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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1990 • ATHENS, GEORGIA • VOLUME 98, ISSUE 30
O’Looney faces Culpepper in CEO runoff
From Staff Reports
Gwen O’Looney will face E.H. Culpepper in a runoff
for chief elected officer of the Athens-Clarke unified
government on Nov. 27.
O’Looney led Tuesday’s race for CEO with twice as
many votes as her closest competitor. She got 7,593
votes, about 42 percent of the vote. Culpepper finished
second with 3,832 votes, about 21 percent.
Olroonev needed more than 50 percent of the votes
to win without a runoff.
O’Looney said after the totals were announced that
she had a feeling she would win about 50 percent of
the vote.
’This should make it clear to the people,” she said,
“that commitment in this community is strong enough
to carry me.
“What I want to do is represent the community’s
dream for the future. And you have to work for a
dream.”
However, O'Looney warned her supporters in a
speech after the totals were announced that history
had shown how first-place finishers were often upset
in run-offs.
“Forty-two percent can be defeated in a real race,”
she said. “This is just a warm-up.”
To win in the runoff, she said, all the people who
supported her Tuesday will have to vote again and her
supporters will have to find more people to vote for
her.
“I’m able to pull votes from other candidates who
didn’t come in tonight,” Bhe said.
Culpepper, who finished second according to totals
Tuesday night, is optimistic about his campaign in the
runoff. There will be a recount of votes between Cul
pepper and third-place finisher George Bullock be
cause of the close count.
"This shows the community’s support for me even
though 1 have been in the political arena for such a
short time," Culpepper said. “I’m going to see what
this community can do to plan for a smooth transition
and open approach to its problems.
‘The reason we have a unified government is be
cause there was concern about there not being enough
input from the total community."
Bullock had 3,675 votes, 20 percent of the vote.
He said he hadn’t expected Culpepper to put up
such a strong fight.
“Since he came into the race so late, I didn’t think
he would have time to get his campaign in high gear,”
Bullock said, “but he seems to have done a good job
with it.”
In other local races outside the University’s dis
tricts:
• District 1 — Charles Carter got 47 percent and
James Shrum got 34 percent to advance to the runoff.
• District 2 — George Hester got 33 percent and Mi
riam Moore 43 percent to advance to the runoff.
• District 3 — Linny Bailey won without opposition.
• District 5 — Hugh Logan won without need for a
runoff.
Please See CEO, Page 5
Gwen O'Looney: Celebrating with her husband John O'Looney
Barrow takes 4th
with rare landslide
From Staff Reports
In an unusual landslide victory
local attorney John Barrow de
feated three other candidates in
the 4th District commissioner’s
race with 69 percent of the vote for
the Athens-Clarke County unified
government.
After extensive campaigning,
Barrow credits his victory to his
community involvement.
“I feel like I have a record in the
community — being involved in
public issues,” he said.
Barrow said support from the
University community was strong.
“Students are concerned with is
sues I am concerned with, espe
cially historic preservation," he
said.
Barrow also said he will con
tinue to listen to the students’ con
cerns and represent them.
He said he will oppose an exten-
tion of the city’s version of the open
container policy and will support a
referendum for Sunday liquor sales
in the new unified government.
Michael Dioguardi, a junior eco
nomics major who received 8 per
cent of the vote, thought he would
at least have received enough votes
for a runoff. He said it was obvious
that student voting was low.
“I think the students ought to
kick themselves in the butt for not
voting,” Dioguardi said.
Thomas Stubbs, a senior polit
ical science major, was second with
13 percent of the vote. He said he
was hoping to get strong support in
district polling area 4A, which is
mainly composed of students.
Hopes of a runoff were shattered
because student turnout was very
low and the two student candidates
split the vote, he said.
Stubbs had one thing to say to
students: “Where were you guys?"
John Barrow
Local restaurant owner Scott
Davis, who received 11 percent of
the vote, said he was disappointed
in voter turnout, especially in dis
trict polling area 4B.
“I think John is going to do a
good job and I offer my support and
help to him and the community,"
he said. “It’s been a good experi
ence.”
Kilpatrick and Daniel to face
runoff for 7th District’s seat
From Staff Reports
Cardee Kilpatrick and Danny
Daniel will be in the Nov. 27 runoff
for the 7th District commissioner's
seat.
Kilpatrick received 46 percent of
the vote and Daniel received 32
percent. Howard Guest, the third
candidate, received only 20 percent
of the vote.
Kilpatrick said, “1 got the most
support from Clarke Middle School
(7B) and the Fire Hall (7C) because
they have been my constituents for
four years and they know my re
cord ”
She plans to keep the commu
nication lines open with the stu
dents.
“I’ve appreciated opportunities
in the past to meet with groups on
campus, and I’ll give students as
much opportunity as anyone else,"
she said.They are my constitu
ents, too.”
Coyde Bohler, a Kilpatrick sup
irter, said Tuesday night, “When
met her at a neighborhood drop-
in, I got behind her and supported
her. She was very sincere. She
loves Athens and she likes neigh
borhood preservation.
To start a new government, you
need the right leadership.”
Daniel said, "I think I can get
the Guest vote because our cam
paigns are very similar. We are
both businessmen and we both
grew up in Athens, the combined
vote will win the election."
One important issue to Daniel is
public safety. He snid he plans to
address the crime rate.
“I would like to allocate more
money for increased law enforce
ment to bring the crime rate
down,” he snid.
Daniel wants to expand the stu
dent liaison program, currently
Cardee Kilpatrick
received 46 percent of
the vote and Danny
Daniel received 32
percent to reach the
Nov. 27 runoff.
used by the Athens City Council, to
include any group recognized by
the University that wishes to at
tend meetings.
He wants to have regular quar
terly meetings to address current
issues or to introduce student con
cerns.
The students have a voice in
me, and I will represent their in
terests as they are presented to
me,” Daniel said.
Miller and Howard take Georgia’s top positions
Isakson draws 42 percent of vote
From Staff Reports
As election night drew to a close Tuesday,
the democrats had clearly dominated the
state-wide election races.
As expected, democratic candidates Zell
Miller for governor and Pierre Howard for
lieutenant governor were victorious.
Miller had 55 percent of the vote to Re
publican Johnny Isakson’s 42 percent,
while Howard won easily with 67 percent of
the vote to Republican Matt Tower/s 30.
Early reports listed Libertarian Guber
natorial Candidate Carol Ann Rand with 2
percent of the vote and Lieutenant Guber
natorial Candidate Walker Chandler with 3
percent.
Miller, who served as Georgia’s lieu
tenant governor for 16 years, overcame
growing Republican strength in suburban
Georgia to keep Isakson from becoming the
first republican governor in the state cf
Georgia since Reconstruction.
Howard’s landslide victory over Towery
came as no surprise after polls showed him
going into election night with a huge lead.
He attributed his victory to his campaign
for “progressive change.”
The University’s democrats were ob
viously pleased with Tuesday night’s re
sults.
Young Democrats President Clay Jones
said Tuesday evening, “I’m ecstatic. The
Democratic Party has done extremely well
in this election. It looks like it mny be a
democratic sweep across the board.
“We haven’t lost any ground —it’s beyond
our wildest dreams,” he said.
The University’s College Republicans
were still hanging on to a sliver of hope for
Isakson after most of the results were in
Tuesday night.
Christy Chastain, the organization’s
president, said, “Although it l<x>ks like we’re
not going to make any upsets, I still con
sider it a republican victory. Four years ago,
we never would have dreamed of coming
this close.
“We have returned Georgia to a two-
party state.
“However, I am disappointed that
Isakson didn’t win — I felt he had a g<x>d
chance. I think part of the problem was bad
timing, because the Republican Party has
been affected by the recent drop in George
Bush’s popularity," she said.
“But now we’re setting our sights on the
1994 election.”
Zell Miller
Investigation clears
Gantt of allegations
By GENE WILLIAMS
Sports Writer
According to an investigation
completed Monday, senior out
side linebacker Bryant Gantt ia
innocent of allegations made by
The Atlanta Journal-Constitu
tion last week.
Athens attorney Edward
Tolley probed the charges that
Gantt’s bank account was used to
funnel $2,000 to then-Bulldog
running back Keith Henderson
during the 1988 season.
“As far as we are concerned
Bryant is innocent of all
charges,” Georgia Athletic Di
rector Vince Dooley said
Tuesday. “When I first heard of
the story, it didn’t sound like the
Bryant Gantt I know and I am
pleased to get the report from Mr.
Tolley.”
Dooley said that Gantt, who
has 39 tackles and one quar
terback sack on the season,
would still be eligible to finish the
rest of his senior season at
Georgia.
“Based on Tolley’s report, I
have no thought at all that
Bryant will be ineligible,” Dooley
said. “I have spoken with the
NCAA and have also forwarded
them a copy of Tolley’s report and
in my opinion, it would be highly
unlikely for the NCAA to do any
thing any different.”
In the story which appeared
Friday, Journal staff writer Mike
Fish alleged that New York ac
countant Jerry Schwartz trans-
fered $2,000 from his account in
Manufacturer's Hanover Trust
Company to Gantt’s Citizens and
Southern National Bank account
in Athens on Dec. 20. 1988.
The payment was to have gone
to Henderson, now with the
NFL’s San Francisco 49ers.
Schwartz later wired another
$2,000 directly to Henderson's
room in McWhorter Hall, the ath
letic residence hall. Schwartz at
that time was associated with
Los Angeles sports agent Harold
“Doc” Daniels.
Gantt denies knowing either
one of the two men.
“I don’t know Schwartz, I don’t
know anyone named Doc Daniels,
and I don’t know how they got my
bank account number, Gantt
said.
Also, in Fish's story, the ac
count number on the transfer
documents matched Gantt’s.
However, according to Tolley’s re
port, Pat Allen, president of the C
A S Bank in Athens, checked the
wire transfer records on Dec. 19,
Please See GANTT, Page 8
Poor funding stokes conflicts over fire codes
By MICHAEL W. McLEOD
Staff Writer
This if the third article in a
three-part eerie§ on fire nafety at the
University.
Part of the conflict between
Physical Plant and Public Safety
over fire code adherence is due to a
lack of hinds, Physical Plant Di
rector James tenbrook said.
Fire code adherence is ju9t one of
several safety programs to suffer
from budget cuts the state legis
lature made to the University's re
quest for major renovation and
repair work on campus.
The MRR generated by the Uni
versity (this fiscal year) was $7
million plus,” TenBrook said.
That’s what we’re supposed to get.
The University received $3.89 mil
lion and then that was cut in half.”
Fire safety ranked fifth in
priority on the 1990-1991 MRR
list. After state-imposed cuts, only
the first four projects on the list got
funded. Previously, TenRrook
thought the first 19 would be
funded. Between 200 and 300
items were placed on the list last
year.
Priorities are assigned to pro
jects submitted to Physical Plant
by the University Council’s Space
Allocations Committee.
“We asked for $200,000 in fire
safety, but obviously that wasn’t
enough," TenBrook said. “Physical
Plant has already spent $403,000
correcting fire safety code deficien
cies since July 1, and we still have
eight more months to go (before the
University’s fiscal year is out)."
Half of the money was re
instated by University President
Charles Knapp out of University
operating funds, and half came out
of Physical Plant’s operating
budget, he said.
Projects affected by limited
funds include
• Emergency telephones in el
evators — all 83 elevators on
campus are required to have emer
gency telephones in them. I^ess
than 20 have the telephones. The
requested MRR funding was cut
and no additional telephones will
be installed this year.
• Disability accessibility pro
jecta — all of the $100,000 origi
nally asked for was cut. In
response, $50,000 was allocated
from University operating funds
and two weeks ago an additional
$150,000 was added About 15 pro
jects are scheduled to be done.
• Electric transformer removal
— six years ago it was mandated
thnt all electric transformers con
taining the hazardous chemical
PCB were to be moved off-campus.
If a transformer exploded the
chemical could contaminate the
surrounding area.
It has cost more than $750,000
and five years to remove the dan-
¥ erous transformers from campus.
enbrook said the campus is “99.9"
PCB free now.
• Backflow preventors — an
Athens ordinance requires that
Please See ORE, Page 5
Fraternity loses social privileges for violations
By STACEY MclNTOSH
and PATRICK FLANIGAN
Staff Writers
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity was found
guilty by the Student Judiciary of violating reg
ulations of the University Code of Conduct for
Organizations stemming from a Sept. 12 inci
dent, Student Affairs Counselor Roger Lee an
nounced Tuesday.
ATO will lose its social privileges until spring
1991 for damage to property, two counts of dis
orderly assembly, two counts of alcohol misuse
and two counts of shared responsibility, Lee
said.
ATO President Ric Sirmans said Tuesday the
fraternity plans to appeal the decision but he
wouldn’t specify which charges.
The two counts of alcohol misuse pertain spe
cifically to furnishing alcohol to minors at a
function sponsored by the organization, he said.
Shared responsibility means every member
stands to bear the consequences of individual
members’ and guests’ actions.
The Student Judiciary dismissed three addi
tional counts related to the four infractions
during the Oct. 31 hearing, he said.
In addition to losing social privileges, ATO
has been placed on probated social suspension
for spring 1991 through winter 1992, I>ee said.
If the fraternity repeats any of the above vio
lations within thnt time frame, it will be placed
on social suspension for a minimum of three
consecutive quarters, he explained.
Prior to this, ATO was found guilty of vio
lating dry rush rules by the Interfrnternity
Council.
Ron Binder, adviser to fraternities, said ATO
wouldn’t face the Student Judiciary for dry
rush violations because IFC rules concerning
dry rush are more stringent than the Univer
sity’s.
the council’s dry rush rules forbid fraternity
members or pledges from having alcohol during
rush, he said.
However, the University a code of conduct
forbids the use of alcohol by minors at all times,
Binder said. A ,
IFC fined the fraternity $10 per member and
issued an oral reprimand.