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2 • The Red and Biack • Thursday Wa> IT. 1990
BRIEFLY
■ UNIVERSITY
BAC hopes fooc exchange will create communication.
The Black ACouncil, a co-spcoacr for Vote '90. is sponsoring a
Taste* Dog Corw*k; uwiav from 11a m to 1 p.m. at the Tate Student
Center plaxa Var*ouf organ.zanons will prepare food “which will
appeal to the ia*=t* hud* o’’ «uaent body," said BAC President
Benjamin Rourct-ee He kk c he hope* the contest will “facilitate the
forging of a -e.atinnHhip he;w#e- the BAC and other groups on
campus ’ Pr.ze* wil he uwt»-o*c for the tastiest dish The BAC is also
sponsoring a heiw+er Jams Thurmond, a local attorney
and member of thf fienmcraoc partx and Samuel Evans, an Atlanta
bjsaressmar anc sr-nng promoter of George Bush, tonight at 6 30
p m . :r Room 141 o’ the Tare Center as part of Vote *90 activities The
Build a Oawg a Some Day today at the Tate plaza.
;*-&• he ; ''P~. c i. Home xodaj .n the Tate Student
Or.:*: ;j t*zh frorr s XC) a rr. to 2.3*0 p m One dollar will buy a paper
or ;*/ '--.a: v :* u P^..c a cardboard doghouse at the plaza.
A. pr .cot-cf v’ g. tc the Athens Clarke County H umane Society for
the Ar ~Lm^ft-rtcy F - c ar.o for extension of the society's
fac.lines r-mvnti> .r^uae only 28 cages, said Angela Burton,
a hum are scoety •o.umeer h_rter.s and puppies from the humane
S'Xietv ■* -p for adoption «t the Tate Center, although a waiting
period oi se »eral day* must be observed before ar. animal can be
adopted The program is sponsored by several groups in the the
Student Organization Council, a coordinating group for all service
organizations on campus.
Prominent journalists to attend Spring Press Party.
;a Hunt of WXlA Channel 11 of Atlanta will be the keynote
speaker at the Spring Press Party sponsored by the University
chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists Saturday.
Activities will oe from 8 a m to 2 p m. in Georgia Hall of the Tate
Student Center. NABJ President Christopher Hightower, a senior
broadcast major, saia there will be media workshops for college and
nigh scr.ool students, a luncheon and an awards banquet. News
'j.rmzat. >r.s to be repre-ented include Mid-South Communications,
Coca-Cola USA, Atlanta Magazine, WSB-TV, CNN, the Athens
Bar.nner-Herald and The Atlanta Joumal/Constitution Hightower
said Ri. students are invited “We're not only reaching out to African-
American students, we’re reaching out to all students,” Hightower
said Students can register for $5 in front of the Drewry Room on the
second floor of the journalism scnool today and Friday from 11 a.m. to
University student selected to play in world tour. Hard
work has finally paid off for University junior music major James
Monroe Monroe was selected as one of the four trumpet players in
the United States to perform abroad with the American Waterways
Wind Symphony Monroe was selected through auditions in which he
competed with students from music schools across the country. He is
a member of the Redcoat Marching Band, the UGA Jazz Band and is
principle trumpeter of the UGA Orchestra. Edward Sandor, an
associate professor of music and one of Monroe’s instructors, said
Monroe has great dedication and talent that allows him to compete
with the best musicians in the country. Monroe will perform with the
ensemble in the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the U.S.S.R.
Police have serious leads' in racial hate crimes.
University police Sgt Richard Goodson said Wednesday that police
had suspects and “serious leads” regarding the racially motivated
vandalism targeting University student Teckchee Chew. Chew said
he felt the incident had been blown out of proportion. Goodson also
said police have suspects in the case of racial and profane slurs left on
the d(x>rs of a community in Creswell Hall, but had made no arrests in
either case.
■ STATE
SAVANNAH (AP): Shooting prompts NAACP inquiry.
The Savannah NAACP asked the district attorney’s office Wednesday
to investigate the May 10 shooting of a 25-year-old black man by a
Chatham County sheriff*s deputy. Authorities said Darien Hill was
shot in the back by Deputy Jimmy Cutchen, 43, after Hill wrestled
away the deputy’s nightstick and struck Cutchen in the face and arm.
Cutchen was trying to serve a warrant on Hill’s brother when Hill
intervened, authorities said. Cutchen is on paid administrative leave
pending the outcome of an investigation by Savannah police and the
sheriffs department No charges have been filed.
■ NATION
WASHINGTON (AP): Report recommends air strikes. A
presidential commission said Tuesday the federal government should
respond to air terrorism by “preemptive or retaliatory military
strikes” as it reforms failed efforts to ensure that the skies are safe.
The panel, convened to investigate the 1988 bombing of Pan Am
Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, also called for a system to notify
passengers of credible terrorist threats and said the government
should take more seriously the possibility of terrorist strikes in the
United States Addressing military strikes, the report recommended
“a more vigorous U.S. policy that not only pursues and punishes
terrorists but also makes state sponsors of terrorism pay a price for
their actions.”
■ WORLD
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP): Strikes paralyze capital.
Government workers occupied buildings and demanded the president
resign Tuesday during a strike that crippled public services. Police
fired tear gas into three government buildings to drive out strikers
who began a sit-in one week ago. The workers returned later
unhindered. The protest presented the government with its biggest
challenge since President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro took office
April 25. Officially the strike is for higher pay, but it is becoming clear
it has political roots. The work stoppage quickly spread through the
public sector, as workers threatened to cut off the capital’s electricity
and water. Telephone, telegraph and telex communications were
dead, cutting oft most of Nicaragua from the rest of the world.
UGA TODAY
Meetings
• The Athens Pro-Choice Action
League will meet tonight at 7:30
at the Tate Student Center in
Room 145. The public is invited.
• The International Business
Club will meet tonight at 7:30 at
the Tate Student Center in Room
139. Officer elections will be
held. Professional attire is
requested.
Lectures/Seminars
• A seminar titled "Stress
Management” will be held today
at 3:30 p.m. at Clark Howell Hall
in Room 119. The public is
invited. No preregistration is
necessary.
• FYedric Dolezal of the
University English department
will speak today at 3:30 p.m. at
the Graduates Studies Research
Center in Room 109. His topic is
“Lexicon or Lexical Database:
Towards a Taxonomy of Ideas."
The public is invited.
Announcement:*
• Delta Tau Delta is sponsoring a
vollleyball tournament to benefit
the United Way from May 23-27.
The tournament is open to all
University students and the
registeration deadline is today.
Registration forms may be
obtained by contacting Trey
Allen at 549-1162.
• Applications for the 1990
Georgia Alumni Society
President’s Awards are due
Friday, May 18 at the Alumni
House. Seniors who have
submitted applications prior to
May 14 must contact Genie
Snyder at 542-2251.
• The Athens Area Time Lords
are hosting “Alternate Realities
II.” a gaming tournament on
I Saturday, May 19th at the Tate
I Student Center. Registration is
required. For more information,
call 353-0479.
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days before the date to be printed.
Include specific meeting location,
speaker's title and topic, and a
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Surplus revealed in 1991 Athens city budget
By GWINN BRUNS
Contributing Writer
The Athens Business Council, a
lobbyist group for the Athens busi
ness community, continues to work
with city government to better allo
cate public funds.
Lewis Shropshire, committee
chair and vice president of Holiday
Inn of Athens, asked Mayor Dwain
Chambers and the Athens City
Council Tuesday to consider re
working the proposed budget for
the 1991 fiscal year, beginning
July 1.
The ABC’s Cost of Government
Committee compiled an analysis of
the city’s budget which reveals a
projected surplus of $1.1 million.
Dale Lieske, controller of Oliver
Rubber Co. and an ABC member,
said the ABC created the analysis
with hopes of long range results.
He said ABC is concerned for
businesses that are affected by
property taxes, which are deter
mined by the city budget.
This means local businesses,
many of which are owned by col
lege students, would feel the im
pact of a property tax increase due
to an inefficiency within the city
budget.
Lieske asked the mayor to con
sider developing a budget com
mittee “to help avoid some of the
pitfalls” within the city budget.
Richard Bolin, chief administra
tive officer to the mayor, said, “I
don’t think anything is going to
happen to it. I certainly hope we
have a surplus.” He said the ABC
looked at the anticipated actual ex
penditures, and he said he doesn’t
feel that the budget will reflect
such a large surplus.
City Councilmember Calvin
Bridges said, “We’ve always wound
up with a little surplus. Some
The ABC’s analysis of
the city’s budget
reveals a surplus of
$1.1 million.
people call it padding the budget ”
He said a little surplus is good, be
cause you never know what’s going
to happen.
The remaining money goes back
into the general fund and is used
by the council for any feasible pur
pose, Bolin said.
■ CORRECTION
An article in Tuesday’s edition of The Red and Black contained
incorrect information. Davis Jones isn’t in Army ROTC and isn’t
enrolled in any ROTC courses, although he identified himself as
such. Also. Capt. Mary Geurts is an Army ROTC executive officer.
It is the policy of The Red and Black to correct errors of fact
that appear in its news columns. Corrections usually appear
on page 2.
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Academic Success Series
TODAY! STRESS MANAGEMENT
Thursday, May 17 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Discuss ihree ways ol dealing with academic stress: i) strategic measures.
2) realistic, positive thinking; and 3) a step-by-step method
tor deep physical relaxation
NO ADVANCE REGISTRATION NECESSARY
Come to Clark Howell Hall Room 119, LobPy Area, 542-3183
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