University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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R esidence hall security cut down. With less staff to roam the halls, the long empty halls seemed much darker. R egistration at Memoral Hall can be tramactic enough, but when you add enormous lines it is unbearable. Due to University budget cuts, the Registrar office was forced to cut back its hours. %:: The budget cuts even made a quiet place to sit in the grass hard to find. The lack of funds for proper land- scaping maintenance was apparent all over campus. With many intramural sporting activi- ties cut, students often start up their own unorganized games. In the Myers Quad, students play a game of flag football. M% 14 BUDGET flMiv I My ' t C ' . 1 O: ' ' 4 r H H l lP B w ' Jfl

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J ulie DuPuy points out the historic as- pects of North Campus at the Presi- dent ' s Fountain to a group of freshmen during summer orientation. Jennifer Goodenow and Matt Robinson tour North Campus with a group of upcoming freshmen, warning them not to wallf under the arch. Myth says doing so causes freshmen to become sterile. ' Z IU « i i ' ' Bi HHi iiJ . :- 1 1 • ' -g m Hpji mm, ■ BTWS - % E- ■n 1 ' ff%£% f fe ■li . 1 m i l W - - riHi ' sj» i ■L J Steve Jones ulie DuPuy discusses some of the unique aspects of old campus with a group of parents and students. n att Robinson demonstrates that the pillars of the Academic Build- ing are hollow. ORIENTATION 13

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!« S AND THE BUDGET €oe€tt CRUNCH In 1992 universities across the country were hit hard with drastic reductions in their op- erating budgets. Governor Zell Miller initiated sweeping budget cuts that hit all state agen- cies, including GGA. Over one hundred non-contracted employ- ees were fired, and a hiring freeze was introduced. And in a contro- versial resolution, the Board of Re- gents approved a decision to allow for the firing of tenured faculty, replacing them with lower paid non-tenured staff. Students were also affected. Some departments were forced to increase class sizes or drop class- es altogether because vacant fac- Students are the big losers. — Michael Hendrick ulty positions could not be filled. The library was also hit hard by budget cuts. It had to reduce the number of books, magazines, and journals bought during the year. Perhaps some of the most no- ticeable and frustrating results of the cuts were longer lines. The Registrar ' s Office reduced its op- erating time by one hour at lunch, which created intolerable lines at Memorial Hall. Even students ' free time was af- fected by the budget cuts. The Recreational Sports program was understaffed. Students grumbled but tolerated the inconveniences as necessary evils of budget cuts. 1; o voice their objections to planned furloughs and Job cuts. University employees joined together in a march through north Campus. BUDGET CUTS 15