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FRIDAY, JANUARY 19,1990 « ATHENS, GEORGIA » VOLUME 97, ISSUE 49
‘Rapid Fire’ talk show
may be syndicated
By JOEL GROOVER
Staff Writer
The student-run talk show
“Rapid Fire” is having rapid suc
cess.
Broadcast weekly on Channel
34, it reaches most of northeast
Georgia. But if “Rapid Fire" and
Georgia Public Television cut a
deal, it could blanket the whole
state.
David Herndon, moderator of
the show, said “Rapid Fire" pro
ducers will give GPTV a tape of
the program today.
GPTV is interested in syndi
cating “Rapid Fire,” which fea
tures discussions between
University students and local,
state and sometimes national po
litical figures.
Syndication on GPTV, which
reaches 96 percent of Georgia
households, could gain “Rapid
Fire” thousands of new viewers.
“I never thought we’d get this
far,” Herndon said. "It’s just
grown by leaps and bounds."
Now in its fourth 13-week
season, “Rapid Fire" is one of the
most popular programs on
Channel 34, Herndon said.
In the past, political lumina
ries such as Pat Swindall, Hosea
Williams, I^ester Maddox and
former Atlanta Mnyor Andrew
Young have appeared on the pro
gram.
Part of Herndon’s job is
booking guests on the show. He
said many state legislators know
about “Rapid Fire” and are eager
to appear becuuse it’s g<x>d pub
licity.
Adam Thornton, creative pro
ducer of “Rapid Fire,” said the
show originally didn’t feature po
litical lenders.
The students who run the pro-
David Herndon: Moderator
of "Rapid Fire”
gram changed the format, how
ever, after n suggestion by
Washington, D.C., journalist
Fred Barnes, who appears on the
television debnte show "The Mc
Laughlin Group."
Thornton said the high-caliber
guests coupled with the experi
ence of the students who produce
the show has been the key to its
success.
Herndon said there’s a good
chance “Rapid Fire" will be putin
syndication.
But a lot depends on how much
the show would cost GPTV, he
said. Thnt hasn’t been worked
out yet.
“Rapid Fire" currently pays for
itself through advertising.
Herndon said he’s not sure
when hell know the results of the
program’s bid for syndication.
Officials from GPTV and
Channel 34 weren’t available for
comment.
Former Atlanta Mayor An
drew Young will appear on
“Rapid Fire" Saturday at 3 p.m.
and 7 p.m.
Harsher penalties for students
Anti-drug bills likely to pass
By LAURA ROE
Staff Writer
Two drug bills which would have
a large impact on Athens and the
University will most likely pass
through the state House of Rep
resentatives, according to several
members of the House’s University
System Committee.
Rep. Frank Stancil, D-
Watkinsville and committee secre
tary, said committee members will
meet Wednesday morning to dis
cuss the details of the bills and
pass them on to the floor of the
House or give them a “do not pass.”
But bills almost always pass the
House and into the Senate if ap
proved by the committee, Rep.
Lawton Stephens of Athens said.
Rep. Karen Irwin, D-Athens and
a committee member, said the
members are in agreement about
the need for these two bills.
Looking at who drafted these bills
shows how important they are to
confess, she said.
The drafters are: Rep. Thomas
Buck, D-Columbus and University
System Committee chairman; Rep.
Bob Lane, D-Statesboro and vice
chairman of the University System
Committee; and Rep. William Lee,
D-Forest Park and chairmnn of the
Democratic Caucus and chairman
of the Rules Committee.
Other committee members in
clude Majority Leader Larry
Walker, D-Perry, and Rep. Calvin
Smyre, D-Columbus, who is Gov.
Joe Frank Harris’ floor leader.
Irwin said Smyre’s involvement
could indicate Harris’s influence in
creating the two bills.
Buck said these two bills were
drafted as a result of a committee
meeting last summer with House
Speaker Tom Murphy.
“We feel there’s a need for it for a
drug-free University System. It’s
necessary in the present environ
ment,” Buck said.
Stancil agreed that the bills
were needed, but would like to
know how people feel about them.
“Drugs are a matter of par
amount concern,” he said. "I’m for
it. Not to be punitive to individ
uals, but because the drug problem
is so great. We’re going to try to
control it.”
People can call Stancil at 656-
0202.
Irwin said anyone who would
like to talk about the bills could
contact her either at her office
phone number, 656-0254, or her
nome number, 549-2733.
Irwin said she would like the
bills to address the issues of drug
treatment and prevention as well
as punishment.
Comprehensive planning for
treatments and preventive educa
tion programs in elementary and
middle schools are her first con
cern, she said.
Beside Irwin, other House rep
resentatives from Athens are Louie
Clark, Michael Thurmond and
Lawton E. Stephens.
Stephens said there is a noble
purpose and rationale behind in-
troaucing the drug bills, but he
feels the University already has a
program to punish or expel stu
dents and student organizations
for the use of drugs or misuse of al
cohol.
The University of Georgia has
rules for student conduct already
in place to expel a student for drug
use,” he said. The Student Judi
ciary has the authority to expel a
student organization. The question
is whether to force that position. Is
it over-kill?"
Clark said he supports the bill.
“I don’t have a problem with that,”
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A SUMMATION of the NEW HOUSE BILLS
(1225 and 1231)
Bill number 1225 states that any student
organization that is caught using, distributing,
serving or possessing any drugs or alcoholic
beverages (which are not in compliance with
state laws) at any affair, social or otherwise,
will be expelled permanently from any
University System institution.
Bill number 1231 states that any student
convicted for the first time for use or
possession of "controlled substances” or
“dangerous drugs" will be suspended for
one calendar year.
Also, students will be expelled from
attendance at any University System
institution upon their second conviction of
use or possession of a “controlled
substance" or a "dangerous drug", OR
upon their first conviction for manufacture
or distribution of a “controlled substance"
or a “dangerous drug".
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he said. "Students can’t perform
under the influence. It is a state-
supported school, taxpayers are
paying for it."
Stephens will address the com
mittee at its Wednesday meeting
and Clark said he would try to at
tend.
Sen. Paul Broun didn’t want to
comment until the bills are passed
to the senate.
Student Association Sen. Wil
liam Perry said the SA is working
with other student governments
across the state to present student
positions on these and other drug
Dills to the state Legislature.
Senators have asked other state
universities to send representa
tives to meet with them tonight in
Athens.
Staff Writer Dara McLeod contrib
uted to this story.
Ian MoPirlsn^/Ihe and OlaciT
Up, up, and away
Two members of the University's Aikido club duke It out Wednesday in the Tate Center Plaza. Edwin Seams
(In flight) and George Kennedy (standing) demonstrate the ancient Eastern art.
Cox fund selects J-school
for $300,000 annual grant
By ELIZABETH DILL
Staff Writer
The College of Journalism and
Mass Communication recently an
nounced it will receive $300,000
annually from the Jim Cox Jr.
Fund of Atlanta.
Cox, the former head of Cox En
terprises, which publishes the At
lanta Journal and Constitution,
died in 1974.
Bill Holland, the husband of
Cox’s widow, said the grant was
given in accordance with Cox’s
wishes.
J. Thomas Russell, dean of the
school, said half of the gift will be
used in the advancement of the
existing Center of International
Mass Communication Training
and Research and the other half
will create a new James M. Cox Jr.
Institute for Newspaper Manage
ment Studies.
The money will be used to
strengthen the program for
training foreign journalists, ex
pand the study of newspaper man
agement and strategy and bring in
professional speakers, among
other things, Russell said.
“It is such a fantastic gift be
cause it is for programs as opposed
to buildings,” Russell said. "We’re
not having to use the money for
bricks and mortar. The students
are beneficiaries of the award.'*
The University was approached
and asked to write proposals to
outline programs for which the
grants were to be used, he said.
Holland said Cox wasn’t affil
iated with the University. The Cox
Fund chose the school as its benefi
ciary because it’s near Atlanta,
where Cox lived, and because of
the journalism school’s quality.
“We did research and were told
that the University had an out
standing journalism school, and we
had a couple of interviews with the
dean and his employees," Holland
said.
“We were very much impressed
with whnt they had done and what
they proposed they would do with a
grnnt this size," he said.
‘He was very much interested in
journalism and made the
statement that he would like to do
something to contribute to journa
lism. That was the motive behind
this award, to satisfy the wish of
Mr. Cox,” Holland said.
Russell said, "As important as
the money is, it demonstrates the
reputation of the college. They
could have given the money to any
journalism school in the country.
Condom machines
may be installed soon
in 7 fraternity houses
By STEVEN M. SEARS
Stall Writer
Condom machines may be in
stalled in seven fraternity houses
in the next two weeks, Tom
Greene, Interfraternity Council
President, said.
The condoms would cost $1
each. Fifty cents of that $1 would
go to the company thnt owns and
services the machine, and 20
cents would go to the IFC, which
would donate the money to a chil
dren’s AIDS hoHpice, Greene
said.
The rest of the revenue from
the condom machines would be
used to purchase more condoms.
The condom machines would
be installed in fraternity houses
at no charge to the fraternity, he
said.
However, fraternity presidents
would have to sign a contractual
agreement that the fraternity
would be responsible for all dam
ages to the condom machines,
which are valued at $300 each,
Greene said.
Which seven fraternities will
‘We’re concerned
about the health and
safety of our
students.'
— Ron Binder,
adviser
to fraternities
get the machines has not been de
cided, Greene said.
Ron Binder, adviser to frater
nities, said the installation of
condom machines in fraternity
houses is a worthwhile project.
“We’re concerned aoout the
health and safety of our stu
dents," he said.
Fran Beal, a nurse at the Gil
bert Health Center, agrees with
Binder.
"I think it’s a good idea be
cause people choose to be sex
ually active,” she said.
3rd minority services hopeful speaks
By MARLA EDWARDS
Staff Writer
The third to interview for di
rector of the Department of Mi
nority Student Services and
Programe told student* Thursday
her primary concern in the position
would be providing needed services
for black students.
"My understanding is that this
department is to focus on black
students only,” said Brenda Rich
ardson, currently assistant di
rector of housing at the University.
International student programs
provide assistance for Hispanics
and other minority groups, she
said.
Students participating in the in
terview Thursday afternoon rep
resented the Student Association,
Minority Assistants, Interfrater
nity Council and African-American
Planes
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — An Eastern Air
lines 727 collided with a twin-en-
S ne aircraft that had just landed
t« Thursday ns the jet was com-
E * gits landing. One person was
The collision on a runway at
Hnrtsfield Atlanta International
Power — only four of 13 campus or
ganizations invited to send rep
resentatives.
Richardson said she wouldn't
want the department to be sepa
ratist and she would employ strat
egies, such os hiring a white
student employee, to help inte
grate non-minorities into the de
partment.
Richardson went through a se
ries of interviews Thursday and
will continue the process today.
She said the department should
exist to serve basic human needs,
black or white.
“I think it’s more important than
anything else to develop ongoing
programs that focus on developing
self-esteem and self-identity
among black students," she said.
Richardson said the director
should work for recruitment and
retention of black students and for
Airport ripped off the roof of the
smaller plane.
South Fulton Medical Center
said two men were taken to the
hospital. One was in stable condi
tion and one was dead on arrival.
The hospital said it did not have
the victims’ names and did not
know which plane they were on.
There were no confirmed reports
understanding between black and
white Greeks.
Focusing on commonalities in
stead of differences Richardson
said she would work with block
and white Greek representatives
in discussions.
She said the department would
also serve os liaison between stu
dents and services and programs in
academic and student affairs.
The director also will take the
reins of the new African American
Cultural Center. Richardson said
the center should focus on black
students in terms of programs, but
its approach should encourage in
volvement from all students on
campus.
Eric Wise, representing African-
American Power, said, "I think we
need someone who is open-minded
end has vision.”
He said the director shquld
of other ir\juries.
Officials with the Federal Avi
ation Administration said the colli
sion involved Eastern Flight 111
and a Beechcraft King Air 100, a
twin-engine executive-type air-
craft.
The collision ripped off mn^h of
the smaller plane’s roof.
In Miami, Robin Matell, a
think in terms of long-term instead
of short-term goals.
Two other candidates, Leslie
Bates, associate dean of students
at Eastern Michigan University,
and Eddie Daniels, associate di
rector for programs in the Depart
ment of Student Life at the
University of South Carolina, have
interviewed for the position in the
past two weeks. Attendance by stu
dent groups at the previous two in
terview sessions was as low as the
student attendance at Richard
son’s interview.
Those who interviewed all three
applicants will turn in evaluations
to the position’s search committee,
headed by Glenn Rosenthal, di
rector of Career Planning and
Placement. A final recommenda
tion will be turned over to Dwight
Douglas, vice president for Student
Affairs.
spokesman for Eastern Airlines,
said details of the crash were still
sketchy.
Eastern’s first report had no in
juries on its plane, which landed at
7:10 p.m.
FA A spokesman Jack Barker
said he aid not know how many
passengers were on the smaller
plane.
collide at Hartsfield, 1 killed