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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
Athens, Go. Vol. 90 No. 101 Friday, May 6, 1983 News 543-1809 Advertising 543-1791
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Srr the dun in the middle up there? He look* cute doesn't he?
Well, he ma> be cute, hut v*hal you can't tell from this photo
ii> that the little booger’s got a bald spot from ha\ ing folks pet
him all day Thursday. This little guy and several other
kittens and puppies made an appearance in Memorial Plara
as part of the University Circle K club's annual Adopt-A-Pet
program. The Athens Clarke County Humane Society
donated the little beasties and got all donations Circle K
members collected.
Biracial council called
OK but unnecessary
By TOMMY SIMS
Hi-tl .mil Hl.u k Srnioi Itcpoi t« i
Several fraternity and sorority otficials said that, while an
all-Greek Council encompassing black and white Greek
organizations might benefit the University, such a council
wasn't needed
Interfraternity Council President Bill Thorne met with
Black Greek Council President Kenneth Cochran April 25 to
discuss the establishment of the council, and reaction from
Greek officials was positive
Rob Showfety, president of Sigma Chi fraternity, said
Wednesday. “I think it s definitely good for the entire Greek
system It's a good starting point for cooperation between the
two."
Showfety said that, although he hadn't followed the latest
developments of the bi racial council closely, he wasn't sure
the new council was necessary
I don’t know the exact needs that would require it,"
Showfety said But "it's in the best interest of both groups,"
he said
No specific details were discussed at the April 25 meeting,
but Thorne said officials from the two groups would meet
weekly until the end of the quarter
The All Greek Council will begin operation fall quarter.
Thorne said
Jeffrey Allen, a Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity member, said
the new council would "take away some racial problems and
create better harmony" among black and white Greek
systems.
However, Allen also said he thought the council wasn't
necessary.
"I don't think it’s necessary that the black fraternitities
join," Allen said. "It could be very helpful, but we wouldn't
die if we did not join."
Allen said he believed the two groups would unite — not on
ly the Greek system but blacks and whites all over campus
"That's the one thing that's a major plus," he said
Mary Jean Gray, president of Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority, said, "I think it's great I think it'll bring the cam
pus together better."
Gray said she would support the new council, but added she
hadn't discussed the issue with other sorority members.
Gray said problems might arise with the new council dur
ing rush, if whites wanted to join black fraternities and
sororities or vice versa.
“When you join any two groups, you have to iron out dif
ferences," Gray said "It's just going to take sometime "
Richard Middleton, president of Kappa Sigma fraternity,
said the move was definitely a good idea But he echoed other
Greek leaders in saying that the move wasn't needed
“It's not necessary.” Middleton said "We’ve been running
it for however many years without it — but it couldn't hurt
Human rights
festival moves
Stripling elected BSU president
H> HAN'S VAD8ETH
K„! ami Black Mall Writer
Roosevelt Stripling was elected the 1983-B4 Black
Student Union President Thursday, defeating
opponent Joe Davis by a nearly 2 to 1 margin
In what BSU officials called a low voter turnout.
Stnpling got M2 to Davis' 76 votes
Stripling, currently BSU vice president said his top
priority as new president would he to develop better
communications between all students
"My utmost concern will be letting the students on
campus, both black and white, know what the BSU is
about, and developing new methods of
communication." he said
In the vice presidential race, Irving Dawson
defeated Timothy Albright 124 votes to % voles
Dawson, a pre mod junior, said he looked forward
to working with the other new BSU officers
Although Dawson ran on a similar platform as
defeated presidential candidate Joe Davis, he said
his purpose was to do as good a job as possible
regardless of who was elected president
Stripling said he won the presidential election on
basically the same campaign strategy he used last
year when he ran for vice president
"The thing that was changed on my platform was
the Afro American study program," he said
Black students have protested during the past few
weeks that an Afro American Studies Program would
keep enrolled black students at the University and
w ould cause more blacks to apply here
Black student leaders have claimed an Afro-
American study program has been on paper for four
to five years, but it has received no university staff or
funding support
“I am deeply committed to developing an Afro-
American study program." Stripling said
However, he added he had no specific ideas how
this could be done
Stripling said he had no expectations that a study
program would be instituted next year
"It s basically the same administration today as 20
years ago when black students first entered the
university It won't come overnight," he said
Only 2IB of the more than 200 registered members
voted in the BSU election
"I am surprised myself over the low turnout,"
Stripling said "We had expected more students to
vote "
Stripling said another of his objectives was to
develop closer tics with black students at other
University System colleges to influence the Board of
Regents to develop a systemwide Afro American
study program
"We have to make black students participate
everywhere to achieve our goals," he said “Only
then conditions will improve, slowly, but surely."
Stripling will take office summer quarter,
replacing current president Marvin Ware.
Ware said he had enjoyed being BSU president over
the past year, but felt there was much more to be
accomplished bv the BSU
"I feel this is a good lime to get things done." Ware
said, "but it will be a lot of work, and I hope the
candidates realize that "
.Stripling won almost 2 to I
Brits here say freeze may be token
H> liRI AN BK VSWKI.I.
Hr41*4 Nlirk Senior Krporler
The nuclear freeze resolution passed |
by the U S House of Representatives
may be nothing more than "a token
gesture." said two British peace ac
tivists fighting the deployment of
American cruise missiles in Europe
Caroline and Theresa, who refuse to
reveal their last names for immigration
reasons, were in Athens Thursday and
said they welcomed the Wednesday
freeze resolution as a positive first step,
but remained skeptical about its impact
on the nuclear freeze movement
"It's a start," Theresa said, "but I
can't tell right now if it’s just a token
gesture or not There is a growing
resentment toward the U S. military
presence in Britain "
Caroline and Theresa are members
of Britain's Greenham Common protest
group opposing President Reagan's
decision to deploy cruise missiles at a
U S Air Force base in Greenham Com
mon
In December 1982, more than 30.000
women surrounded the base and set up
permanent encampments to protest the
missiles Since the original December
1982 protest, the group has maintained
a camp at the air force base despite two
evictions
The women said the British people
were unwilling partners in the arms
race
"Lies were told,” Caroline said "We
were told these were defensive
weapons, when they are really first
stnke weapons; that would make Bri
tain a first strike target I just don t
want to be killed "
They said British citizens had no
voice in the decision over the cruise
missiles
"There was no public referendum, no
attention to public opinion about this,"
Theresa said "British people have no
control over nuclear bases in Britain
We are an occupied country
The women were in Athens as part of
a 20-city speaking tour cosponsored by
the War Resister's League
Thursday 's lecture was sponsored by
the Athens branch of the Women's In
ternational League for Peace and
Freedom
Linda Everett, organizer of the
Athens chapter of WILPF, said her
group would call on Georgia's senators
to support the freeze resolution
"We call on Senators Sam Nunn and
Mack Mattingly to vote yes' to the
nuclear freeze resolution when it
reaches the Senate." Everett said
"Ronald Reagan has responded to the
outcry of Americans and Europeans
alike by belittling our demands and
questioning our motives."
According to Theresa, one of the pro
blems with the freeze movement in Bri
tain is ignorance
"People in Britain are terribly unin
formed about the freeze issue, espeeia
ly freeze movement here in America,"
Theresa said. "And it looks as though
unemployment and the nuclear issue
will be the two big issues in our elec
tions this fall ”
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarma
ment party in Britain is expected todo
well in this year's elections. Theresa
said Unlike the Green Party, which
caused demonstrations against cruise
missiles in West Germany, Caroline
said theCND was a large, well organiz
ed group fighting the buildup of nuclear
arms
Caroline and Theresa oppose U.S. deployment of cruise missiles in Britain
Reagan pressing his Latin policies
By TERENCE HUNT
\«a«rlala4 PrfM Hriter
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - President Reagan, cour
ting Mexican-American support in vote-rich Texas,
pressed his military and economic policies in Central
America with a warning Thursday that the region is
threatened by "enemies of democracy "
Setting out on a five-day foray from Washington,
the president attended festivities marking Cinco de
Mayo, a Mexican holiday commemorating the May 5,
1862. defeat of French troops by heavily outnumbered
Mexican forces defending their capital
Reagan claimed credit for repairing U.S relations
with Mexico, appointing 130 Hispamcs to high-level
jobs in his administration, and applying the right
prescription for "the economic troubles we inherited
from the 1970s "
Appealing for support for his Central-American
policies, Reagan said
“I hope you agree with me that the United States
can no longer remain complacent about what is hap
pening to our neighbors and to our friends in the
south.
"We can no longer find excuses for doing nothing
and then hope for the best when the enemies of
democracy — Cuba, the U S S R and Nicaragua —
are actively working to subvert thse nations.
"What's going on in Central America relates
directly to the security of the United Slates, and when
it comes to that, we aren't Republicans and
Democrats, we’re Americans ”
The outline of a thick bulletproof vest was clearly
visible under Reagan's tan suit as he spoke on a sun
drenched stage he shared with Mexican-American
men in sombreros and women in long dresses Shouts
of "Fight for jobs, not for war" could be heard from
several demonstrators outside the plaza
Afterward, to the music of a mariachi band,
Reagan ate guacamole on a taco and shrugged off
questions about the political impact of his visit Told
he looked like a candidate, Reagan said, “I did not
say a word about it.” Asked if he was courting the
Hispanic vole, he replied, “...I just came here to
celebrate with them."
However, Reagan was accompanied here by White
House political director Ed Rollins, political aide Lee
Atwater and Republic National Chairman Frank
Fahrenkopf
In a statement issued by the White House during his
trip, the president declared that a non binding
nuclear freeze resolution approved Wednesday night
by the House "is not an answer to arms control that I
can responsibly support " He predicted “the doubts
and opposition to a simple freeze will continue to
grow" in Senate debate on the resolution
Reagan's70-minute appearance at a downtown San
Antonio Plaza was criticized as political by local
Democrats
White House officials say the Hispanic vote, par
ticularly in states such as California, Texas and
Florida, will be crucial to Reagan if he seeks re-
election next year. Overall, Texas is the third biggest
state after California and New York in number of
electoral voters - 29 of the total of 538
into community
By BOBKKYKS
Ht-il miH HI.irk Senior Nrp«»rtrr
The Athens Human Rights Festival
that begins next week has taken on a
new face this year
The annual event, now in its fifth
year, will be expanded from one day to
one week and moved from the trad!
tional location at Legion Field to the
Athens Fairgrounds and other spots
around town
Organizers say the move and format
changes will allow the community to
become involved.
"The festival week is set up to try to
appeal to the whole community We're
working with as many institutions
around town as possible," said Randy
Tatel, an Athens Progressive Resource
Center volunteer and festival
organizer
The off-campus move "represents
the evolution of our activities within the
community. Now, since we have the
resource center, we want to become
more community oriented," said
Michael Collins, another organizer
In its early years, the festival was run
by SCOPE, a student organization, and
when its members graduated the Pro
gressive Resource Center was formed
and took the Festival over.
The move off-campus will also pro
vide an opportunity for people to camp
out. Collins said. "We’re encouraging
everyone to bring their food and enjoy
themselves out at the festival RTI just
be a lot better if you stay on the
grounds," he said.
Food and a variety of juices will be
sold at the grounds
In years past, many people thought of
the festival as a musical extravaganza,
and the political-awareness aspect was
often lost.
But this year, workshops will be con
ducted throughout town weeknights to
bring the political aspect up to par with
the music.
"A 15- or 20-minute speech was good
for rousing the emotions." Collins said,
"but the workshops will make it more
concrete and provide a longer last ef
fect."
Some of the workshops are:
• “Nuclear Power. Nuclear
Weapons: The Connection,” by Michio
Kaku, an internationally-known
nuclear physicist Monday, 7-g p m
Athens Regional Library
• "Tax Resistance: Tax Conversion
from Military to Human Needs," by
Robert Randall, sponsored by the
Atlanta Tax Conversion Group for
Peace and Human Needs Tuesday,
7:30-9:30 p m Unitarian Umversalist
Chapel
• "Abortion: An Essential Woman's
Right," Wednesday, 8 p m Room F,
Law School
• "The Death Penalty in Georgia,"
by Marshall Dayan Thursday Call the
Progressive Resource Center at
353-1218 for time and location
• "1979 Massacre of 5 Greensboro
Civil Rights Activists,” by Marty
Nathan, whose husband was one of
those killed Friday, 7:30-9:30 pm.
First African Methodist Episcopal
• "Energy and Employment." by
Anna Gyorgy, director of the Critical
Mass Energy Project. Friday, 7-9 p.m
The Catholic Center
Saturday David Wayte, the only suc
cessful draft-registration resister to
date, will speak at 5:30 p.m
For details on these and any other
workshops call the resource center