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7 « The Rea and Black « Thursday, April 12. 1990
BRIEFLY
■ UNIVERSITY
Student Association presidential debates tonight.
Candidates for Student Association president and vice president will
debate University issues at a forum tonight from 6 p.m. to midnight
in the Tate Student Center theater. The debate is sponsored by the
Black Affairs Council and Young Democrats. Phil Smith, co-president
of the Young Democrats, said this is the first time the race has been
so competitive. The public is invited. The three presidential tickets
will entertain questions from the audience.
■ STATE
ATLANTA (AP): Drug offenders risk driver’s licenses.
Gov. Joe Frank Harris approved a pair of high-profile bills from the
Legislature’s war on drugs Wednesday, signing measures designed to
place the drivers’ licenses of drug users at risk. One bill allows the
state to suspend the drivers’ licenses of adults convicted of drug
offenses for four months on the first offense, up to three years on a
second offense and up to five years on a third offense. Another bill
signed into law by Harris would require unlicensed teen-agers
convicted of drug offenses to wait until age 17 to obtain a driver’s
license on the first offense, or age 18 on the second.
AUGUSTA (AP): Former convict running for mayor. Six
years after a bribery scandal forced him to step down as Augusta's
first black mayor, Edward McIntyre is seeking the job again.
McIntyre announced Tuesday he will run against Mayor Charles
DeVaney, the man who succeeded him in 1984, in the Oct. 10 election.
McIntyre served part of a five-year federal prison term after being
evicted of extortion and bribery “I have an impeccable record of 30
years of devoted service to this community, and for one act am I to be
punished for the rest of my life?" he said. “I have here in my hand a
petition signed by thousands of voters saying to me that I feel the
. .ters want me to finish what 1 started a few years ago," McIntyre
old a church packed with supporters.
Multiracial UGA works to bring people together
Multiracial UGA panelists discuss the issues
By MELISSA CRAIG
Contributing Writer
Bridging the gaps between dif
ferent cultures was the topic of a
poorly-attended panel discussion
that kicked off Multiracial UGA.
The 14 panelists may not have
gained much more than a ca
tharsis because of the notable ab
sence of many University leaders
Tuesday, and only a handful of
audience members showed up.
‘The people who hold the
power positions and who are able
to make the changes within all
the organizations on campus
aren’t here. That’s the key," said
Vanessa Williams, assistant di
rector of the Department of Mi
nority Services and Programs.
Benjamin Roundtree, Black
Affairs Council president, said,
“We hope to expose students to
the various ethnic cultures on
campus and to start facilitating
some type of mechanism for un
derstanding and acceptance."
Roundtree also said misunder
standing leads to racism and that
by exposing other cultures he
hopes to make people more sensi
tive to minority concerns and
feelings.
The panel agreed that a major
problem of social adjustment for
minorities is overcoming stereo
types.
Mi Ran Lloyd, a Korean pan
elist and a resident assistant,
said, “Sometimes it’s easier to go
along with others than to learn
about different cultures and
break the stereotypes.
“When I came on campus, it
wasn’t the language or the cul
ture that I had to get used to. I
had to get past what people as
sumed about me," she said.
The panel also acknowledged
that foreign students attending
the University often have greater
difficulty adjusting to social
norms than American minorities.
Wisnu Susetyo, a doctoral stu
dent and member of the Indone
sian Student Association, said
foreigners become like small chil
dren because they don’t know
many things that Americans take
for granted — like where the post
office is or how to operate a
vending machine.
This period of adjustment
lasts three to four months. On top
of that, vou miss your family,
friends, food, climate and cul
ture," he said.
Many panelists felt the burden
of initiating social interaction
also fell on the shoulders of mi
norities.
Although most panelists
agreed that the small discussion
was enlightening, they said it
might not be beneficial because
the of the notable absences of
many University leaders.
Panelist and Student Associa
tion Sen. Sandra Wang said she
would take concerns to SA’s Cul
tural Affairs Committee.
Voting easier for college students
if new law passes justice department
C00SADA. Ala. (AP): Victim’s family want leash law.
The parents of a child mauled to death by two dogs plan to start a
petition asking the Elmore County Commission for a leash law, but
' -osada’s police chief said an animal shelter may be more important.
Norma Jordan, 4, was killed Monday while playing near a rabbit pen
by her rural home. The only Elmore County municipalities with leash
laws are Tallassee and Wetumpka. The girl’s mother, Marie Hunter,
said, ‘Let one of those who don’t want a leash law lose a child.”
Coosada Police Chief J.W. Ford, who has told residents to shoot
threatening stray dogs, would like to see the county hire two dog
catchers to bring strays into a county wide shelter.
LEON, Fla (AP): Man arrested for fake lottery ticket, a
Cobb County, Ga., man was being held in Florida Wednesday with
bond set at $500 after being accused of doctoring a Florida lottery
ticket to claim a share of the record $58.3 million drawing. Bond was
set for Daniel M. Crisco, 20, at a hearing in Leon County, Fla., said
Circuit Court spokeswoman Becky Pippin. She said a public defender
was appointed to represent Crisco. Crisco was charged Tuesday with
presenting an altered lottery ticket and filing a false claim, a third-
degree felony that carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison
and a $5,000 fine, said authorities from the Leon County Sheriff's
Department. State lottery officials declined to comment on security-
measures the lottery uses to prevent fraud.
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP): Evidence may be digested.
A former circus performer who prosecutors said can swallow and
regurgitate sharp objects at will was convicted of slashing a jail
guard. The blade was never found. Benjamin Camesoltas, 36, was
convicted Tuesday of assault for cutting the neck of Municipal
Corrections Institution officer John Wickizer on Oct. 29. The injury-
required about nine stitches. The defense said reasonable doubt
existed because no one found the razor blade. “He swallows razor
blades and brings them back,” Assistant prosecutor Jim Humphrey-
told Jackson County Circuit Court jurors. “I wouldn’t be surprised if
he had one now.” Camesoltas testified he was a trapeze artist, not a
knife swallower.
■ WORLD
CALCUTTA, India (AP): Mother Teresa retires. Mother
Teresa, the frail Reiman Catholic nun who won a Nobel Peace Prize
for her work among the sick and dying, said W’ednesday she was
stepping dow n as head of the religious order she founded in 1950. “I
have been leading the Missionaries of Charity for 40 years," Mother
Teresa said with a smile as she bustled about her home and office
near the Calcutta slum where she started her work. But the 79-year-
old nun would not comment further on her decision to step down as
the order’s superior general. In Italy, a Vatican spokesman said Pope
John Paul II had accepted Mother Teresa’s resignation. Deputy
Vatican spokesman Monsignor Piero Pennacchini said she was
retiring for health reasons. In September, Mother Teresa suffered a
heart attack and serious infection and surgeons implanted a
permanent pacemaker on Dec. 1.
UGA TODAY
Meetings
• The Georgia Recruitment
Team will meet today at 5 p.m. at
the Tate Student Center in the
Reception Hall.
• The Minority Business
Students Association will meet
tonight at 6 at the Tate Student
Center in Room 141. Officer
nominations will be held.
• The Demosthenian Society will
meet tonight at 7 in
Demosthenian Hall. The public
is invited.
• UGAzine will meet tonight at 7
at Memorial Hall in Room 220.
The public is invited.
• The Internatinal Business
Club will meet tonight at 7 at
The Hangar, 120 E. Washington
Street. All majors are invited.
• Circle K International will
meet tonight at 7 at the Tate
Student Center in Room 142. The
public is invited.
• The Association of Collegiate
Entrepreneurs will meet tonight
at 8 at the Tate Student Center
in Room 143. All majors are
invited.
• The UGA Criminal Justice
Society will meet tonight at 8 at
the Tate Student Center in Room
141.
• Greeks Advocating the Mature
Management of Alcohol will meet
tonight at 8 at the Tate Student
Center in Room 140. The public
is invited.
• The UGA Whitewater Club will
meet tonight at 9 at Stegeman
Hall pool. The public is invited.
Lectures
• Walter LaFeber, from Cornell
University, will speak today at
3:30 p.m. at the Law School in
Room J. His topic is “Tocqueville,
Acheson, and the Origins of the
Cold War.” The public is invited.
• Mark Garnovetter, professor of
sociology at the State Unverstiy
of New York, will speak today at
3:30 p.m. at Baldwin Hall in
Room 326. His topic is ‘The
Social Construction of Economic
Institutions.” The public is
invited.
• Valentin Mudimbe, professor of
Romance languages and
Comparative Literature at Duke
University and an African
novelist, will speak today at 4
p.m. at Park Hall in Room 265.
His topic is ‘The Relationship
Between French Enlightenment
and Africa.” The public is invited.
• Poet Ron Rash will speak today
at 4:30 p.m. at Park Hall in Room
265.
Announcements
• A seminar entitled “Choosing a
Major” will be held today from at
3:30 to 5 p.m. at Clark Howell
Hall in Room 119. The public is
invited. No pregegistration is
necessary.
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By NORBERTA JORDAN
Contributing Writer
A new law enabling college stu
dents to register to vote on campus
could aid in a state-wide registra
tion drive targeting many groups
including college students.
VOTE ’90, beginning May 1, is
an effort to register 20 percent of
the 1.5 million Georgians eligible
to vote. A law passed by the state
legislature that’s waiting for clear
ance by the U.S. Department of
Justice will allow college students
to register on campus to vote in
their home counties.
“College students are one of the
most under-represented groups in
the state," said Daniel Diaddigo,
special project coordinator for
VOTE *90.
He said one of the problems in
the past was that students had to
go to their home counties to reg
ister to vote, but the new law will
change that.
Bill Crane, of the Georgia Secre
tary of State’s office, said Georgia
politicians like U.S. Sen. Sam
Nunn are going to meet with U.S.
Attorney General Richard Thorn
burg to try to expedite the passage
of the bill.
The law will automatically make
college presidents registrars, Diad
digo said. The presidents will then
be able to deputize students as reg
istrars for special drives. The stu
dents will still have to fill out the
necessary paper work and be
trained, he said.
Diaddigo is in the process of get
ting permission to hold the drives
on campuses nation-wide. He said
he will work in conjunction with
the Young Democrats, College Re
publicans and Student Association
at the University.
Holly Thomas, chairperson of
the SA Committee on Community
Affairs, said the committee is
filling out the necessary paperwork
for members of SA to be deputized
as registrars. It will take 30 to 60
days for the paper work to go
through, she said, and she is not
positive they will be able to hold a
drive this quarter.
Once the paper work is OK’d, the
members who want to be tempo
rary registrars must attend a class
that teaches them the proper way
to register voters.
According to Dot Barrett,
chairman of the Clarke County
Board of Elections, people not em
ployed by the state can’t be perma
nent registrars. They must re
submit the paperwork for each spe
cial registration drive and be re
deputized. If they’re already
trained they won’t have to retake
the class.
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University of Georgia
Block and Bridle Club and Dodge Trucks
presents the
16 th Annual
Great Southland Stampede
April 12,13, and 14th
8:00 p.m. - UGA Coliseum
Tickets will be on sale beginning April 2 at the
Coliseum or call 542 -9374 to order by phone.
Advanced Tickets: General Adm. $5.00,
Reserved $7.00, Gold Circle $10.00
$3.00 with UGA I.D.
Tickets are an additional $1.00 at the door.
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TAU EPSILON PHI
presents a
Leukemia Benefit
with
The Wailers
(of Bob Marley acclaim)
Special Guest Appearance
Monty Montgomery
Legion Field: Friday 13th
4 p.m. rain or shine
Tickets: $6 students. $8 general public
-available at TEP House, Wuxtry Records,
Downtown Records
No Alcohol or Coolers permitted
The Red & Black
sponsored by
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