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Culture of the South observes Southern Heritage Week
The Culture of the South Association will sponsor a week of activities
in the first annual observance of Southern Heritage Week. The events
begin Monday at the Chapel with a recital of antebellum music by
Debbie Henson at 8 p.m. and continue through Friday morning with an
observance of Confederate Memorial Day, which is this Sunday.
Wednesday the group will sponsor an open discussion on Southern her
itage, and Thursday the 37th regimental band, which wears authentic
Civil war clothing and plays antiquated instruments, will perform at
the Chapel at 7:30. In observance of Confederate Memorial Day, the
University Library will display the only known copy of the Confederate
Constitution to the public. For more information call CSA at 542-2239.
- Johnathan Burns
Sophomores: Apply now for the Dean Rusk Scholarship
Applications are now being accepted for the Dean Rusk Scholarship in
East-West trade and relations. The purpose of the scholarship is “to
iromote opportunity for students who are interested in U.S.-Soviet and
Sast-West relations," said Gary Bertsch, a Co-Director of the Center
for East-West trade policy. The award will be given this quarter to a
junior who is interested in international affairs and East-West trade
relations and will cover senior year expenses. Application forms m ay
be picked up in Room 204 of Baldwin Hall and must be returned by
May 8. The award will be announced in mid-May. -Jennifer Peterson
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Museum of Natural History a UGA treasure
STATE
CONYERS (AP): Georgia Civil rights suit airs on TV
The Georgia murder that was the first test of the 1964 Civil Rights Act,
and which set a legal precedent allowing the prosecution of hate crimes,
comes to television Monday. “FBI: The Untold Stories” features a seg
ment Monday night about Col. Lemuel Penn, a black Army reserve of
ficer who was ambushed and killed by the Ku Klux Klan near Athens
just 11 days after the Civil Rights Act became law. “I’m glad they’re
bringing this to a later generation of people to show the futility of
killing somebody who is trying to exercise individual rights,” said Jack
Simpson, who helped lead the FBI investigation and whose memories
of it are featured in the show. An all-white jury failed to convict the
Klansmen. But the U.S. Supreme Court later upheld their conviction
on charges of violating Penn’s civil rights, setting a precedent that al
lows separate prosecution of hate crimes under civil rights law. The
show airs at 8 p.m. on ABC.
ATLANTA (AP) Zoo Atlanta's last polar bear dies at 25
Doctors have put Zoo Atlanta’s last polar bear to death because she suf
fered from a terminal disease. Linda, a 25-year-old polar bear who had
been at the zoo since 1968, was euthanized Friday, said zoo veterinar
ian Dr. Rita McManamon. She had a chronic inflammation in her toes
that was progressing through her bones, Dr. McManamon said. “It was
clear that it would have started to cause some pain and difficulty walk
ing,” Dr. McManamon said Sunday. “When it was clear it was in
curable ... we decided the most humane thing to do was to euthanize
her.” Linda had been on medication for severe allergies for two years.
Doctor discovered the inflammation during a routine allergy checkup.
Linda was Zoo Atlanta’s last polar bear. Her mate was put to death
several years ago because of severe pain from arthritis. Linda had
two cubs at the zoo, both who now live at other zoos. One became
the focus of a popular children’s book, “Andy Bear.” Andy now lives at
the San Francisco Zoo. Linda was fairly old for a polar bear, Dr.
McManamon said. Polar bears live into their 20s in zoos, and
not quite that long in the wild.
By GARY PEEPLES
Campus Correspondent
Though it’s not the
Smithsonian, the University’s
Museum of Natural History,
which is tucked away at the end
of Cedar Street, on the very edge
of South Campus, is among the
top collegiate natural history mu
seums in the nation.
Joshua Laerm, director of the
museum, said it’s among the top
50 natural history museums in
the nation and among the top 10
university museums of natural
history.
“It’s the University’s best kept
secret" he said.
Hans Eckman, a senior from
Decatur, said, “It’s a vastly un
tapped resource available to the
University."
The museum’s specimens al
low for a practical application of
what is found in the textbooks, he
said.
There are eight different col
lections in the museum: archeo
logical, herbarium, entomological,
geological, mycological herbari
um, zoological, zooarcheological,
and plant microfossils.
Only three of these collections
are housed in the South Campus
building, the rest are scattered
across campus.
Included in the collections are
over 3 1/2 million archeological
artifacts and specimens, 25,000
specimens of South Eastern fun
gi, and 291,000 vertebrate animal
specimens.
The different collections are
gathered and maintained by vari
ous departments.
“The collections are well main
tained," Laerm said.
He added that incentive for
care comes from the fact the col
lections are critical to many peo
ple’s research.
Laerm said the collections are
used largely by professors and
graduate students, though he
added they are used extensively
by undergraduates and federal
and state agencies.
There are internships avail
able at the museum which gives
students an opportunity to work
with the specimens.
There are at least 25 courses
in 9-10 departments where speci
mens from the museum are used
to enhance the learning experi
ence, Laren said.
A big reason many people
aren’t aware of the museum is be
cause the collections are spread
around campus and aren’t housed
in a single building.
According io museum docu
ments, there has twice been ad
ministrative support and ap
proval for a museum building.
In 1978-79, Memorial Hall
was looked into as a possibility
for a museum building.
Then, in 1981-2, President
Davison gave approval for the
museum to occupy 1/4 to 1/3 of
the Biological Sciences Building,
but the building has since been
built without the museum in it
because of the growth of the
biotechnology program.
Eckman said a new museum
building would “ definitely en
hance the local school system and
Athens community."
Laerm said he recognizes tho
University has a lot of needs at
the moment.
Down the road, however, the
possibility of housing the exhibits
and its educational potential may
be realized.
Though there is no single
Museum of Natural History
building with exhibits on display,
the museum does take steps to
use its collections to further
learning outside the college class
room.
These include speaker series,
field trips, tours of collections,
workshops, and symposia.
Joshua Larem and exhibit.
College of Business honors community leaders
By STEVE H. HALL
Campus Correspondent
At its 29th annual Alumni Awards
Luncheon on Friday, the Terry College of
Business honored outstanding figures in the
Georgia business community.
Robert Strickland, who is Chairman of the
Executive Committee of SunTrust Banks, Inc.,
was named Executive of the Year. Also, four
alumni were recipients of the College’s
Distinguished Alumni Awards.
J. Rex Fuqua, who earned his BBA in 1972,
is president of Fuqua Capital Corporation.
Samuel A. Idelson graduated from the School
of Commerce in 1923. Now President of Gulf
Investment Corp., he continues to be active in
business and banking. Johnny Isakson, a 1966
business graduate, served seven terms in the
state House of Representatives and was the
Republican candidate for the 1990
Gubernatorial Race. Isakson is now president
of Northside Realty. John W. Rooker, who
graduated from the business school in 1960, is
chairman of the board of his own industrial
development and Southern Bonded
Warehouse.
The Outstanding Young Alumnus Award
went to James E. Segars, who earned his
bachelor’s in math in 1979 and his MBA in
1981. Segars is a senior manager with
Federal Express in Memphis.
In addition, James Verbrugge received the
College’s Distinguished Service Award for his
work in continuing education and outreach
programs.
The Teacher of the Year Award went to
Jeffry Netter, an assistant professor in
Banking & Finance and an adjunct professor
of the UGA Law School.
Scott Atkinson was given the Distinguished
Research Award for his work in leading jour
nals on energy and the environment.
Lawrence White received the Kamerschen-
Hampton Award for Outstanding Research.
CLARIFICATION
An article on tenure-track promotion of
minorities in Friday’s edition of The Red
and Black contained a misstatement.
The article should have quoted Beverly
Lindsay, associate dean of academic affairs,
as saying that African-Americans in the
College of Education are more likely than
their white counterparts to be denied at
some stage of the tenure and/or promotion
process.
It is the policy of this newspaper to clarify
errors of fact that appear in its news
columns. Clarifications usually appear on
page 2.
NATION
WASHINGTON (AP): U.S., Iran seek same outcome
The bloodstained politics of Afghanistan are creating a new opportuni
ty for Iran and the United States to find common ground. Whether ei
ther country will grasp it is as uncertain as the outcome of the fight
ing around Kabul. Enemies since Islamic militants stormed the U.S.
embassy in Tehran nearly 13 years ago, the two nations seek the same
outcome in Afghanistan - a coalition government that will prevent the
country from breaking apart. On the other hand, Pakistan, a longtime
U.S. ally, sees advantage in a fractured Afghanistan. Given the limi
tations that Washington faces in shaping events in the post-Soviet
world, the opportunity for closer cooperation with Tehran may be the
best the Bush administration can hope for in Afghanistan. Abdul
Rahim Hatif, a non-communist, took over Sunday as acting president,
state-run Kabul Radio announced. President Najibullah, who was put
in power by Moscow by 1986, remains in hiding. With rival insurgent
factions ringing the capital, powerful rebel commander Ahmed Shah
Masood said he was putting together a coalition that will seek to re
place the crumbling government.
AUSTIN (AP): Scientists find links to Mayan civilization
After two months poring over 1,200 -year-old hieroglyphs and com
puterized star maps, Linda Scheie felt a shiver of awe as she stood in
the cemetery of a Mexican hilltop village on a recent starry night.
Scheie believes she has discovered how the ancient Maya used their
arcane knowledge of astronomy to create powerful art and mythology.
At times, she says, the Maya lords manipulated the data to convince
their subjects that they were gods. The Maya who thrived in Central
America until about the 10th century were masters of abstract knowl
edge, the only people among American Indian cultures to develop an
original system of writing, with which they recorded astronomy,
history and religion. Now scientists are finding new links be
tween that ancient culture and the present. Participants at a work
shop Scheie conducted recently said her work would enrich inter
pretations of pre-Columbian art and writing and should further en
courage the cultural renewal under way among the 5 million peo
ple who speak the Mayan language today in Mexico, Guatemala
and Honduras.
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MOSCOW (AP): Russians rally for Yeltsin’s reforms
Tens of thousands of people waving Russian tri-color flags and chant
ing ‘Yeltsin! Russia! Freedom!” massed near the Kremlin on Sunday to
denounce parliament’s efforts to curb the powers of President Boris
Yeltsin. Some participants wore small handwritten signs pinned to
their clothes, such as “I’m for reform” and “Yes to Yeltsin, yes to the
reform.” Some carried willow branches to mark Willow Sunday, the
Russian Orthodox version of Palm Sunday commemorating Jesus’
triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Organizers took aim at the Confess
of People’s Deputies - Russia’s highest parliamentary body -
which they say wants to tie Yeltsin’s hands and block his economic re
forms. On Saturday, the Congress endorsed a draft for a new constitu
tion that would trim Yeltsin’s powers and support for a strong presi
dential role.
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