University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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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

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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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BUSES. B a tcC ROLLERBLADES The tremendous increase in student population has not afforded an increase in the number of buses on campus. To avoid the seemingly overcrowded bus line, students are now riding bicycles and walking to class. Students walking between classes perceive buses to be both few and far between, but adament bus riders will wait 15 and 20 min- utes for their bus. Unfortunately, these buses are, all too often, so congested that even the students fortunate enough to occupy a seat, sit shoulder-to-shouider. In petition, many students have taken their plea to the streets, The buses are so crowded that I pre- fer to walk even when it rains. Be- sides, the exercise is great. — V c f e Flutter walking and riding bicycles. Too tired to combat the eager bus rid- ers congregated around the bus stops, students have forgone their right to ride. Looking on the bright side, the exercise was great. The campus is now undergoing construction of new commuter lots to better accommodate stu- dents. These new lots will deter parking services from selling per- mits for non existent spaces. With the new availability of parking spaces, the most stressful concern of students rests on the tension filled traffic jams on Mil- ledge Avenue. 16 TRANSPORTATION n Kahn This year it was necessary to add an- other bus to the Milledge route as well as alter the route of the Family Housing bus. It now runs through central campus.