt her
a rape-criab hotline. See a bbme herself. Ofier her shel­
doctor immstHetely for treri- ter; see that she has a safe place
mant of any bjurba and for to aUy aul enmeone to aUy
other taala, which can proride vriih.
biporUnt medical eridenca.
So, no ihatter wliat it’s called,
Don’t shower, douche, baths, ar date rape b atm rape and it is a
change cbthee. Beport the rape aerbna crime. Awarenaas and
hecanie aa a result it may be eommon sense are the best
easier to prevent it from weapons agabm rape.
Develo{»ii^tai
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■The Mid-State DevelopmentaLDisabilities Project
■will hold five week-long workshops for parents,
caseworkers and oiher allied professionals at Mercer
University’s Macon campus starting in June.
The M-orkshops and the dates they will nin include:
_ • June 1<^3 "Needs, Problems, and Prospects: A
Challenge For Us AU"
June 16-20 “The Care and H§i^iing of Children
with Complex Needs at Home and in the Preschtwl,
or Day Care Service"
June 23-27 “Task-Analysis Training: How lo
Design and Use Powerful Teaching Strategies to
Train Children or Adults with Complex Problems"
June 30-July 3 (Two short .sessions of two days
each) “Augmentative Communicalion Systems for the
Speech Impaired Child" and "The Feeding Process:
Developing AbiUtj^ in Feeding the Disabled”
Pre-r^istrim5^,^ )te worluhops before June 8
^ guarantee a
parci.ts who wish to parfic^we in the worksho^}(^ their children must preti»sttr. Parents or guardia&^ bring their children
to the workshop for specific training will not be charg­
ed for tuition.
Funher infonnation about fees, classroom loca­
tions, and credits for the worksiwps is available
through Mercer's TDivision of Community Educa­
tion (912)744-2980.
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\PRIL 18, I98«
Mercer Choir to perform Mozart
The Mercet University Choir
will perforin the Mourt
Reqnlem with the Macon
Symphony Orcheatra at 3 p.m.
on Sunday, April 20, in Porter
Auditorium at Wesleyan Col­
lege. The performance is part of
the Symphony's subscription
concert series.
Mercer Choir conductor.
Michael Schwaitzkopf, will be
tenor soloist for the perfor­
mance along with Mercer voice
instructor, Phebe Settles,
soprano. Other soloists are
Victoria Blakeney, contralto,
and Wayne Baughman, bass,
both of Atlanta. Michael Loftus
serves as the Mercer Choir
rehearsal accompanist.
Macon Symphony conductor
and music director, AdriTGuam, will conduct the perfor­
mance.
Students may purchase
tkltets St the bos office thirty
minutes prior to the concert for
five dollars with a valid Mercer
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by calling 474-5700.
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Spring Quarter
Film List
Tucs., April 22
Rocky IV 7:00. 9:00, 11:00
Fri., April 25
Marie 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 •
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Restaurant Review:
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NOTE; The food editor of the
CLUSTER vieite each resUuraot
at least twice and alwayt
unanoouaced before printing a
review. The CLUSTER paje all
billa and gratuitiee.
I've already expressed my
feelings about Mexican food,
and Polly’s LaMesa appears to
add weight to those feelings.
The average lunch special (11
choices) will cost $3.50. This
includes, iot example. 3 en­
chiladas. 3 burritos. and various
combinations of these with
tacos or chile reUenos.
The Polly’s Specials section
merely takes the above and
adds beans, guacomole salad or
rice in addition tc adding more
to the price. I was interested in
the chicken flautas (3 for $3.40)
but they were out of chicken.
I finally settled for the sixth
special Utaco. 1 burrito. 1
enchilada). While the food was
plentiful, the whole meal was
hidden under a "landfill of
cheese floating lightly on
healthy layer of grease.” Do
you get the picture?
There are no desserts on the
menu; however, there is a
single dessert available called
sopapilla ($1.50). This includes
two Urge pieces of fried dough
amid much brown sugar and
eaten with honey.
Polly's lunch special is served
Monday-Friday 11 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. It is located 3439 Pio Nono
Avenue.
Ingmar Bergman Film Festival
Mon.. April 21
Persona 8:00
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THE MERCER CLUSTER
Sports
Sporti Edltar
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Atlanta Braves off to flying start
. by DON CARSWELL
Well, the Atlanta Braves are
off to their usual flying start this
year, going 2-4 through the first
six games of the season. There
is hope, however, because some
of the Braves hitters, namely
Bob Horner, Terry Harper and
Ozzie Virgil have gotten off to a
alow start. When these three
players come around, and mind
you, they will, the Braves will
be- in excellent ahape if the
starting pitching holds up as
well as it has through the first
week of the season. The bullpen
has also been troublesome with
Bruce Sutter, Gene Garber and
Jeff Dedmon all proving ineffec>
tive so far.
People seem to forget,
however, that the Braves still ^
have over IbO games left. That
and the fact that Dale Murphy is
off to another blazing start
should spell relief for all Braves'
fans. 1 believe they will finish
either first or second in the Ml
Weal. This weekend’s series
with the Dodgers in AUaotn
could bb an early season
barometer to measure the
Braves improvetnent. Over the
last couple of years the Dodgers
have dominated the Braves.
Maybe not this year. I believe
that it Vill come down to the
Cubs and the Meta in the NL
Eaat, with the Cubs prevailing if
usuries don't destroy them like
1985.
In the American League. 1
believe that the Tigers will in
the East, thanks to an MVP year
by Kirk Gibson. My surprise of
the year is a second or third*
place fmish by the. Cleveland
Indians, who have improved
greatly over the last couple of
years. In the AL West 1 think
that it will come down to Kansas
City, Seattle and Minnesota,
with the Royals having a slight
advantage because of their
experience. In the end I believe
it will be the Mets and the
Tigers in the World Series, with
Kirk Gibson homering off
Dwight Gooden in the seventh
game to win it all. I may be
wrong, however.
Mercer’s Cliff Broxton
no-hits Georgia State
by DON CARSWELL
Mercer cobch Barry Myers
probably wiahes that pitcher
Cliff Broxton never feels great
before an outing.
It's not that Myers has
anything personal against his
sophomore righthander. But if
Broxton tosses a no-hitter in a
key conference game when he
doesn't feel great, then maybe
Myers ahouldn't worry a great
deal about how Broxton feels.
Last Saturday Broxton took
the mound for a key Trans
America Athletic Conference
game against the Georgia State
Panthers. While warming up
prior to the game Broxton didn't
feel all that sharp.
”1 didn't feel good while 1
was wanning up." Broxton
Women’s
Intercollegiate
Soccer
Anyone interested in
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Women’s
Intercollegiate Soccer
please contact
Dana Robinson
or Ron Keller
in tbe
Athletic Department
PPrter Gym.
said.
That didn’t seem to matter
during the game as Broxton
breezed through the Panther
lineup. Although the Panthers
never got a hit, Braxton refused
to say that he was the lone
reason.
"It was the first time that il
had pitched against them a4l
that helped, because I fooled a
lot of the guys. They bit e lot ot
first pitches on the ground and
the defense played a great
game," said Broxton, a native
of Warner Robina. "Alan fcatcher Alan Childs) called a good
game, I don't think I shook him
off a single time in tbe game.''
Broxton's only problem in the
game was control, a malady that
has haunted the whole Bear
pitching staff. He walked four
batters, but none in tbe same
inning. No Panther reached
second base, however, as
Childs help^ out by gunning
down two runners attempting to
steal second.
At the outset an observer
would have to wonder if Broxton
wou'd last the frst inning much
leas pitch a no-hitter -. the
Panthers pelted the bell m the
first inning. Outstanding plays ■
by freshman calcher-Grat bosemt.i. turned rightfielder Brannen Smith helped Broxton
escape without even a scratch,
setting the lone for the rest of
the game. In the seventh inning
another freshman, third baseman Scott Malone, who has
struggled with tbe glove, came
op with an excellent play to
preserve the no-hitter.
On the prior Saturday Brox­
ton turned in tbe best perfor­
mance by a Merger .starter up to
that point, as he tosaed a
four-hitter in another key TAAC
game against Samford. In that
outing Broxton had no walka
wlule striking out eight, iiwloding the side in the seventh
inning. Broxton is now 5-3 on
tbe season, with three straight
Campus Notes...Several con­ the NCAA Championsiiip game,
including Naismith Award win­
gratulations are in order around
ner Johnny Dawkins...Also,
the campus...Of course Broxton
Mercer soccer coach Dana
earned one because of his
Robinson was selected as tbe
outstanding performance last
Saturday...Coach Myers also South Men's Regional Coach for
the
United States Soccer Olym­
deserves one for his outstand­
pic Festival '86, from July
ing coaching performance this
year. Who would have thought 21-August 3 at a site to be
the Bears, with three freshman determined. Robinson, whose
starting, along with a pair of squad finished at 10-9-1 thia
freshmen pitchers contributing year, will also coach the United
heavily, and without throe of ' States Soccer Federation Senior
the top four outfielders or the
Divisional Region ID South
Sele^ Team in August at a site
numtm two catcher, would be
in a situation to even challenge to be determined...Mercer
for the T.AAC title, much less
freshman Scott Rodgers was
have a decent chance to win named as an alternate to the
it...Other congrats go to senior
team... The baseball team has
Elston Harris, a standout guard
their biggest aeries of the year
at Mercer for the last four yean t this weekend as they host the
as well as the all-time career
Georgia ^uthem Eagles in a
assist leader, who was invited to
single game at ^ p.m. Friday
play in the Georgia Basketball and a double header starting at
Shootout at the Coliseum on
noon'Saturday. I'm gonna be
Sunday at 4 p.ro. Harris, a 6'2"
there and I hope that a lot of
guard from Chicago who aver­ students and alumni will come
aged 9.5 points a game last out and support the Bears.
year, will be teaming up with
Maybe even some of the
t^e likes of Mark Price and John administration will come out
Salley as they take on a team of ani see what the Mercer’
all-stan from the Southeast.
students actually look like. They
Thar squad will feature four probably have seen very.few of
members of the Duke Blue
them before. I guess that’s
Devils, losen to Louisville in
asking too much isn’t it.
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Mercer University Sports Update
BEARS TAKE OVER SECOND
PLACE IN TAAC...The Mercer
Baseball Bears have moved into
second place in the Eastern
Division of the Trans America
Athletic Conference basebalf
race as a result of a three game
sweep of Georgia State over the
weekend. The Bears are now
6-6 in the TAAC and 17-15-1
overall. Georgia Southern is the
conference leader at 10-5 while
Samford is 6-9 and Georgia
State is 5-7. The Bears will play
six games in the TAAC this
week. They journey to AUanu
to meet Georgia State in a three
game series Tuesday and
Wednesday. The two schools
play a twin bill starting at 6
p.m. Tuesday night and then
square off in a signal game
Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m.
Following that action Mercer
returns home for a three game
weekend set with Georgia
Southern. A single game is
scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday
with a doubteheader scheduled
Saturday starting at 12 noon.
BEARS SIGN FOUR PLAY
ERS
TO
BASKETBALL
SCHOLARSHIPS ... Mercer
Head BosketbaU Coach BiU
Bibb has announced the signing
of four players for next season's
team. 'They include 6*7" Scott
Mercer University
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Bailey, a forward from AAA
State Champion WUis High
School in Marietta, 6‘4’' guard
J. W. Naftel of Pace Academy in
Atlanta, 6’4Vr' guard Dwayne
Taylor of Jacksonville, Florida,
who played at Florida Junior
College this past season and
6'5',^” forward Ben Wilson of
Indian River Junior College in
Fort Pierce. Florida.
HARRIS TO PLAY IN
GEORGIA SHOOTOUT...Mer­
cer Senior Guard Eioion Harris,
who averaged 9.5 points per
game, has been named to play
in the Georgia Basketball
Shootout at the Macon Colise­
um Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m.
The 6'2" Harris, who is from
Chicago, Illinois, will join
players from Georgia and
Georgia Tech to form a team
that will take on a group of All
Stars from throughout the
South. Included on the Southern
All Stars will be Naismith
wiimer Johnny Dawkins of Duke
University. Harris is Mercer’s
AU Time career and Single
SeasMi Assist Leader.
GOLF 'TEAM AT HARDINSIMMONS...The Mercer Uni­
versity Golf team is in Abilene,
Texas this week to taite part in
the Trans America Athletic
Conference Tournament. 'That
event runs through Thursday
following a Monday start.
Mercer has been led this season
by freshman Bryan Roberson of
Wrens. Georgia. He is averag­
ing 79 for his 7 rounds this
season.
MERCER HOSTS EASTERN
DIVISION TAAC TENNIS.. .The
Mercer Tennis Team will host
the Eastern Division Trans
America Athletic Conference
Tournament on the University
Courts and at Tattnall Square
this weekend. The two day
tournament is set for Friday and
Saturday. Teams set up to take
part in the event are Mercer.
Samford, Stetson. Georgia Slate
and Georgia Southern. The
winners move on to the
Conference finals at Arkansas/
Little Rock next week. The
Mercer men are 3-7 for the year
with a Wednesday match at
Albany State prior to the
Conference meet. Drew Schnyder. who plays number two for
the Dears, has compiled the lop
overall record for the team this
season with a 6-4 record.
Robinson named south
men’s regional coach
Mercer University Soccer
Team Coach Dana Robinson has
been named the South Men’s
Regional Coach for the United
SUtes Soccer Federation. Ro­
binson will coach the South
Men’s Team in the U.S.
Olympic Festival ’86 (formerly
the Sports Festival) from July
2l-August 3 at a site to be
determined«The purpose of this
tournament is Ho identify
potential players for the 1987
Pan American Games in Indiana'poUs. Indiana and the 1968
Olympic Games at Seoul,
Korea.
In addition the Mercer Coach
will also <^ch the United States
Soccer Federation Senior Divi­
sion Region III South Select
Team in August at a site to be
determined. 'The team will
compete in a National Select
Team Tournament later in the
year. In addition. Mercer
freshman Scott Rodgers was
named as an alternate to the
Men's Regional Select Team.
The 6'0", 170 pound. midHelder from Dunwoody. Georgia
started 19 of 20 games for the
Bears this seasem with seven
goals for 14 points.
Robinson has just completed
his sixth season as Mercer
Coach. His 1986 Team finished
with a 10-9-1 record. Prior to
coming to Mercer the Atlanta.
Georgia native was an assistant
Soccer Coach at the University
of South Carolina and at
Georgia State University. Dur­
ing his six years at Mercer his
teams have won 44 lost 63 and
tied 5. Included in the record is
one Trans America Athletic
Conference Eastern Division
Championship and a TAAC
Coach of the Year Award.
Intramural Racquetball
Tournament
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THE MERCER CI.U.STER
Editorials
THE MERCER CLUSTER
Btitor's Comments
Editor-In-Chief...........................
BusineM Manager......................
Circulation Manager..................
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Ton; Blair, EmQy Campbell. Kay Gaddia.
. Dale Gonzales. Jaaon Shumate
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RGHTCANCER
BEFORE YOU
GETIT.
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could be prevented.
Jai Gibson
The end of the road
So here I etend et the end of
the road — the final Chiater
under mjr editorship. How fast
time seems to fly. It seems like
only yesterday that I began the
journey down the road of
campus journalism. But it has
been three years since my first
article appeared, two years
since I became’ a full-fledged
staff member and one long year
since I became editor-in-chief.
My journey ends now, at least
the longest part of it. I've given
this paper a great deal of my
time during my three years at
Mercer. I don’t srant to forsake
it entirely. But the time has
come to move on to new and
better things. There are other
opportun
rtunities here which 1 am
aipdousI Ito look into during my
final year of college. I have
given what I can to the Cluster.
I know it can live without me
and I can certainly live without
it.
Upon saying goodhye, I must
take the time to thank all those
who have helped over the past
year. Thanks to Sean, I«s,
Jason, Tony and Emily and to
all those, whoee names are too
numerous to mention who have
over the past year contributed
to this publication. Thanks to
David Tucker for his advice and
guidance whicl;^ kept the paper
going. To those in Student
AcUvities - Davis, VicU and
Val A — thanks for tolersting
my various rantings and ravings
from across the hall. To Lynn
Southerland, thanks for keeping
the Career Series going. To
everyone in Student Life and
Residence Life — Dean Jen­
kins, Betty Tapley and Jean
Ruland, thanks for putting up
with me when I had nothing
better to do; to C.D. ai^ Sandi,
thanks for all the articles
gracing our organirations page;
and to Beth, thanks for being
you. You're the sweetest friend
anyone could ever ask for.
Finally, thwoVv u, the faculty
and administrators who have
taken my constructive criticism
with admirable open-minded­
ness, the kind needed to solve
your numerous disputes.
To my successor, best of luck.
But always .heed to the
responsibility that goes with
this honor.
Blitorial
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in fiber and low in fat.
By simply doing thesf few things, you could drastically
reduce your risk ofgetting cancer. |
Sure, you could stil get cancer. IaMBUCMI
But why not give yourself the VCMNCER
odds against it?
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US kerp winning.
iodsey
Loves Me
(to the tune of Jesus Loves Me)
By Salvatore T. Falco
Godsey loves me, this I know
’Cause the trustees told me so.
Got no room for discontent;
We must trust «wr president.
How far will this censure go?
I’m not sure 1 want to know.
Next year “New Men’s’’ will be
“Steed.’’
When denied tb^ things we need,
Wiil he tell us not to grieve;
'* it we can leave?
Freedom of expression is a
right which all individuals hold
dear. It is a tight which 'was a
part of the tradition qf Mercer.
It was this that made it easy for
me to agree to come to Mercer.
If I had expected that Mercer
would have a repressive cli­
mate, I would never have come,
despite any scholarship. Things
have changed, though. From
last spring whte I sgreed to
come to Mercer to today, there
have occurred a tiumber of
actions which draw question to
the ■ reality of freedom at
Mercer. There have been
similar acts before last spring,
but they were hushed. Nail hy
nail, the administration and
Trustees are closing Freedom
into her coffin.
This summer, Provost Rex
Stevens stopped the printing of
the student literary magazine,
the Dulcimer. When the Dulci­
mer was finally printed this
winter, it was printed without
two poems. Censorship is the
first offense for this year. In the
Fall of this year, the faculty of
this college organize a special
committee to discuss grievances
of the faculty with the adminis­
tration. They are snubbed and
ignored. Dr. Godsey character­
izes them in an article as "eight
individuals," rather than the
faculty committee that -they
were.' Unresponsiveness is,
therefore, the second offense.
In Septemher of 1965, the
Trustees sat up a ten-year
contract with President Godsey
to remain at Mercer. No
announcement to this was made
until less than a week ago. The
third offense is withholding
InTormation. It is a useless
exercise to attempt to list all of
the offenses that are docuaiented. not to mention those that
are still withheld. Yet. the
Trustees expect the faculty to
take their resolution seriously.
It would he hard to do so. even
if the document wasn't a piece
of trash. If the pseudo-legalese
that characterizes this resolu­
tion is typical of Mr. Steed or
any of the other lawyers on the
Board, they should consider
resigning from the Bar. The
only precedent for the type of
rhetoric which they make use of
in their resolution would be
found around 1920 in the closed
unien shops. At that, the
courts ceased many years ago to
honor them.
Yet, it is my understanding
that Mr. Steed is a member of
one of the roost prominent firms
in Atlanta. What could motivate
him to produce such a piece of
work? Could it be fear, or
paranoia? Maybe, the faculty is
asking questions that the
Trustees do not want to answer.
If so, what is it that they must
hide about this university? Are
there financial problems from
mismanagement? Are five
schools in five years too many
too soon?
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Now is the time for a number
of people to rethink their
priorities. Is Mercer to hecome
a second-rate sprawling univer­
sity which can barely make ends
meet? Or. can we pull together
what we have ndw to build a
respecUble university? Respec­
table universities are such
because they care about the
people who pass through their
portals, students and faculty
alike. For facuhy, Mercer is not
just a place where they can earn
money. U is a great deal more.
For studento, the university will
come to symholize a great time
m their life. But, this will not
happen, if what they remember
is the destrucUon of their and
others’ rights. Who will donate
money to a university that has
such policies? ft is a time for
reconsideration, not of reprisal.
It u time for the Trustees to
realize that the memhets of two
faculties are not a few malcon­
tents. It is a symptom of a grave
problem. .Like a sickness, if we
Ignore it, it can only get worse.
APRIL II, 1986
PAGE II
THE MERCER CLUSTER
:in
Opinions
Letter
Student gives professor amusing excuse
Dear Sir
During my 46 yeara of collage
teaching, I ^ve received a wide
variety of excusea for late
atudent work. These have
ranged from catastrophic acci­
dents to mere laziness. The
following explanation from Joe
Suggs is certainly the most
original and least worthy of
emulation:
"Dear Mr. Daugherty,
I will not attempt to make an
excuse for this paper's lateness
but I do feel 1 owe you at least
an apology and an explanation.
I expect the full penalty to the
grade for this paper but 1
thought you would at the very
least be amused by my reason.
The paper was going to come
in two days late on Wednesday,
as 1 was having some trouble
getting the paper off the
ground, so to speak. It is the
first lime I have attempted
anything like an art criticism,
and my visits to the museum
ran as late as Sunday with a lack
of inspiration that would be
needed for a paper of this
length. The weird thing hap­
pened Tuesday night. I was
making a brief appearance at a
party and began discussing my
favorite topic, baseball, with
Aprilie, 1986
Personal statement by Nordenhaug to
th^facuity of the College of Liberal Arts
Let me begin by expressing
my appreciation to the many of
you who took time out from your
own anguish in this ordeal to
express your support for my
action in calling Chairman
Steed last week. However, the
time for commiseration is past.
We are hefe^t^-confront the
toughest reality I can remember
in my twOnty-three years of
good times and bad at Mercer
University. I stand here before
you to tell you that whatever
happens today, Friday, and in
the weelts to come. I am
grateful for the freedom of
those twenty*three years. In all
that time 1 have never had to
worry about exploring any idea
with my studenU, or give so
much as a thought to whether 1
should express my views on any
issue to anyone within or
outside the university. Regreta*
bly that atmosphere is changing.
Now you do not need to H-slen
to yet another endorsement of
the right to dissent, freedom,
and their necessary condition,
full participation in university
governance. However, I do
want to say that the only thing
that threatens our freedom is
something in our own heads
that nught prevent us from
exercising it. Threats of disci­
pline, and outrageous ‘love il
or leave it” statements are
apparently the preferred mode
of management in the twilight
of the pleonastic university. But
as ominous as they are they do
not have the power to transform
freedom into unfreedom, unless
unfreedom already has a grip on
our souls. One who is free
simply speaks, and I want to do
that for a few minutes in order
to clarify my aUitude toward my
own situation and our shared
fears and concerns.
At the moment 1 seem to be
holding a special office in this
faculty-lhal of public example,
as in "we are going to make an
example of him.^’ I did not ask
for this office, and 1 am not
altogether comfortable in it. but
as long as it has come my way
ri) try to discharge its duties as
best I can.
I believe it was roy obligation
as your welfare chairman to cal)
Mr. Steed concerning his
remarks in the newspaper. Far
from threatening me with
"discipline.” the administra­
tion should have commended
me for it. as many of you have
done. 1 won't go so far as to say
that administrators who disa­
gree with my position ought to
resign or that I will take their
failure to resign as a commendaiion of my action.
Let me now address the
Trustee.-' statement. I person­
ally do not have the foggiest
notion how 1 would dance to this
new tune, if I wanted to. I keep
hearing echoes of "the Ride of
the Valkyries" in il as it drifts
down to our bunker. Norwe­
gians are very sensitive to that
tune II makes them sit up and
think.
So 1 sal up and thought. And
after .some thought, the lliought
that came to me was; No! No. I
shall go on speaking and
thinking as I have been for
iwenly-ttn^ years here in my
home for as long as il Ls my
home. No. I should hate to think
that I had failed to say what 1
should merely because our
Trustees have temporarily
failed the faculty and been led
into an action they will come to
regret. No. I will not bow before
the new mylhofogy that would
have people believe that the
eclipse of the historic traditions
of Mercer University and
intimidation of its faculties are a
natural by-product of growth.
r
No. I don't want*us to start
negotiations about how much
freedom we are permitted to
have ino univers.ty. No. 1 shall
not pretend that the issues this
faculty has been raising for
several years are now suddenly
no longer legitimate and neces­
sary concerns about the integri­
ty of this College and its future.
No, 1 shall not pretend that I like
the direction of the university,
which is being redefmed by the
crudest
management-labor
models. And no. I shall not
resign.
^
Now if my no' requires some
price of me. and it may. it is
still-no. And if. much more
painfully, it should require that
i record my dissent from the
faculty's actions here today in
the minutes of this meeting, it is
still—no.
Now I do not want to hear
from any of you that my 'no'
represents negativism. "No” is
a genuinely positive response at
this moment in this context. 1 do
not speak for you. But 1 hope
you have heard me. and that
your action here today will
hasten the day when we can
"yes " again-and say **yes”
with a voice appropriate to a
college faculty.
in fact, even now I can
convert what I have said to a
"yes.” Ves. I have complete
confidence in what Mercer
University has been during the
twenty-three years I have lived
and worked within the gracious
shelter of her walls, walls. I
might add. that gave Willard
Clatchmeyer immunity as he
poked fun at all the sac^d
cows. Yes. I also have complete
confidence in the historic
Baptist principles of freedom of
conscience. And yes. I am
confident that whenever we as a
faculty really choose to be free,
this darkness too shall pass.
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several fraternity brothers. We
all were hoping to someday see
the Yankess play at Yankee
Stadium. Eventually the whole
thing began to shape into one of
those dares that everybody
thought someone else was
going to back out of. Before I
fully relized what 1 was getting
into 1 was waking up in the car
in North Carolina. Too late to
turn back. It was one of those
things that you only do once and
never forget. I was lucky: my
roommate once roadtripped to
Toronto.
We pulled into New York at
six P.M. on Wednesday and
saw the Yankees lose a tough
one to Kansas City. At
midnight the car was back on
the New Jersey turnpike headed
for home. When 1 reached
Macon at four P.M. Thursday I
was due back in Atlanta at six
for a family engagement.
Complicated?
WeU, I reached bed for the
first time in many days on
Friday morning at about two
A.M. When I woke up. I got
right to work and finished my
paper in time to hand it in now.
late and unexcusable. 1 had
quite an experience in New
Yu*k and it would be^iisbonest
to say that I regret it. I do,
however, regret my negligence
in 'my responsibility to this
paper and I hope that you will
understand and appreciate the
sheer oddity of the situation and
find sufficient humor in it to
forget it with my assurance that
it will never happen againbelieve me.
Sincerely.
Joe D. Suggs”
P.S. Joe’s paper was excel­
lent and there was no lat^
dedoctioB. Thia escapade will
surely be the subject of
conversation at future alumni
reunions. It may not rank with
Deryl's blinking Ughta in the
Chapel clock or Ike's string of
long red underwear between
the Chapel and the AdmlnisUaUoB Building. But Good 1
IMarshall Daugherty
Profeaaor of Art
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