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■ Dogs score three new coaches — 6 a uj ^ »-5 s* u X- Is 2" J ie Red & Black An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia Community INSIDE See “Maybe Elvis Toenail” and wart removed from his foot while you eat life- sized Elvis cake at Tate tribute to the King. 5 Weather: Today, cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain. High In low 50s and low in upper 30s. Tomorrow, don't bother. TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1991 ♦ ATHENS, GEORGIA » VOLUME 98, ISSUE 41 Forecast: Cole hot Rod Cole shoots for two in Saturday’s roundball game over Michael Curry of Tennessee as Georgia's Neville Austin gets In position for the offensive rebound. The Dogs won in a lopsided victory 107-86. The team's losses this year have been close games while the victories have been blowouts, causing some to question the Dogs’ ability in the crunch. For complete sports coverage, please see page 7. University funds cut again By JOAN STROER Campus Correspondent Hard times have forced the Uni versity to absorb another budget cut — this time a one percent, $2.4 million cut which closely follows last quarter’s three percent reduc tion. William Prokasy, vice president for Academic Affairs, compared the budget reduction to a high-stakes monopoly game. “We still collect $200 as we pass GO, but we go around less," Wo- kasy said. With the recessed U.S. economy, Prokasy explained, there is a sub sequent decrease in dollars spent, which translates into decreases in tax revenue. Decreased tax rev enue leads to a decrease in Univer sity funds. The University learned of the $2.4 million cut in a Dec. 11 mem orandum from Governor-Elect Zell Miller. And according to a Dec. 20 mem orandum from University System Chancellor H. Dean Propst, this cut may not be the last. But despite the additional squeeze on the University’s funds, individual schools, colleges and all instructional areas will be spared any budget cuts, said University Budget Director Bob Bugbee. Contingency funds from cen trally-funded projects were set aside in anticipation of a new re duction, and will be used to shield academic departments from cuts. Also spared were the Medical College of Georgia hospitals and clinics, which Miller called “life- safety institutions.” Bugbee also said no one area will bear the brunt of the reduction. The University System, he said, will receive less maintenance, less instructional and other types of equipment and no programs will be initiated. Additionally, some old programs have been terminated. Edward Chin, director of Marine Sciences, said he has received many letters of complaint since his department ended its Brunswick environmental education program as a result of the new cut. The pro gram taught thousands of students about the environment and taught teachers about instruction. Chin explained that, although the Marine Sciences budget has been cut a total of 4 percent, reduc tion-immune areas like salaries serve to increase cuts taken in other parts of the budget such as William Prokasy: Vice Presi dent for Academic Affairs own turf Please See BUDGET, Page 2 Dogs no contest for Tigers on their The Georgia men’s basketball team lost to the LSU Tigers 83-76 in Baton Rouge, La., Monday night to fall to 1-3 in the SEC (8-5 overall). LSU center All-American Shaquille O’Neal led all scorers with 34 points for the Tigers. Georgia’s Litterial Green led the Dogs with 26 points. Marshall Wilson scored 10 points in Georgia’s losing effort, but failed to score in the first half. Despite causing 23 turnovers in the game, the Bulldogs failed to capitalize on Tiger mis- cues, shooting just 31 percent from the floor for the game. The Tigers shot 57 percent in the first 20 minutes to take a 37-29 lead at halftime. Shooting just 33 percent in the first half, Georgia hung tough after falling behind 10-2 at the onset of the game. Reserve forwards Antonio Harvey, Reggie Tinch and Lem Howard came in to help pull the Dogs even at 22-all. Senior guard Jody Patton put the Dogs up by two, 24-22. It was the last and only lead the Dogs had ns LSU pulled away in the closing minutes of the first period to take nn eight-point lead at the midway mark. Struggling with poor shooting, Georgia got to within five points in the second half 58-53 with a little more than eight minutes to play. But then the Dogs hit a scoring drought that lasted almost four minutes and never recovered. — David Pace Unified Commission gears up for Athens-Clarke takeover ,CA a ifre ^ f<> £1 C^sempe^ .O Societas / S 'T ★ * Seal of approval: The new Athens-Clarke County Unified Commission will vote to replace the present Clarke County seal (left) with one of the proposed new seals. By DAVID M. JOHNSTON Staff Writer As the outgoing city and county governments pre pare for their final meetings tonight, the new Athens- Clarke County Unified Commission is hard at work preparing for its installation next week. The new government, comprised of a Chief Elected Officer and 10 commissioners, will take office Monday. The commission has held regular Wednesday meet ings since Dec. 15, and ad-hoc committees are already at work on the enormous number of city and county ordinances, procedures and services that must be rec onciled under the new government. “We think we’re ahead of the schedule set forth by the transition team,” 4th District Commissioner-elect John Barrow said Monday. As CEO, O’Loonev will have the power to nominate the government's administrator and attorney, preside over meetings and set the commission’s agenda. The CEO is the only legislative and administrative official elected countywide. But unlike the present Athens City Council, the new commission will have the power to amend the budget. Presently, the mayor submits a budget which the council must accept or reject without amendment. The CEO is allowed a vote on the commission only in order to break n tie, while the mayor has a vote on the council. At a retreat last weekend at Amicalola State Park commission members discussed a proposal, supported by O’Looney, to change the CEO’s title to mayor, a more recognizable and less complicated title. But the major controversy surrounding the new government came from the defeat of 9th district black candidate Harry Sims, who was expected to be one of three black commissioners, along with Linny Bailey and Miriam Moore. Sims’ defeat has caused concern that blacks will be underrepresented in the new government. Data compiled by the transition team show that only 15 percent of Clarke County employees ore black while 45 percent of city employees are black. State Representative Mike Thurmond has sought assurance from O’Looney that blacks will be an inte gral part of the new government. Inadequate inclusion of blacks could result in a law suit, Thurmond said. A unification plan approved by voters in Augusta in 1988 was rejected by the U.S. De- f iartment of Justice ns discriminatory after black eaders there filed a lawsuit. O’Looney said she agrees with Thurmond’s goals and she hns met several times with black leaders to work out the potential problems. “There have been verbal assurances but no deci sions have been made,” said Thurmond. The Athens City Council will meet at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at city hall and the Clarke County Board of Commissioners at 7:30 p.m. in the board room of the county courthouse annex. Student to serve time as DUI case closes By LYNN BARFIELD Staff Writer The fight for justice finally has ended for the family of a DUI ac cident victim while their fight to regain a normal life is just begin ning. Patrick Schlottman, a Univer sity management information systems major, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Jan. 4 in Clarke County Supe rior Court on two counts of se rious injury by vehicle. Schlottman struck and se verely ir\jured Dawn Roberts, a sophomore at Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., on River Road May 27. Steve Jones, prosecutor for the Clarke Countv district attorney’s office, said Schlottman will si multaneously serve for one count of vehicle injury against Nicholas Sucan, a junior accounting mqjor at Georgia State University, who also was injured. “Roughly six years were asked by the prosecution, but we were not upset by the three-and-a-half year sentence,” Jones said. Because it was Schlottman’s first offense, the defense asked for a 90-day sentence at a boot camp in lieu of prison time, Jones said. Schlottman’s attorney, Brian Carney of Athens, said his argu ment was to present alternatives to the judge on Schlottman’s be half. “I tried to emphasize his record and what he’d been through,” he said. Since the accident, Schlot tman, a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, has been visiting dif ferent chapters of the fraternity, talking about the incident. Carney said the case was emo tional for everyone involved. “It’s unfortunate for him that it’s an isolated incident,” he said. Any parole for Schlottman will be considered and determined by the state parole department, he said. Len Roberts, Dawn’s father, said Dawn is getting on with her life as best as possible. “She’s doing as well as can be expected in her condition,” he said. Roberts said his daughter, who received critical injuries to her head and legs and was in a coma for several weeks, is improving greatly. Dawn will undergo additional head and leg surgery, as well as cosmetic surgery for facial scar ring, he said. “She’s hoping to come back to college in another year,” Roberts said. Roberts hopes the tragedy raises alcohol awareness in the the University community, he said. ‘The University has a problem that it needs to address now be fore it becomes a bigger problem," he said. A third pedestrian, TeiTy Ken nedy, suffered only a bruised hip from the side mirror on Schlot tman’s car. Kennedy, a junior finance mnjor at Georgia State Univer sity, brought no charges against Schlottman. University police reported Schlottman’s blood alcohol level was .19 percent at the time of the accident. A person is legally drunk in Georgia when the level is .10 percent. Concern curbed about minority scholarships By ANGELA HORNSBY Staff Writer A U.S. education official’s announcement that race-specific scholarships are illegal con cerned members of the University community, but a University official said no minority stu dent scholarships are in danger of revocation. In late December, Assistant Secretary of Ed ucation Michael Williams said scholarships based on race are illegal. Speculation about the ruling ended when President George Bush said Williams’ opinion was not that of the cabinet. Ray Tripp, director of financial aid, said the decision probably would have decreased the number of black students enrolled at the Uni versity. “We created minority scholarship programs in an effort to recruit and retain minority stu dents,” he said. “This was accepted and encour aged by the federal government." Dwight Douglas, vice president for Student Affairs, said the ruling would’ve dealt a serious blow to the education of bluck students. Douglas said a scholarship that would pay ei ther half or all of a student’s tuition for the school year might have been in jeopardy had the ruling prevailed. The decision seemed inconsistent with civil rights legislation which encouraged schools to provide scholarships for minorities, Douglas said. Tripp said within the next four yenrs, the De partment of Education will clearly have to state a policy on the issue. Larry Blount, a professor in the School of Law and president of Clarke County’s NAACP chapter, said the decision sent a wrong signal to Americans. The University’s minority population would have been “traumatically” affected, he said. Blount said he doesn’t credit Bush for the re versal of Williams’ remark. “Over 10 years now, there has been a process going on to turn back the clock. We’re seeing this in the courts (and the) executive branch of the U.S. government. I don’t think Bush has been one to stop it.” Leslie Bates, director of Minority Services nnd Programs, said the Bush administration floated a trial balloon, using a low-ranking black official as the fall guy. Thomas Glanton, Black Affairs Council pres ident, said he felt the assistant secretary wasn’t fully aware of the consequences of his decision. Faculty try hand at peace through open letter By LANCE HELMS Staff Writer With a careful shrug and an oc casional squint as he brings out the solid core of reason behind his ar guments, Bernard Dauenhauer looks the part of the 1990s campus activist: Not nn attention-grabber but a thoughtful man who wants to get something important done. Dauenhauer, a professor of phi losophy, composed an open letter to President George Bush and three Georgia congressmen advising against a U.S. first strike on Iraq if Saddam Hussein doesn’t withdraw from Kuwait. He wants University faculty and staff to sign the letter, which he will fax to Bush, U.S. Rep. Doug Barnard (D-Augusta), and U.S. Sens. Wyche Fowler (D-Atlanta) and Sam Nunn (D-Perry) Jan. 15 — the date on which Bush threatens destruction of Iraq if Saddam crosses Washington’s imaginary line in the sand. “It’s just an attempt among people I know who are concerned about reasonable, responsible for eign policy,” Dauenhauer said, “to express our judgment about what we take to be a very serious, se rious problem.” Potential signers should stop by his office in Peabody Hall room 2 to sign the letter. ‘There’s some reason to think that politicians do pay attention to their mail,” Dauenhauer said. But he doesn’t want student sig natures on the letter. Instead, he wants better-informed students. “Students are quite capable of deciding on their own how to ex press their views,” Dauenhauer said. 'The first thing they can do is take the trouble to become well-in formed about the issues,” he said. “I know from teaching classes and trying to talk about issues in the news that you can’t be well-in formed just from the seven o’clock news.” Dauenhauer recommends that students supplement their daily media exposure with publications Please See PEACE, Page 3 Phyllis Durham: Reads a poem for the boys overseas while her husband looks on at a Monday night courthouse vigil. * \ s
