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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
Athens, Ga. Volume 94, No. 67
Friday, February, 20, 1987
News 543-1809 Advertising 543-1 791
Are the rooms shrinking at Russell?
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Space is scarce in Russell rooms
By Bill Kent
Bed and Black Senior Beporlrr
Russell Hall residents Thursday com
plained that inconveniences due to incom
plete work and “failed promises" of
University housing officials are making
studying in the residence hall difficult.
“We received a notice in our mailbox at
the beginning of the quarter that said we
would have new desks and bunkbeds
within the first few weeks of the quarter."
said University sophomore Keith Quarles,
a Russell resident.
Housing officials did keep their promise
to replace old metal desks with new
wooden ones, but the bunkbeds haven't ar
rived yet. he said.
“We really have an inconvenient situa
tion because it’s impossible to sit close
enough to the desk on the left side of the
room in order to study," Quarles said.
‘There’s no way to fit the desks in the rooms
properly with the old metal beds’
— David Sobell
Russell resident
"The air conditioner blocks the space
where the chair and legs normally go "
Russell Resident Assistant Rusty Hamm
said the furniture replacement is part of a
five-year plan to change Russell from
metal to wooden funiture
"They started on the tenth floor at the
beginning of this quarter and there has
been some kind of hold-up to slow down the
project and I really don't know what that
is." he said.
University sophomore David Sobell. a
Russell resident, said the desks and bun
kbeds have to be placed together in order
to fit into the rooms.
“There is no way to fit the desks in the
rooms properly with the old metal beds
We have to have the bunkbeds to have
enough room for everything." he said.
Residents have notified housing officials
of their inconveniences, but said no action
has been taken
"I’ve told my resident assistant, but we
haven’t heard any word back from them."
Sobell said.
University sophomore A.J Moore, an in
ternational business major and tenth-floor
Russell resident, said the problem is
common throughout the tenth floor
Housing Director Dan Hallenback and
Russell residence life coordinator Bill Mc
Donald weren't available for comment
Thursday.
However. Jerry Studdard. assistant
housing director, said he wasn't aware of
the work being done
Also, housing officials promised to paint
the rooms after the desks and bunkbeds
were placed.
"We need to have the room painted be
cause there is a big unpainted spot that
looks really bad where the metal desks
were removed." Sobell said
Physical Plant Director Ken Jordan,
who is supervising the furniture
movement, could not be reached for com
ment Thursday.
City plans tp make
downtown parking
better for everyone
By Jeff Turner
l<rd and Black Srnior Keporlrr
Parking — it’s a problem that is
not new to downtown, but city plan
ning officials claim to be making
strides towards lessening the
problem.
"We’ve always had a parking
problem." said Joe Burnett. Athens
Downtown Development Authority
executive director "The dimension
of the problem depends on your per
spective.”
When the last comprehensive
study of downtown parking was
completed 10 years ago. the supply
of parking spaces downtown
equalled the demand, with the only
problem being that the number of
spaces was unequally divided. Bur
nett said.
In the early 1980s, however, the
dynamics changed when depart
ment stores left downtown for
Georgia Square Mall Specialty
stores, offices and residential space
took the place of the chain stores
and all-day demands replaced
short-term parking needs
An increasingly bad parking situ
ation on North Campus made down
town parking worse. Burnett said
"Two block* into downtown are
impacted by the lack of parking on
North Campus." he said
John Widmer, owner of Kicks.
Much Ado and Encore downtown,
agreed.
“Students on North Campus tie
the meters up," he said
Widmer said he agreed that down
town parking has been a problem
for a long time, but the problem
partly may be in the eyes of the cus
tomer.
"Some people expect to find a
space within 10 feet of a business.”
he said
Widmer said he constantly re
ceives complaints from customers
about parking difficulties.
Burnett said the city and county
have taken a hand in correcting
some of these parking difficulties
The first Athens parking deck in
30 years is part of the renovation
taking place at the Clarke County
Courthouse and the city will make
the final report on the Foundry
Street transit center project
Wednesday Feb. 25.
Athens Police Sgt. James Doster
said the city also created a new po
sition in the Athens Police Depart
ment to patrol for parking
violations.
Doster. who assumed the new
parking control position about four
months ago. said he patrols down
town for yellow parking line viola
tors. double parkers and fire
hydrant blockers. He also is in
charge of four parking meter offi
cers.
Burnett said in addition, some of
the local businesses have begun to
provide for customer parking needs
through renovation projects.
Several banks, including Athens
Federal. Trust Company and Bank
South, have increased employee and
visitor space. The Athens Banner-
Herald also will provide for em
ployee parking in a renovation pro
ject that’s in a very early stage, he
said.
Money problems have prevented
the construction of public parking
areas that would further improve
the downtown parking situation,
Burnett said.
“If suddenly the heavens opened
and money fell we could do things a
lot quicker.” he said.
However, until the problem is
solved. Rusty Heery. owner of He-
•ry’f Clothes flout, said he will
keep a positive outlook on the
parking situation.
"What would you think if we had
plenty of parking spaces?" he
asked "We know business is bad
when we look out and there are five
empty spaces.”
Lunde enjoys job
helping UGA grow,
dealing with people
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University student Ketii Viseu gets up lor the jam in the pre
liminary round of the Coca-Cola Women’s Slam Dunk Con
test held last night. Finals for the event, which features a
7 1 2-foot goal, will he held Saturday in the Coliseum at half
time of the Ole Miss game
By Mark Wheeler
Bed and Block Srnior Krporlrr
A profile
Campus Planning Director Dave
Lunde has coordinated projects for
19 years at the University with ef
forts ranging from swine research
pens to the upcoming biological sci
ences complex.
"I like dealing with so many dif
ferent kinds of people and the tre
mendous diversity of projects."
Lunde said
Working with all stages of a pro
ject provides the most interesting
part of Lunde's work, which in
volves interaction with architects,
administrative staff and construc
tion people
"My job is 90 percent problem
solving." he said. "There are really
a lot of problems we have to solve."
Lunde was born in upstate New
York near the Massachusetts
border. He graduated from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania with a de
gree in architecture.
He married a University grad
uate. Carol, and will lie cdtbrattug
25 years of marriage this year.
One of Lunde’s proudest accom
plishments is his part in the con
struction effort of the Tate Student
Center However, he’s quick to point
out that any project he’s involved
with is the result of the work of a lot
of people
"The building really came to life
when they opened the door to the
students." Lunde said. "It was like
the kids were the blood and life of
the building ”
He earned his master's degree in
public affairs from the University
and his main work is a master plan
for the University. He designed a
set of guidelines for the devel
opment of policies and rules for the
University’s growth.
“We’ve revised the plan a bit and
it looks that they'll be a guideline
lor the l.mversit>'s growth. he
Dave Lunde
‘My job is 90 percent
problem solving’
— Dave Lunde
Campus Planning
Director
said. "It will help in the planning
and the construction of the
campus."
These plans include environ
mental details such as planning
open space and landscaping
Lunde's plans also encompass orga
nization of parking and traffic.
Lunde said his University plans
are unique because most people op
erate on a graph system and don't
take the entire picture into account
when planning for growth
Campus Architect Charles M.
Porter describes his co-worker
Lunde an an interesting personality.
"Dave’s art is diplomacy. He
really gets the best out of people
and I really enjoy working with
him." he said.
Americans demonstrating Soviet awareness
Hundreds of students
eager for Jewry Week
By Keith Phillips
Ur«l and HI ark senior lirparirr
An estimated 200 to 300 University
tudents will participate in Soviet
Jewry
Veek, a nation wide demonstration
o call attention to the problems So-
let Jews have living in and at-
erupting to leave the Soviet Union
Israeli Consulate Information Di-
ector David Price said the week is
in important effort.
"It's (Soviet Jewry Week) a cere
nony and a show of solidarity.'' he
laid.
Hillel Foundation and the Georgia
Israel Public Affairs Committtee
GIPAC) are organizing the Univer
sity effort
The week, which has been cele-
Drated nationally and internation
ally for about 10 years, begins
Sunday and lasts through Feb 26
"We're joining with about 300
uther campuses," said GIPAC Pres
ident Aaron Weil
The demonstration will begin
Sunday with a 1 p m brunch at the
Hillel Foundation at 1155 S. Mil-
ledge
Participants will attempt to place
a call to a native American who
moved to the Soviet Union and has
since been denied an exit visa for
more than 25 years Weil said he
didn’t want to release the man's
name, because of the punishment
the Soviet government might inflict
on the man
“We called this guy last year and
you have to watch what you say or
the KGB will cut you off." he said
At noon Monday on the Free
Speech Platform, there will be a
press conference with featured
speakers including Israeli Consul
General lssachar Katzir. University
Interim President Henry King Stan
ford. Athens City Council member
Gwen O'Looney, Hillel Director
Reuben Roderiguez and Weil
Athens Mayor Lauren Coile will
read a proclomation declaring So
viet Jew ry Week in Athens
Organizers will serve a typical So
viet prison meal at the Tate Student
Center plaza at 2 p.m
The third day of the ceremony
will feature a 24-hour fast beginning
at 8 a m and an 8 p.m speech in
Room 140 of the Tate center
Wednesday at 10:45 a m at the
Tate center plaza, there will be a
mock repression of a Soviet Jew
At 11 a m. a silent march will
begin at City Hall and end at the
Tate center Individual students and
members of groups like the campus
chapter of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People. Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.
VGA profs comment on
6 Amerika 9 miniseries
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Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity. Delta
Phi Epsilon sorority and Sigma
Delta Tau sq-ority will join the
marchers
At noon Feb 25. there will be a
panel discussion on the free speech
platform in the plaza and at 8 p m
in the Tate center, organizers will
show the movie "Gates of Brass." a
documentary on the plight of Soviet
Jews.
On Feb 26. the last day of demon
strations. University participants
w ill wear black armbands to show
support for Soviet Jews
Also. GIPAC memtiers will travel
to Washington to join more than 1,-
ooo students in a lobbying effort
The nationwide publicity and con
centrated efforts outside of the So
viet Embassy in Washington will
create pressure that may help se
cure the release of Soviet prisoner
Yoses Begun and call attention to
the plight of the Soviet Jews who
have been the objects of state spun
sored violence in recent days. Price
said
By Carol Schuster
Beil .mil Black Srniiir l<r|MM In
“Amerika." the almost 15-hour
controversial ABC miniseries about
Soviet occupation of the United
States, has drawn mixed reviews
from various University professors
and students
Albert Hester, director of the
School of Journalism's news edito
rial sequence, said that, based on
the first half of Monday's segment,
the only part he'd seen. “Amerika”
is a cheap and sloppy show
"This movie is a disservice to the
country and to the media." he said
However, several University stu
dents and professors saw no under
lying messages in "Amerika."
University junior Cory Andrews,
an accounting major who watched
most of the miniseries, said he be
lieves most students will see the
movie as simply a "what if" sce
nario with no deeper messages
^existing
"It's an average mimseries I
think the director was try ing to do a
what if’ movie and nothing more."
he said “I don’t think students will
see more into it than that."
James Campbell, an associate po
litical science professor, said he
agreed that “Amerika" presented
no messages of propaganda.
"What I find most interesting is
people's objections to the movie; all
the overreacting is amazing." he
said. “People are too concerned
about upsetting the Russians."
Paul Popov, a Slavic language
professor, said most intelligent So
viet people will see “Amerika" as a
dull, depressing movie
“It creates bad feelings between
the U S and the Soviet Union." he
said. "Most hard-core communists
will see the movie as another way
for a money hungry capitalist to
make a buck
Campbell said the movie is a mix
ture of fiction and fact
"It's based on fiction and loosely
based on the intentions of the So
viets." he said "Anybody who has
the idea that the intention of the So
viets is not to expand their political
force throughout the world has their
eyes closed to history "
Jim Butler, a press representa
live for ABC television, said Donald
Wrye, the writer, director and pro
ducer of the nearly $40 million min
iseries. had no preconceived
messages in mind for the movie
“He (Wrye) wanted to do a ‘what
if film He didn't want to bother
with the concept of actual war be
tween the US. and the Soviet
Union." he said "He researched ex
penences of other countries that
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had been invaded."
Butler said the movie was shot
mainly in Nebraska and Toronto in
order to give the viewer an idea ol
what life under Soviet occupation
would mean to the ordinary person
Ratings of Amerika" up to
Tuesday night show it doing a little
better than average
"Our normal share for produc
tions of this type is about 22 per
cent," Butler said •• 'Amerika' has
been bringing in at least 22 to 3u
percent of shares for ABC,"
An ABU network spokesman said
"Amerika s" Sunday night broad
cast won a 24 7 rating with a 18 3
percent share The Monday broad
cast had a 20 9 rating with a 3| nor
cent share, and the Tuesday night
broadcast had a rating of 17 ^ v, lt h ,
26 percent share A ratings p, )ln ,
represents one percent of tele
visions A share represents one per
cent of sets in use ^