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2 • The Red and Black • Fnday, January 26 1990
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University’s PE requirement to be researched. The
University Council's Curriculum Committee assigned a
subcommittee to further review the University’s physical education
requirement Tuesday The Student Association has recommended to
the committee that the University continue to require all
undergraduate students to complete five hours of PE. Wen Williams,
Curriculum Committee chairman, said the subcommittee is trying to
develop a philosophy on the role of PE at this and other universities
Williams said the subcommittee will seek faculty input or. the issue
and will also look at the PE require menu of other colleges and
universities The subcommittee will complete iu research and report
oacx to the full committee March 6, he said. “It may end here,*
Williams said. They may not recommend any changes *
Proposed bill not on agenda. A propoeed bill prohibiting
anyone under 21 from entering bars did not oome up on the agenda of
the Georgia Senate Consumer Affairs Committee Thursdai Three
members of Young Demcorats who attended the meeting had planned
to lobby against the bill, Phil Smith, senior political science mayor,
said He said he and two other members of Young Democrats will
attend Tuesday’s committee meeting during which the bill is
supposed to be discussed. Tver, if it passes the committee, we think
we have enough Senate support to kill it on the Senate floor.* But he
said they still need students to continue contacting their senators to
defeat the bill.
ATLANTA (AP): Anti-flag burners could have defense, a
bill introduced in the Georgia House would provide a potential legal
defense for anyone who physically tried to prevent the burning of an
American fag and was charged with a crime. The bill, sponsored by
freshman Rep. Clay Davis, R-Jonesboro, stipulates that in the event a
person is charged with assault or battery for attempting to prevent a
f ag burring, the individual can claim justification. It would make
burning the American flag something like using fighting words and
lets the judge decide whether the claim of justification is legitimate.
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP): O'Ferrell retains lawyer, a man
questioned in two pipe bomb killings, including a judge who once
ruled against him, retained a lawyer Thursday and ceased
cooperating with federal agents who have been searching his property
since Monday. The FBI, seeking clues in the mail bomb explosions ’
that killed the federal judge in Birmingham and a Georgia civil rights
lawyer, sent divers into a pond across from Robert Wayne O’Ferrell’s
rural home Thursday. Attorney Paul Harden of Evergreen, retained
by OTerrell, said he had advised his client to quit talking with
investigators. Authorities returned to OTerrell’s home to search for
evidence in the Dec. 16 slaying ofU-S. Circuit Judge Robert Vance of
Birmingham and the similar mail bomb explosion two days that
killed Robert Robinson, an NAACP lawyer in Savannah, Ga.
ATLANTA (AP): House passes own version of budget.
The Georgia House passed and sent to the Senate Thursday a $145.6
million supplemental state spending bill that budget writers said
builds more prisons and incurs less debt than Gov. Joe Frank Harris
recommended. House approval came on a 163-11 vote, with the only
debate resulting from an effort by black legislators to block the
addition of $250,000 to Attorney General Michael Bowers’ budget.
The money is for Bowers’ use in fighting a federal lawsuit challenging
the way in which superior court judges in Georgia are elected.
Plaintiffs contend the system works against the election of blacks.
WASHINGTON (AP): Bush announces Panama aid.
President Bush today announced a $1 billion economic assistance
package for Panama in hopes of forging a “prosperous democratic
nation." Bush, who ordered the military invasion that ousted dictator
Manuel Antonio Noriega last month, called for $500 million for
human assistance, loans and public works, and an equal amount to
help ease the nation’s burden of foreign debt. He called his plan a
“good and full program," but did not rule out additional assistance in
the future. He pledged to work closely with Congress in seeking
approval for funding. Bush said he has discussed the aid with
Panamanian President Guillermo Endara by phone, and said he was
impressed with “his commitment to reform Panama " Endara was
sworn in with U.S. backing as American troops were landing in
Panama City a month ago.
WASHINGTON (AP): Overnight delivery may shrink. The
Postal Service is shrinking the areas in which it promises overnight
and second-day mail delivery, aiming to provide what it hopes will be
more consistent service. By concentrating its resources on smaller
areas, the agency hopes to better keep its delivery promises,
explained Frank. To keep it honest, the agency is hiring an outside
f rm to measure its performance and report the results publicly, he
said. Tne effort to make service more consistent comes just two
months before the Postal Service is expected to apply for a rate
increase to take effect in 1991.
MIAMI (AP): Israeli linked to drug cartel found dead.
An Israeli businessman reportedly linked to mercenaries who trained
Medellin drug cartel gunmen was found dead at the airport here,
stuffed into the trunk of a car, police said Thursday. The rody of Arik
Afek was discovered after Metro-Dade police received complaints of
an offensive odor coming from a car in the Miami International
Airport parking garage, police said. The cause of death was not
immediately announced, but was being investigated as a homicide,
police said. Israeli television Thursday reported that Afek, who has a
nome just outside Miami, was named in connection with Israeli
mercenaries in Colombia who trained drug lords. He also allegedly
helped reserve Israeli army Lt. Col. Yair Klein escape Colombia after
reports emerged he was training the guards of drug lords there. Klein
later said he thought he was training farmers to fight guerrillas.
UGA TODAY
Announcements
• The Women’s Studies Program
will have a brown bag lunch talk
today from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in
Room 140 of the Tate Student
Center. The topic will be
“Invisible Leaders of the Civil
Rights Movement.’
• The American Lung
Association of Athens needs
volunteers to serve as counselors
at Camp Breath Easy from June
9 through 15. The camp, which is
located in Cleveland, Ga., is
designed for children with
Asthma, who require daily
medication. Training is provided.
For more information, call 872-
9653.
Upcoming
• AIDS Education, Awareness
and Action Day will be held
Saturday from 8:15 a-m. to 5 p.m.
at the Tate Student Center. The
event, which is sponsored by
AIDS Athens and the University
Health Service, will include
presentations by people living
with AIDS, physicians, social
workers, nurses and health
educators. The registration fee
will be $2 for studente and $15
for non-etudents and will include
lunch. For more information, call
J Nancy MacNair at 542-1162.
t • “Dictionary," an exhibit of
drawings by Michael Lachowski
will be presented Saturday at 9
S .m. at the old location of
unkman's Daughter’s Brother
at 285 W. Broad St.
• A joint senior recital will be
given Monday night at 8 by two
studente, Kelly Anderson on
percussion instruments and
Catherine Piettro on the flute.
The recital is free and open to the
public.
• The S.W.A.T. team (Social
Work and Theology) will meet
Monday at 7 in Room 324 of
Tucker Hall. Everyone is
welcome.
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East Europe embraces conservatism
By DARA McLEOD
Staff Writer
Although liberalism appears to
be on the forefront at the reform
movement in Eastern Europe, a
shift toward conservatism is the
reality, said Tamas Karma, the eo-
director of the Hungarian Institute
for Education.
Korma told students and faculty
at the Tate Student Center
Thursday that this conservatism it
reflected in the educational sys
tems of Eastern Europe
For the last 40 years, the official
ideology of these countries has
been Marxism and socialism;
therefore, the opposition couldn’t
look to the left for alternative ide
ology, he said.
"They had to look elsewhere,* he
said “What they found was conser
vatism and Christian socialism."
The political changes in Eastern
Europe have caused educators to
reevaluate the curricula of East
European schools, he said
The trend toward national sov
ereignty and the search for na
tional identity affect the teaching
of history, political science, hu
manity and the arts, Korma said.
Foreign language education is
one of the priority issues in
Eastern Europe. Although Russian
has been taught as a second lan
guage since the Communist take
over, there's now talk of adopting
English or German as a second lan
guage in many Eastern block coun
tries, he said.
David Adams, senior economics
major, said he was surprised to
hear that it’s likely for English to
be the second language there
Korma said there is opposition
to each of these choices. He said
the ideal situation would be to
have Russian as a second language
while opening doors to the West at
the same time.
“But that's not a political possi
bility,’ he said.
The recent political changes also
affect the interpretation of history
for many of these nations. Korma
said there’s growing support
among educators to change past in
terpretations of history in order to
teach reality.
There is a contradictory process
going on in Eastern Europe," he
said. “One would have the impres
sion that liberals are powerful. But
that is misleading to political ana-
lysts.’ .
According to an article written
by Korma, the trend toward con
servatism is a reaction to the past
40 years of "massive indoctrina
tion”.
Dean Rusk honored at awards dinner
By ANNE-MARIE FANGUY
Sta* Wrter
University President Charles
Knapp presented Emeritus Law
Professor Dean Rusk with the 1990
Abraham Baldwin Award
Thursday at the annual Founders’
Day dinner.
■Hie banquet, which was spon
sored by the University Alumni So
ciety, marked the University’s
205th birthday.
Rusk was chosen to receive the
Baldwin Award for his outstanding
service not only to the University
but also as a world leader, Genie
Snyder, alumni development spe
cialist, said.
In an interview before the cere
mony, Rusk said that he was very
pleased to receive the award.
“It came as quite a surprise," he
said. He said he and Mrs. Rusk will
cherish the award which comes
from those who have made such a
contribution to the University.
Rusk served as the U.S. Secre
tary of State under Presidents
Kennedy and Johnson from 1961-
1969 and became the Samuel H.
Sibley Professor of International
Law in 1970.
The University Law School es
tablished the Dean Rusk Center
for International and Comparative
Law in 1977 to study laws affecting
international trade and commerce.
Snyder said the award, named
for the man who was responsible
for writing the University's charter
in 1764, is usually given to two re
cipients, but Rusk was the only re
cipient this year because of his
distiguished contributions.
Last year’s recipients were Uni
versity’ Athletic Director Vince
Dooley and Billy Hudson, professor
emeritus of agricultural engi
neering, she said.
Also at Thursday’s dinner, the
University Alumni Association
presented the Alumni Regional
Committee Helpers Awards to
alumni who have contributed to
the community.
There are several ARCH chap
ters around the state.
Lee Bren son, an Athens ARCH
member, said the awards are spe
cifically for University’ alumni in
the Athens area. Athens residents
make nominations which are voted
on by selected ARCH members.
Recipients were LaGrange Du-
Pree, William A. Simpson, Barbara
Thurmond Archibald, Claude Wil
liams Jr., and William Flewellen
Jr.
Rusk was chosen to
receive the Baldwin
Award for his
outstanding service
not only to the
University but also as a
world leader.
The ARCH Charter Award, a
new award designed to recognize
community service by an alumnus
under 40 years of age, was given to
University Business Professor
Peter J. Shedd.
Dean Rusk
Shedd was executive assistant to
University President Emeritus
Henry King Stanford.
“He was a note worthy recipient
and had done a great deal in a
short period," Brenson said.
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