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Oct. 31.
Weather: Get out your rubbers.
Today, 60 percent chance of rain,
tonight, fair, 50s, Fri., partly
cloudy, high in mid 60s.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1990 • ATHENS, GEORGIA • VOLUME 98, ISSUE 19
: Judgement call: Paramedic ©ten wltnetllnsr to take accident victim Eddie
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Campus bus hits pedestrian
By DANA WHITE
jj Staff Writer
A 55-year-old Athens man was hit by a Univur
sity bus on Baldwin Street Wednesday afternoon
about 2:10 p.m. during the change of claases
He was taken to Athens Regional Medical
j Center where he was treated and released.
Eddie Wingfield, of 176 Martin Court, suid he
was walking down the sidewalk when he heard
someone saying “Look out, there’s a bus behind
I you.”
“I was hit on the left side in my arm,*' Wingfield
said. “I didn’t hit the wall — just pushed against
it"
Paul Cummings was the witness who tried to
warn Wingfield of the approaching hus. Cum
mings said he was sitting on the red brick wall am
Baldwin when he saw the bus approaching Wing
field.
“As soon as I called out, the bus hit hinC’ 'he
said.
Gordon Gridley, foreman of the Campus Transit
System, said he received a call on the radio ahrnst
the accident and he called the University polios,
who called the Athens Police Department because
Baldwin is city property and not a University
street like Sanford Drive.
Gridley said at the scene of the accident tharthe
bus driver’s name is Ruth Dean He said Dean
would have to fill out all the accident report ‘forms
with campus transit.
Ondtay suni: hie diiih'fc know if any logoi action
-wiuiUlfrrtujkm, imi: time it; would taiku a couple of
ditvsttouumpioou din mpurts.
ihaar. dtadinud: txi cummunt at the scene of the
aomdintt
(Qfffraer<CJ1 .’W.Vilw said, The bus driver will be
cited ffur mu&nig an improper turn onto Baldwin
‘from SHTdipdi ’
Bfie iuud Wngftuiii was tin the sidewalk when
Tthe buis rmidk niie turn and hit him. The bus itself
wisnih <nr ^hi -sdawalk, just the front end, he said.
Ifodmida Shown, ai stuiianfc who was on the bus
and Nwitmessid 1 . tiiu accident, said she thought the
w/nsignng; tU'ittntke one of the vendors’ tableB
•whim ttfhe Ibis begnir txi turn onto Baldwin Street.
Jl«e Ells,, ai suniur psychology major who wit-
msseidttiheauiciiantt from tile sidewalk, said he no-
tined ttfhe bus moving^ very slowly trying to
mmimMor its, way ontxi Baldwin.
lElis-suidi tiho bus stepped: very quickly and the
bndkamd appeared: txi gp up like thu rear of a cor on
suiftdim step&
Whim in ixmdzud what happened he said he ap-
inrrauhedlt^vviutsmiand asked him if he was hurt,
'ffik* was under t* total daze, and didn’t seem to
)kniw what hu»l happened, 1 * Ellis said.
HSe sand the streets tend txi get crowded during
tila» ahungps, amd the street vendors should be
miwdd away from the intersection.
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University draws in
noted literary critic
By DAN POOL
Staff Writer
The University English Depart
ment has successfully recruited
one of the top literary critics in the
United States to begin teaching
next year with an endowed
professorship.
Hugh Kenner, who has taught in
Johns Hopkins University’s En
glish Department since 1973, will
teach undergraduate and graduate
courses beginning next fall as the
Fuller E. Callaway Professor of En
glish.
Kenner, a renowned scholar of
great modern writers, has pub
lished more than 30 books dealing
with modem writers including
Ezra Pound, Samuel Beckett and
James Joyce.
In a review of his latest book,
“Historical Fictions,” The New
York Times described Kenner ns a
personal friend of Beckett and
Pound who had written many
great books of criticism through his
personal insight and sincere flat
tery.
“Kenner is an old-fashioned
critic, the kind who sprinkles his
brilliant microscopic readings with
personal anecdote," the Times re
ported in a Sept. 30 review.
Kenner wrote in his latest book,
“Sam (Beckett) could be exaspern-
tingly denying,” and called Tom
Wolfe “the nonchalant master of
the neon-piped sentence.”
English Department Hend Co
bum FYeer said, “If a Nobel Prize
was given for literary criticism,
Kenner would have won one.
"He will give the department
strength in major writers of the
modernist movement like Eliot,
Pound, Joyce and Beckett,” Freer
said. “He is a superbly gifted tea
cher who brings the best out of his
students.”
In a telephone interview
Wednesday from Kenner’s home in
Baltimore, he said he was looking
forward to the change.
‘This is a good time to make a
change and this is a good change to
make,” he said.
Before Johns Hopkins, Kenner
taught for 23 years at the Univer
sity of California at Santa Barbara.
He was a department head there
for six years.
Kenner said earlier that heavy
recruiting by the University had
been a majoi factor drawing him
here.
It hasn’t been decided which
classes Kenner will teach, but they
will probably deal with his spe
cialty — modern writers, Freer
said.
University President Charles
Knapp said, “I’m very pleased that
Hugh Kenner: Optimistic
about moving.
we have the academic reputation
to attract n scholar with his cre
dentials and the support to offer
him an endowed professorship.”
The Cnllaway Foundation will
provide funding for Kenner’s posi
tion and salary as part of the en
dowed chair.
Baldwin standoff
Athens could curb vendors
A motion made by the Athens City Council’s Public
Safety Committee Tuesday to regulnte street vending
on Baldwin Street isn’t intended to drive the vendors
out of business, said Cathy Hoard, Public Safety Com
mittee chairperson.
Hoard said the motion wns made for public safety
reasons. She said the Athens City Police Department
has compiled a report based on pedestnnn accidents
and on-site police visits to Bnldwin, and that vendors
should be banned.
The University’s suggestion was also to ban ven
dors from the area, she said.
Hoard said J.W. Broadhurst, director of Business
Services, has submitted some suggestions for regu
lating street vending and the proposed ordinance to be
presented to the city council in Noveml>er will include
these suggestions.
According to an Oct. 12 letter to Hoard from Broad
hurst outlining his suggestions, vendors would be
subject to space allocations, operating nt one location
at a time and displaying license and food permits.
The guidelines would also prohibit vendors from
setting up stands near crosswalks at the Baldwin-
/Sanford intersection.
John Gundaker, street vendor of The Snbrett hot-
dog stand, said he doesn’t see the committee’s motion
as very fair to vendors, especially since his stand is nt
the intersection of Sanford and Baldwin.
He said he doesn’t see any public safety problems,
and that the proposed ordinance is just hnrrnssment.
Hoard said if the ordinance passes, it will take ef
fect immediately unless the council makes other sug
gestions.
"If passed by the council, I will definitely try to get
nn injunction to stop it until the courts could review it
and see how it would hold up legally,” Gundaker said.
— Dana White
University back in pot to host Olympic tennis competition
By RANDY WALKER
Sports Editor
The University’s Henry Feild Stadium
is once again a possible site for the 1996
Olympic tennis competition due to neigh
borhood opposition to the p.-oposed Black
bum Fark location in DeKnlb County.
Bob Brennan, head of press relations
for the Atlanta Olympic Committee, said
Wednesday that the University wns on a
list of many possible alternate locations
“We'll look at other venues,” Brennan
said. “Blackburn Park is still the venue m
the bid book.”
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which ihnsted tthe Podknutsun Clip last
summer, 'Sxime Maintain PUrk; thu
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Park; «nd qftn» BUiltim (Oiunfcy JUmuiuIu
'Court comnioK
Any change iin m site wlhuh is urjgnuily
part of the ihnunnunimiii Olympic (Com
mittee icmttriuti finr Aiiunta must bu up*
proved fry the OOlCk uwiculavu uummictue
and Tihe ipantmiufi spurt ^ thdkimttun — in
this case Oh* Ibttimiutniiniii Uonnis Fedur
atom
Georgia AthOttu Hhimtxm Wnuu Dnuluy
said Wednesday hu had received no offi
cial word of consideration of Georgia’s
tennis facilities but that he would be
happy to oblige in any way.
“We would be very enthused about
being of service to the Olympic movement
with our marvelous tennis facility,”
Dooley said. “If indeed the Olympic com
mittee were looking for an alternate site,
we would certainly like to let all con
cerned know of our great interest in being
of service."
Brennan said it would be “a matter of
months” before any decision on a definite
site choice would be made.
With the exception of the ynchting com-
tition, the AOC has chosen all events to
held ns close to Atlanta ns possible.
But with the completion of the extension
of the four-lane highway from Atlanta to
Athens, and the presence of nn airport in
Athens, transportation wouldn’t be a
major problem.
While the residents near Blackburn
Park fought against the site because of
possible parking and traffic problems,
Georgia would encounter little problems
due to large parking areas on campus.
Henry Feild Stadium lies adjacent to the
Coliseum’s large parking area.
Henry Feild Stadium only holds about
5,200 people, but expansion is a possi-
blitv. The proposed complex nt Blackburn
Park would include a permanent 10,000-
sent tennis stadium and two 5,000-seat
grandstands. Additions to Henry Feild
Stadium and to the women’s tennis fa
cility would cost less than the construe
tion of a brand new facility.
“We hope they'll pick us,” Georgia
Tennis Director Dan Magi 11 said. “We
have nn excellent track record of putting
on national championships."
Henry Feild Stadium has hosted a total
of 17 national collegiate tennis events.
Asbestos*: Ftaafers mmsii be specially equipped to handle
removal <ntf asJtesaas-i&cedi sftmgles.
Asbestos
re-roofing
near ready
By AL DIXON
Staff Writer
Masked and goggle-adorned
workers covered the tops of the
chemistry building and Clarke
Howell Hall this week as the re
placement of the buildings roofs
nears completion.
Melvin Adams, structural super
intendent of Physical Plant, aaid
Wednesday the roofs of these two
buildings contain asbestos, so
workers must be specially
equipped in order to work on them
“Asbestos-containing materials
must be handled by crews specially
licensed to work with the
material,” he said
The company contracted to re
pair the chemistry roof is already
licensed, Adams said. However,
the contractor replacing Clarke
Howell’s roof is unlicensed and had
to enlist the aid of a licensed com
pany to remove the asbestos
“1 think it is important to note
that it costs two or three times
more to replace a roof if it contains
asbestos," he said
Adams said there are still many
buildings on campus with roofa
containing asbestos
1 Asbestos is mitt huerntf ill as lung
as fi ts left undomrihoit '*' la suid.
‘Sat when tdirts 'cmtuming: tthu
materia: must fre nepiUuudi, thu m
heetos is disturbed amd umr present
health problems iff ' winkur* im nub
properly equipped ’
Adams said Tin marts frad txi. bn
replaced because nfbe sftmgjim warn
deteriorating and where warn sumu
water 'Vaniks IHhe uhumasstnry
building also had & problem width
insulation What bind 'become wac.
"We (periodically aspect build
ings around the cimmus amd wh
noticed lihat marts art these tnwi
buildings ware n meed <itf impair;*
he said
The <o«m <dT rep ine mg urn*- vnufi am
the miw ubemiStiy wmg i» $8t. IfTQi
he suid, and Clarke Howell’s roof
will oust $45,000 tu replace.
James TenBrook, director of
Physical Plant, said Wednesday
that originally the project was to be
ftinded. by the University’s Major
Repair* and Renovations fund.
Hhwever, due to the University’s
recent budget cuts, the money for
the projects had txi be taken out of
Physical Plant’s operating budget,
TenBhouk said.
The operations budget formerly
was set aside txi fund special pro*
gent* most of them related to re
search and teaching, he said. But
because the funds have been
dipped into so often for more
pressing concerns, most of these
projects will have to be canceled.
Eastern Europe seeking experts
By PATRICK FLANIGAN
Staff Writer
University students with a sense of adventure
or a wanderlust may want to watch for an opportu
nity in Eastern Europe but shouldn’t expect it to
be easy.
A Czechoslovakian official told a group of stu
dents Wednesday his country is in need of experi
ence as it makes the transition to a market
economy after the failure of Communism.
Daniel Vesely, Czechoslovakia’s chief press sec
retary in the United States, said his country can
gain such experience by establishing direct con
tact between his people and the people of industri
alized countries.
Vesely came to campus Monday to help dedicate
the James M. Cox Jr. Center for International
Mass Communication.
“There are two possibilities in doing this,” he
said. “We can send Czech people here, or you can
send experienced consultants from the United
States to work with Czech people.”
Vesely said his country needs consultants in
business and management.
However, he later made the point clear that stu
dents or recent graduates wanting to offer services
to his country would need a specific plan on a spe
cific topic of consultation
‘To say you are from an American University
would not be enough,” he said. “You would need to
explain what it is you are going to do."
Gary Bertsch, co-director of tne Center for East-
West Trade, warned in a separate interview
Wednesday that it would be difficult, but not im
possible, for an undergraduate to make the jump
right into Eastern Europe.
He said there are three channels a student or
graduate can take in this direction.
One would be to simply go over and get a job.
‘There are new businesses popping up on every
corner over there," he said.
But Bertsch said this method would be difficult
because many people can’t afford such a sponta
neous venture.
Another option he mentioned would Lx to join a
governmental organization like the Peace Corps.
A new organization called the Citizens Democracy
Corps was initiated by President Bush in May.
The latter group is a hybrid of the federal gov
ernment and the private business sector intended
to bring technical skills, expertise* and donated
commodities specifically to Eastern Europe.
The Pence Corps, on the other hand, cannot
guarantee volunteers their choice of countries.
David Eowermnn, Peace Corps recruiter in At
lanta, said in a telephone interview Wednesday,
"You can’t pick and choose where you want to go
because the countries ask for people with specific
skills.”
Eowermnn said that in August the Pence Corps
sent two groups to Eastern Europe for the first
time. The volunteers sent possess skills in English
instruction, small business advising and urban
planning. Fifty-six people went to Poland and 57
people went to Hungary.
A third option, Bertsch said, is to get a job in a
multinational corporation like Coca-Cola or IBM.
But young employees might not be sent right to
one of these countries unless they offer a specific
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