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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
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Athens, Ga. Volume 95, No. 84
Tuesday, April 5, 1988
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Davison takes YP job with science foundation!
Bv Sean Fagan
Bed and Blark Srnlwr Hrportrr
rormer University President Fred Da
vison will leave the University next month
for a position with the National Science
Center Foundation Inc.
"It is a developing program stimulating
learning in math and the sciences." Davison
said. "We don't have many students in the
engineering and bio-sciences like our com
petitors in the world. ”
Davison was selected vice chairman and
chief executive officer by the board of direc
tors' executive committee, and he accepted
the position about two or three weeks ago
The center's full board formally will approve
his selection at its April 20 meeting.
"This opportunity excites me, because it is
a new program It is a different approach to
a problem I have been interested in for a
long time, ” he said
The center is headquartered in Fairfax,
Va., but will relocate to a new site in Augusta
in a couple of years, Davison said.
William Morris III, chief executive officer
of Morris Communications Corp. in Augusta
and national board member of the center,
said the new site for the National Science
Center will be built on 90 acres of land next
to Fort Gordon Army Base. Fort Gordon is
the headquarters of Army communications
and the Army will run the National Science
Center, he said.
“Dr. Davison is highly qualified with na
tional experience, public stature, capability,
and reputation to fill this position. In short,
he’s a natural, he's a Georgian, he's experi
enced and he'll be perfect,” Morris said.
Morris said he wasn't on the board that se
lected Davison, but he was consulted and
gave his approval.
Steve Frankel, University president’s
spokesman, said, "They are fortunate to get
someone of Dr. Davison's caliber. His experi
ence and knowledge of science and higher
education will be a great asset to the founda
tion."
Davison said the Unversity won’t have a
direct link with the National Science Center
except for the common relationship of sci
ence education He said hopes the University
will continue to advance in research espe
cially in the field of biotechnology
"We need to improve ways of cultivating
new knowledge or we will find ourselves as a
second-class nation,” he said.
Leaving Athens will be hard because, "it
has been home for a long time,” but sadness
is offset by the excitement of this new posi
tion, Davison said.
Davison will vacate his chair in the College
of Veterinary Medicine, which he has held
‘This opprotunity excites
me, because it is a new
program. It is a different
approach to a problem I
have been interested in
for a long time. ’
— Fred Davison
for the last two years since resigning after 19
years as University president Davison re
signed in the wake of Jan Kemp's successful
suit against the University in which Davison
was named as a defendant.
Fred Davison
p Nunn speaks on politics, AIDS
Choyce Brown being attended to after being shot by Athens police Sgt. Michael Turner
Man in fair condition after shooting
By Nat Gurley
Krd and Blark Senior Reporter
An Athens man is in fair condition
at St Mary’s Hospital after he was
shot in the stomach by an Athens
police officer late Saturday night
According to police reports,
Choyce Brown, 67, of 40 Parkview
Homes, was shot on his front porch
by police Sgt Michael Turner after
Brown pointed a handgun at Turner
Brown hadn't been charged as of
5 p.m Monday, Magistrate Court
Clerk Evelyn Linn said
Athens Police Deputy Chief Mark
Wallace said Monday that Brown
was tested for blood alcohol content
and gunpowder residue, but results
aren't back from the state crime
lab
Radio transmissions Saturday in
dicated that a weapon was found at
the scene and was taken as evi
dence Wallace said Monday that it
was a 9mm automatic pistol and
that three spent rounds were found
near where Brown fell.
Turner also was carrying a 9mm
automatic, Wallace said.
According to police reports, offi
cers were in the Parkview Homes
area about 10:45 p.m. when they
heard what sounded like gunshots
and investigated. However, police
radio transmissions Saturday night
indicate that Turner was called to
back up another officer, patrol of
ficer Terrie Willis, who heard the
noises.
As the officers approached, taking
cover on the side of Brown's home,
“Brown stepped out of his house
onto his porch with his weapon,"
Wallace said Brown pointed the
gun at Turner, who fired one shot,
he said.
When a reporter arrived, Brown
lay on his back on the porch as sev
eral officers stood nearby. Minutes
later, as St. Mary’s emergency
medical technicians began treating
Brown, he cursed and denied that
he had been shot. Brown alternately
refused and accepted treatment and
appeared to fight attempts to place
him on a backboard and stretcher.
The shooting drew a crowd of
about 20 to 30 onlookers who
watched quietly until officers told
them to return to their apartments
Brown’s home is on the ground
floor of one of the two-story, mul
tiple-unit, government-funded
homes.
The Georgia Bureau of Investiga
tion is investigating the shooting.
Athens GBI Special Agent W. H.
Shepherd said Monday The GBI
will report to Athens Police Chief
Everett Price and the district attor
ney's office will investigate if any
wrongdoing is suspected
Turner is on administrative leave
with pay, Wallace said.
By John Stenger
Red and Black Staff Reporter
Sen. Sam Nunn admitted Monday
that this year’s presidential race
would have provided him his "best
shot” to take the presidency
Speaking in the Chapel before a
crowd of about 200 people, Nunn dis
cussed the future of American trade
with the Soviet Union and af
terwards fielded a wide range of
questions from the audience con
cerning the Jesse Jackson presi
dential candidacy, AIDS education
in America and his own decision not
to run for president.
“This was the best time I’ll ever
have to run for president,’’ he said.
Nunn said 1988 would have been
ideal for him because he feels the
Democrats have a good chance to
win the presidency and there will be
no incumbent.
Family and senatorial consider
ations kept him from running, Nunn
said, but he also said, 'Tve never
had a deep-seeded desire to be pres
ident.”
However, Nunn didn’t rule out the
possibility of running for president
in the future
In his speech, Nunn said internal
changes in the Soviet Union, in
cluding Soviet Premier Mikhail
Gorbachev’s attempts to create
more of a market economy, are pro
viding the United States with trade
opportunities.
Senator Sam Nunn
Gorbachev’s attempts to rid the
Soviet government of centrally-es
tablished price controls and to limit
government subsidies to inefficent
industries are going to be unpopular
with many Soviet workers, he said
"I’d hate to run on his platform,”
Nunn said.
Nunn defended his voting record
when an audience member said the
senator’s vote in favor of a recent
amendment violates the rights of
homosexuals He accused Nunn of
voting against the use of federal
funds for acquired immune defi
ciency syndrome education for ho
mosexuals
Nunn said his voting record was
being misrepresented and that he
was in favor of AIDS education.
Nunn drew loud applause by stating
that federal funds shouldn't be used
to promote homosexuality.
When asked about the presidential
race. Nunn said it wouldn't be in the
best interest of the Democratic
Party to nominate Jesse Jackson
Nunn called Jackson courageous
and praised him for raising some
important issues However. Nunn
said he differs with Jackson on
some fundamental questions about
foreign policy and defense.
"I don t favor Jesse Jackson, I
support A1 Gore,” he said
Nunn was in Athens Monday con
ferring with directors of the Unver
sity ’s Center for East-West Trade
Policy
University President Charles
Knapp said Nunn's speech was an
opportunity for students to see one
of America's leaders.
"He doesn't just read the news, he
makes the news,' Knapp said
Jeff Smith, a senior political sci
ence major, said the speech was
worthwhile but that there wasn't
enough time for students to ask
Nunn questions
Chris Decherd. a junior journa
lism major, said, "He gave real an
swers in a way that didn’t offend
anyone — particularly with the gay
question that was raised
Committee considers car ban
By Sarah llawk
Rrd and Black Senior Reporter
A recommendation to prohibit
freshmen from having automobiles
on campus is now in the University
Council's Student Affairs Com
mittee for discussion.
Darrel Morrison, dean of the
School of Environmental Design
and a council member, submitted
the recommendation in a memo to
Joe Crim, chair of the council’s Ex
ecutive Committee last Wednesday.
The memo recommends that
Russell Hall parking lot will get better lighting
By Chris Clonts
Krd and Black Senior Hrportrr
Pedestrians venturing through Russell Hall
parking lot soon will be able to walk through the
dimly-lit lot more securely, thanks to a $20,000
project to install better lighting there.
Physical Plant Director Ken Jordan said bases
for the 40- and 45-foot light poles are being
poured, and workers will install the poles and
light fixtures after the bases harden — probably
in three to four weeks
The new lights will be on the periphery of the
lot, as opposed to throughout the lot on islands
"We chose not to include islands in the plan be
cause we wanted to allow for renovation of the
lot in the future," Jordan said.
The lights will be higher and more powerful
than most University parking lot lights, he said.
The need for lighting in the parking lot was
prioritized by a survey from the University's
Public Safety Division, Jordan said
Crime prevention officer Lt Ralph Delgiomo
said the biannual surveys, conducted by officers
who have attended the General Electric Lighting
School, take into account various security and
safety criteria in rating current lighting levels
"We make recommendations to Physical Plant
based on pedestrian traffic and value of the
area," he said
However, being recommended for im
provement doesn’t guarantee renovation, Del-
giorno said.
"I’d like to be able to say this area is underlit
and have it improved immediately, but it just
doesn't work that way,” he said.
Jordan said some University parking lot lights
were done in a hurry when night football games
started in 1982 Improvement of Russell parking
lights has come up before but was delayed.
Workers will install the
poles and light fixtures in
probably three to four
weeks
"We intended to light Russell Hall last year
but were preoccupied with additional work." he
said
Delgiomo said the area isn't only a problem
because of the violent crimes that have occurred
in the area, but also because of a high rate of
auto-entry crimes, he said.
The area will be re-asessed when the work is
done, he said
“If it's still inadequate we’ll recommend im
provement again." he said
starting fall quarter 1988, freshmen
living in dorms not be permitted to
have automobiles on campus or in
University parking lots Commuting
students would be provided permits
for perimeter parking lots serviced
by bus, and handicapped students
retain current parking privileges
"My initial basis for the sugges
tion was to reduce the congestion
and traffic and make the campus a
more livable pedestrian environ
ment," Morrison said Monday.
The executive committee decided
Thursday to send the recommenda- .
tion to the Student Affairs Com
mittee to make a report April 28,
Chair Ron Eitenmiller said Eiten-
miller said he received the recom
mendation only Monday morning
Jim Tardy, Parking Services di
rector, said the University currently
has 14,300 total parking spaces. For
students. 892 are graduate spaces
There are 2,698 designated Housing
spaces and 4,023 commuter spaces
Dan Hallenbeck, University
Housing director, said about 6,300
students live on-campus Of those,
about 3,512 are freshmen
There were 4,045 freshmen last
quarter out of a total of 25.064 stu
dents
Morrison said with the large
freshmen enrollment expected this
fall, the University may need to
adopt such a policy
The University of Wisconsin in
Madison, where Morrison taught for
James Tardv
15 years, has about 40,000 students
and doesn't allow undergraduate
parking on campus, he said.
"It resulted in much less conges
tion and is accepted by the stu
dents." he said
If the recommendation is imple
mented, "I think it would be ac
cepted surprisingly quickly," he
said. "It isn't all thal had "
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University students to attend conference on racial awareness
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By Kelly Puckett
HmI and Blark Mentor Reporter
Georgia State University is hosting its sev
enth annual "Black Students on White Cam
puses” conference Thursday through
Sunday, and several University students will
be there
Laurie Kennedy, a Georgia State staff ad
viser, said this year's theme is "Fostering
Respect." which looks at respect "for self
and others by examining pre-concelved no
tions of cultural and racial diversity.”
Sally Siewert, Georgia State conference
coordinator, said she expects students from
throughout the Southeast and across the na
tion to attend She hopes the event will draw
"a good contingency of blacks and whites,"
as all opinions are necessary for the planned
discussions
Conference activities include many diverse
events, such as speakers from Georgia State
and the surrounding local area, a musical
production about the "historical perspective
of black female singers," and a viewing of
New York journalist Tony Brown's feature
film “The White Girl." she said.
The film's plot concerns the experiences of
a black girl who becomes involved with co
caine at a predominately white campus Con
ference attendees will discuss their reactions
to the film, while a select group of partici
pants will go to the WPBS-TV station to tape
their reactions for inclusion In a program to
be aired later, Siewert said
Several University organizations will be
represented at the conference The Resi
dence Hall Association and the Panhellenic
Council both are sponsoring members to at
tend.
RHA member Stephen Benefield, a Junior
management sciences major, said the RHA
is sending about 10 people to the program, in
cluding RHA members, minority assistants,
the Russell Hall residence life coordinator
and the residential educational consultant
Benefield, who attended last year's confer
ence. said, "The conference is really good
Its focus is toward respecting black culture
and white culture ."
Amy Woodward, Panhellenic public rela
tions chair, said the Panhellenic is sending
about eight of Its members
In addition, one Black Greek Committee
member also will attend
Siewert said the conference is open to "stu
dents and faculty advisers to minorities '
The cost of the conference for students and
advisers who pre-register by Wednesday is
*30 and $50, respectively. On Thursday,
prices rise to $45 for students and $65 for ad
vlsers
WEATHER
Today will be mostly sunny and
very warm with a high in the mid
80s
Tonight will be increasingly
cloudy with a low in the upppeV
50s
Wednesday should be mostly
cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
thunder showers The high should
be in the mld-70s
INCT PRINT