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2 • The Red and Black • Wednesday, October 10, 1990
BRIEFLY
■ UNIVERSITY
Student stabbing still under investigation. Police are still
investigating the Friday stabbing of a University student. Athens
police Sgt. Allen Brown said Tuesday David Jenkins, a Morris Hall
resident, told police a scuffle started between a friend and another
group of bar patrons. Later, Jenkins was knifed in the abdomen when
another fight took place away from the nightclub. Jenkins was
treated at St. Mary's Hospital. While police have made no arrests in
the incident, Brown said investigators have numerous leads. Police
asked Jenkins not to comment pending the completion of the
investigation.
■ STATE
ATLANTA (AP):Miller zaps Isakson on Olympics.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Zell Miller has taken a new
swing at Republican rival Johnny Isakson, asserting that Atlanta
wouldn’t have the facilities to host the 1996 Olympics if Isakson had
had his way. Isakson said the charge is false. Miller suggested that
Isakson was anti-Olympics during a Monday ribbon-cutting. “Seventy
percent of the events of the Olympics will be held in state facilities
that Isakson either voted against or attacked,” Miller said. ‘There
would be no Olympics, or no Super Bowl, in Georgia if Isakson had his
way.” The basis for Miller's claim, according to Miller aide Bill
Stephens, was that Isakson voted against legislation allowing
Atlanta and Fulton County to raise their hotel-motel tax to finance
construction of a new domed stadium in downtown Atlanta.
■ NATION
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP): Discovery to return.
Discovery's astronauts, flush with success from a near perfect
mission, packed up their gear Tuesday for their return to Earth while
the satellite they released streaked deeper into space. The Ulysses
satellite, which will Btudy the sun, was 1.7 million miles from Earth
three days into its five-year journey and hurtling through the solar
system at more than 24,000 mph. Discovery is scheduled to land at
9:57 a.m. EDT today at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to conclude
NASA’s first shuttle flight in almost half a year. Good weather is ,
expected. This flight is probably as close to perfect as we can get,”
said flight director Ron Dittemore.
WASHINGTON (AP): Religious groups win decision.
The Supreme Court sent an unsettling message Tuesday to public
schools that refuse to rent space to outside religious organizations
while allowing such access for non-religious groups. The justices,
without comment, turned down the appeal of a Centennial, Pa., high
school that had been forced to rent weekend use of its auditorium to
the Campus Crusade for Christ. A federal appeals court ruled that
denying such access would violate the group’s free-speech rights.
Tuesday’s court action set no national precedent but allowed the
appeals court ruling to become binding law in Pennsylvania,
Delaware and New Jersey.
CHICAGO (AP):Accidental deaths decrease. The rate at
which Americans died from accidents decreased an estimated 21
percent in the last decade, according to a group that promotes safety.
Experts attributed the improvement to seat belt laws, smoke alarm
requirements and other toughened safety regulations. The National
Safety Council, a public service organization with headquarters here,
reports that accidents still rank as the fourth leading cause of death,
as they were at the beginning of the 1980s. But the combination of
new laws and lower public tolerance for unsafe behavior at home, at
work and especially behind the wheel of a car has improved
Americans’ safety record, said Alan Hoskin, director of the council’s
statistics department.
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. (AP): Spouse ad not working.
John Young fears women aren’t taking his approach seriously — he’s
advertising for a spouse with a sign on his car. “I’ve had no takers.
Absolutely none,” the 45-year-old divorced convenience store
manager said Monday. “Not even a crank call." For two months he’s
been driving around with a sticker on his car trunk reading “wife
wanted” in block letters, followed by his telephone number. “I think
it’s being taken lightly, like a joke, rather than a serious attempt at
making contact,” said Young, of nearby Largo.
UGA TODAY
Meetings
• The Athens Gay and Lesbian
Association will meet today at 7
p.m. Call 548-0580 for directions
and information.
• The Young Democrats of
UGA/Clarke County will meet
today at 8 p.m. in Room 141 of
the Tate Center. The guest
speaker will be Michael
Dioguardi, candidate for the
Fourth District commission seat.
The public is invited.
• The UGA Whitewater Club will
meet today from 9-11 p.m. at
Stegeman pool. All level paddlers
welcome, no equipment
necessary to begin. Call 542-1869
for more information.
The UGA Amateur Comedians
Club will meet today at 8 p.m. in
Room 141 of the Tate Center.
Colloquium
• Gerry Walker, Clemson
University professor of
architecture, will discuss the
“What would a Heideggerian
House Look Like?” at noon in
Room 261 Park Hall. This
presentation is a part of the
Humanities Center bag lunch
discussion series.
• Dr. Robert H. Ayers, emeritus
professor of religion, will speak
on *The Ecumenical Perspective
in the Thought of Reinhold
Niebuhr,” today at 3:30 p.m. in
Room 205C, Peabody Hall.
• The Lunch and Learn Series
presents a discussion on
understanding grief, today at
12:10 D.m. in Room 144 of the
Tate denter.
• Dr. Alex Williams,
Presbyterian campus minister at
UGA, speaks on “A Theology of
Honey/today at 7 p.m. at the
Presbyterian Center, 1250 S.
Lumpkin St.
• The Speech Communication
Association presents Marouf
Hasian on “What can you do with
a speech m^jor?” today at 6 :30
p.m. in Room 143 of the
Geogrnphy/Geology/Speech
Building.
• Students for Environmental
Awareness is hosting Bob
Reinert of the UGA Institute of
Natural Resources, today ut 7:30
m. in the auditorium of the
GA Institute of Ecology.
Announcements
The Athens Rape Crisis Line is
holding volunteer training
throughout October. For
information, call 353-1912 or
542-9745.
• The Hamilton McWhorter
Prize, awarded to a sophomore
for accomplishments during the
freshman year at UGA, has a
deadline for applications of Nov.
9. For information and
applications, contact the Office of
Student Financial Aid or the
Tate Center Information Desk.
Today is the last day to sign up
for intramural Ultimate Frisbee
(co-ed). Sign up at the
Recreational Sports Office in
Memorial Hall. Play begins on
Oct. 11.
• Entry forms for the Third
Annual Classic City Fall Tennis
Championships are due by Oct.
22 at 6 p.m. Entry forms are
available at Bishop Park and
Bulldog Sporting Goods.
• There will be a law school
applications workshop today
from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Rcwm C
of the Law School. All students
interested in attending law
school are encouraged to attend.
Exhibits
• The Georgia Museum of Art
presents "Altered States: Ten
Georgia Photographers” through
Nov. 18.
• The Tate Center Gallery
f iresents Benny Andrews,
eading figurative artist in
America, in an exhibit which
runs through Oct. 30. A reception
will be held Thursday, Oct. 11,
from 6-8 p.m.
In-state tuition controversy unresolved
By DANA WHITE
Staff Writer
Confusion still surrounds ques
tions of student residenty and
voting rights, and University and
Clarke County officials are dis
agreeing about in-state tuition re
quirements.
County Attorney John Ray Nich
olson said in an Oct. 2 memo to the
Clarke County Board of Elections
“that University personnel who
handle orientation for freshmen
actually advise out-of-state stu
dents that they can start evading
out-of-state tuition as of their
second year if they will go ahead
and register to vote.”
But John Albright, associate di
rector of admissions, said orienta
tion leaders have been instructed
to refer parents and students with
questions about in state residency
to the University Bulletin or the
admissions office.
In a June 6 memo to Eileen
Canty, coordinator of orientation,
Albright warned orientation
leaders not to “even hint that...all
it takes is a driver’s license and
voter’s registration,” to qualify for
in-state tuition.
Nicholson said University offi
cials are “encouraging students to
defraud the state,” by telling them
to register to vote to qualify for in
state tuition.
Using voter registration as proof
of residency concerns the county
because many students who reg
ister never actually vote.
Nicholson said every year stu
dents from orientation stand in
long lines to register to vote.
^bright described voter regis
tration as just one piece of evidence
students must complete before
qualifying for in-state tuition.
“We ask a hundred questions,”
he said. “We have turned down reg
istered voters because all other re
quirements aren’t there.”
Assistant Registrar Shirley
Farmer said there is no set formula
for becoming eligible for in state
tuition. Each case is examined on
an individual basis considering the
student’s ties to Georgia as op
posed to his/her home state.
“Any student has to prove that
he/she has established legal resi
dency in the state of Georgia for
reasons independent of school at
tendance,” she said.
Nicholson said, “We’ve been
trying to solve the problem for
y^rs but the Board of Regents
says buzz off." , ...
Nicholson said he talked with
Peter Shedd, professor of legal
studies, about the problem.
Shedd, who worked in the presi
dent’s office when he talked with
Nicholson, said the issue came up
about three years ago because stu
dents were using voter registration
as a declaration of residency but
weren’t serving jury duty.
Shedd said providing places on
campus for students to register to
vote isn’t the same thing as encour
aging them to register for in-state
tuition purposes.
Caroline Frye, a student orienta
tion leader, said, “We were never
told to say all you need to do is to
get a voter registration card.”
NAACP chapter sees ‘New Vision’ for future
By SANDRA STEPHENS
Staff Writer
*The New Vision” could make
the University the home of the
largest collegiate chapter of the
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People.
University NAACP iVesident
Arlando Dawson said the group
hopes to set an example for all col
leges.
Dawson, a sophomore English
education major, said there are
about 100 members in the Univer
sity chapter. They want to reach a
membership of 400.
“We know it’s going to go over
that,” he said.
The University NAACP chapter
was re-established in May, hence
the motto, “The New Vision.” A
former chapter disbanded about
two or three years ago. Law pro
fessor Larry Blount, president of
the Clarke County branch of the
NAACP, said people got involved
in other things and there wasn’t
much interest or activity related to
civil rights on campus at the time.
Dawson said the administration
as well as the Department of Mi
nority Services and Programs have
been helpful and supportive
NAA
Dawson said the NAACP values
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to think about apathy.
“We don’t want to monopolize
our members’ time,” Dawson said.
“If they’re willing to give us their
time, we will give them something
to shoot for.”
The chapter is working with
Athens-area churches to establish
a Big Brother/Big Sister program.
Dawson said the program would
involve working with Athens youth
and “trying to set a good example
for them and inspire them to
pursue their education.”
University NAACP Vice Presi
dent George Bailey said, “I think it
can help them (children) by giving
them role models and by giving
them hope."
The chapter has a variety of
committees: community relations,
publicity and public relations, fi
nance, projects and housing.
Dawson said the housing com
mittee members, students who live
in residence halls, will serve as
liaisons between residence hall
students and the NAACP chapter.
Members will investigate inci
dents that may occur in residence
halls and classes and make recom
mendations to the NAACP exec
utive committee so “we can take it
further,” Dawson said.
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NAACP wants to serve as a
spring board for freshmen and get
them active in University organi
zations, he said. “Going to class
and getting your books is fine, but
it’s not their total education,”
Dawson said.
“Dorm Wars,” a membership
drive, will start Monday. Univer
sity residence halls will compete
for the largest NAACP mem
bership.
Dawson said there’s a lot of en
thusiasm for the chapter and stu
dents are constantly approaching
the officers for information on the
meetings and projects.
Bailey said NAACP can provide
a sense of direction and a sense of
unity among all people.
“We’ve made people respond," he
said. “I think we’ve made an oppor
tunity for students to get involved.”
President Arlando
Dawson hopes to set
an example for other
college chapters and to
rekindle students’
interest in the
NAACP’s cause.
Dawson said, “It’s a good feeling
when you have an organization
that people are responsive to.”
NAACP meetings are bi-month
ly,every first and third Wednesday,
in room 137 of the Tate Student
Center. Membership is open to all
students.
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